694 That worldly thingsWithdraw menfrom godsferrite. whereas vntovertue there isbut one way, and that hard tobee found, and painfull in trauelling ; men find many waies, to get money, ¡Ting all meanes both good and eu:ill, that they cZhryfo^..in may hereby obtaine their defire.Soanother faith,that they who. Mat.6.Ho- let theiraffedlions upon earthly treafures,andhaue their hearts tied to the world with this golden chaine, they can neuerfo much asthinkeofthe riches of Gods kingdome, their minds are fo taken vp with thinking on their money, vfttrie, gaine, bargaining,and titchother bufncffes. And ifany man per- fuade them to alter their couetous coutres, and to lay vp their treafures, not inearth, but in heauen, becaufe weecannot haue Luk,t6.i4.. a treafurie in both paces, nor ferne God ifwe ferue mammon, they are readyto laugh them to fco; ne, asthe Pharifies did our SauiourChrifl; and euen to pal-cone them to the death,ifthey too carnally infili in this argument. The like allo might bee laid of worldly pleafiires, which being onerualued, and too much affedied, make men in comparifon of them, tonegle6t theioyintheholy Ghofl,yea the ioyes of heauen, and.thofe furpafiìng preafures which are at Gods right hand for euer- more, And as the hogfeeding vponthemall and fwill whichhe naturallyloueth, and wallowing himfelfe in the fibbie mire,: will not exchange his grofle feed, for the daintiefl meats, nor his lothfomc lodging for abedoldowne: fo theybeing .wed- ded tothefe fenfuall and carnali delights, which are bafeand brutifh,are ready in comparifon of them to let light by, and contemne the fpirituall ioyes of a chrillian, and the eternall ioyes ofheauen, as though they were not worth the feeking and defining. And therefore feting the loue ofGod andthefe heauenlyexcellencies, and the loue ofthe world, and worldly vanities will not (land together, but beewho in his heart and affeólion imbraceththe one, cloth prefently neglevtl andcon- temne theother,let this alto ferne asan effeelualreafon towean our hearts fromtheft earthly tries, Peeing ifwe glue them en. tertainment, and vouchfafe them too high a feat in thetemple ofour hearts, they will inflantly thrufl out the loue of the I:ord,and his inual Liable benefits ; andbyour negledland con- tempt:make.. vs to lofe thofe incomparable treafures, for this earthly trail, andworthlcffe trifles. srl1.. La(lly,,theworld&worldly vanities,being toohighlyeflce- Ti at aorldty to
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