whichwordy thingsbring to theirowners. 715 fct their beansvpon thcm,are confirained tode vnto them- film,were fufficient to make them miferable:for whatcan bemore wrethed then to leave the feruiceof the almighty Creator,and tobecome flaues to thefe bale and nieane crea- tures?Tonegled ourallegiance to the glorious King ofhea- uen and earth, that wee may (true our feruants, and yeelde fubieftion to them,ouer whom we areappointed to rule ?E- tien qutmmi. fpecially ifwefurther confider, that Gods feruice which wee forum eft dei.. forfake is cane and profitable: for es Chrifl bath taught vs, fie f truare hisyoakeueafee, and ids burthenlight ; which notwithflan- dominar,? ding whofoeuer take vpon them, (hall find eternalireff to Mat.11.a9.3o; theirfeules. Whereas contrariwile the feruice which is per- formed to theft wordly vanities, is tedious, tyrannical!, and full oftrouble, bringing in the end to thofethat ferue them, hell and deflru%lion, as their wages and reward. For to the authourofthebookeof Wifedome bringeth in the wicked complaining, id their horrourofconfcience, and torments ofhell : Wee hastewearied ourleftiesin thewaits oferickednef e wifd.s.7 t; and deflrúúlion, andwee haue gone through dangerous wares ; blouse banenotknowen thewate ofthe Lord.What bathpridepro f tedvs ?or what profit bath thepompe ofriches brought vs? So that themore worldly men doe abound with thefe earthly undana qro things,themore intuiting mailers& proudetyrants theyhaue paura maiora. to rule ouerthem,& confequently the more greeuous is their que [out, ei feruitude.Neitheris this tyrannymitigated by obeifanceand isleminor at fubmiffcdutie; for fo feruillisthenatureofthefetyrannical! .tuar q ens' Lords, that the more hartie anddiligent feruiceisdone vntofatieemWoo tbem,themore they infult,and tyrannizeouer their leruants;.appellat.Se heereinmore fauage and barbarous then the wild beafis, net.li debea. which grow more milde to thofe who are feruiceable vnto to vita, ca.14. thë,& are laid tofparc thofe who vie moll fubmiflion. Vnto which wemay adde that this feruice is not performed with thebody alone, but alto with the minds, whereby it corn- meth to palie, that wordlingsare neuer at ref!, neither day nor night; for that time which thouldbe allotted for fleepe, is (pent in meditatingof thofebufinelks which when they a- rife,theyare toperformeto chele cruel! mai+ers. And that whichmakcth vptheheight of the wordlings miferie,there A a a 3 is
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