That worldly thingsdringcontempt afgraceendglory, 693 fiipper ; for they who were bell difpofed framed excufes, one it thathe hadbought a farme,andmull needsgoe out and fee it; e another that he had bought fineyokeofoxen, and mullgoe to proue them, and anotherthat he had maried awife, andthere- Luk.c4.01.rg. fore could not come; all which though they pretendedfaire excufes as though theirdefire hadbeen to corne, if theirbuf- nel%shadnotbeen fovrgenr , yet the true caufc was, as ourSa- uiour,tellethvs,becaufedoting vpon their earthly affaires,theyMat.as.t. were fowholly taken vpof them, that they made light ofthefe heavenly offers, andwent their waies. And chore who were worfe affe&ed,&caried withgreater violence in their loue to-, wards worldly vanities, Tooke it fo ill, that the meflengersofverf.6. thegreat king,fhould prefumeto diffuade them from the loue of their chicle iewels, and mofl efleemed treafures, that they laid violent hands vpon them, fharpely intreated them, and cruellymurthered them. Thus thofe who let their hearts vpon worldly honours, neuer thinke ofeternal' glory, but fpend all their thoughts and labour in plotting the meanes whereby theymay afpire to earthlypreferments ; andif any !hall per- fwade them to !cave there courfes, and contemning thevaine glory ofthe woridfeeke afterheauenlyhonour whichfhall be eteruall,and to-glorifieGodbytheir holy liues,and humbleca- nine, that he may glorifie them -in his heauenlykingdome; theywill plainelyflewtheir negle& andcontempt of thefe e- uerlafling honours,by defpi fing,ifnotderiding thefe chriflian admonitionsand perfuafions. So heewho too much efiecmeth, and immoderatelyloueth earthly riches, doth negle&andcon- temne theLord, and the vnualuable riches ofhis fpirituall gra. ces and heauenly treafures;-bein.g ready with !udas-to(ell his Mat.s6.i. Sauiourfor alittlemoney,and with Demastoforfake allcom- Plai,toy. munionwith the faints,to imbrace the world. So thePfalmifl faith, thatthecovetous manMired; himfelfe in his riches,andcon- temneth the Lord. Andashe contemnethGod, fo-allohis fpirr- Vbidbesttu tibi tuall gifts and heauenly glory; for as the heathen man-could osenia bona vi teach vs,where riches arehighlyvalued,there all good things, liafuns,fsdts, as faith,honefly, modeRy,fhamefafineffe, are contemptiblie probitas,pudory cheape,and bafelyefleemed; and conféquently they arc lought pudicitia;Sa- when as thefe are negle&ed, and the rather becaufe they are lordinlicP b morceafly compaffed, and thefe with greater difficulty. 'For Y .y 3 whereas
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