7140f thecissilexils,rvhich worldlythings bring to their owner,. their feet are made fo tender, that the lea(} hardneffeofad- uerfe accidentsputteth them topaine,and the lean painema- keth themto cric our,beingmade intollerable not in it felfe, but through their impatiencie in fuffering it. Thus thefe worldly honors weaken and foften the mind,makingit im- patient in bearing the leaf} iniurie, orfhewofverong, yea though it bebut the fufpition ofa final( negle&. Or ifby lu- perior powers,by whom theywere aduanced, and bywhole grace theyRand, they bee but a little frowned vpon, they prefently fearinga dowctefall,ordoubting that they lhal rife no higher, haue their hearts broken, or at leaf}, fretted and confumed with griefe;whereas others,who eitherneuer had thefe honours, or neuer much efleemed them, hauing the comfort ofa good confcience within the., feare no frownes, andbeare with patience vndeferued difgraces, and the lofée ofthole honours, which they neuer highlyvalued. So alfo riches immoderately loued,foften theheart,andweaken the refolution ofthofethat haue them, mak ing themcowardlie in attempting any thing which is good, ifthe leali (hewof danger bein it,either to their perfon oreRate ; equally fea- ring the loffeoftheir lines, and the hazard oftheir wealth, left either by the onc,they fhouldbe taken from their idol(, or by theother, it fhould bec taken from them. The latter whereof is more grieuous vnto them then the former, be- esule by the prolongingof their life, after the lofleoftheir riches, their forrowis continued, whereas the griefewhich they fuflaine,for being taken from their wealth,istaken a- way by death,which maketh them fenfleflè in fe cling their lofíè. Bywhich feare and cowardizepoffefling their hearts, they aremadealtogether vnwilling to Rand in anycaufe for Gods glory,thedefence ofiuflice and truth,or for the com- mon goodofthe Church or Common-wealth, ifany fupe- riour powers doe oppofe againfi them : yea, they are readie inflruments,euen ofthofc mifchiefs,which their confciences do condemne and abhor,rather then they wil by incurring their difpleafure, hazard themfelues tobe fleeced ofany of their wealth. Againe, they are hereby made fo impotent, and
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