754 Ofthefpirituall euila'<vhiehaccompany worldly thing,. ,.lohn z.t ç. him. So alto they quench in vs the flames ofGods loue; for ifanyman loue the world, the loue ofthe Father dwelleth not in him: yea this lout ofthe world is emnitiewithGod, as the Apol}le teacheth vs. Now theywho louenot God do not truff,nor hope in him; neither yet performe any other dutie,feeing loueis the fountainofall true obedience. And therefore wemuf}emptie our heartsof thisworldly loue, if we would haueanyfanc5hlying graces todwell in them; we mulllearne to contemne there earthly vanities, beforewee canel}eeme,orwithanydef re leek after faith,affiance,hope, loue,or any otherfauing grace ofGods holy fpirit ; for the oileofGodsgraces,and thcfe waterifh vanities wil notmixe Tama 4 4. §.Seïl.3. Secondly, worldly profperitie and abundance of thefe Tbat earthly earthly things,doe,when they are immoderately loued,dint abendancedoth the ties of the vnderf}anding, euen in relpcó} of eluill wif- infatuarethe dome,and make them f}arkeblindandvery looks,indilccr- vli"fionding. nine f irituall thins For who feeth nor, that commonlie utxo fortuna a r g rnmium fouer, theyaremof} foolifh,vpon whom theworld moll fawneth ? tsltur facir. and that it is the lotof very few in this lifeto behappie and Perpauct fgnt wife ?For as thofe who are cockred by their parents,become gatbus' e'ja' foolifh with wantonncffe;fo -whenmen grow wantonwith pikes ef%,er ouermuch worldlyfelicity, theyareto befotted with follie, fapere. thattheyneither know themlc-lues,nor other men. And as Aduerfemalt, thofe whohaue walked in the fnow,and haue had the bright fe,Funda aI nt. beamesoftbeSunne fhining intheir cies, are made hereby Scnec.Epik.gy corporally blind;fo tholewho haue had theft bright obieáls ofprofperitie aiwaies in theirfight,are blinded fpiritually in their minds and vnderl}andings; for as though thefewere contrary betweene themfelues, and to vs incompetible, to haue a greateflate,and a goodvnderf}anding; fo muchbet- terlightedwe are in time of aduerfitie, then in profperitie. Ent asthis confluence ofw oddlybenefits makesmen dim- lightedîn ciuill wifdome,fo flark-blind in-thewaits ofGod. Andtherefore the. Pfalmifl ioyneth both there together, worldlyprofperitie, and ignorance ofGods will : hiswaits (faithhe)alrvaiesprefper, andGods "iadgementsare-high above ii fight. Andhence itis,thatthe ApoiileaalîrmingthatSa- tan TaWm.xo.g.
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