763 Ofthefj, irituallendsrAichaccompany worldly thingr. it is difcerned, and the more wee are'infe6ted with thisdif- cafe, the leffe wee freie it : for as the fiormie windsblowing Chryfoft.ho- vpon thecalme fea doe turne it vp from the verybottemc, md.adpop.43. and mingle together the waters with thefands; fo the win- L°°''4' die flo,me ofambition and vaineglorie, rufhing into the heart and rninde,doth ouerturne all,andput out the eyes of the foul e,knowledge and vndert anding. The like alto may be laidofriches,which being immoderatlyloued,doe fo in- fatuarethe minde ofthe couetous man,that heehath wit for nothing,but rogather wealth; and like theblindemoale he knoweth only to dig in the earth, and tohunt after his prey, and is flarke blind in the waies of God, and in ddcerning the bright fhininglight ofhis truth. Yea when once this cloud ofcouetoufneffebath darkened,and as itwere calla thick foggymiff of ignorance, before the eyesofhis foule, he is foblind that bee can put nodifferencebetweene friend and foe,kinredandfiranger,goodandeuill,right &wrong, the feruice ofGod, and the feruiceof the diuell, butrs con- tent tomakevfe ofall perfons,andofall courfeswhatfoeuer, fo farrefoorth onlyas theymay fettle as his inf+ruments,for thegatheringorincreafngofhis wealth. And as thofe who are in the darke can put no difference betweene precious Hones and worthleffe peebles, copper and gold, the mat} orient colour, and aduskifh ruffet ; fo they whohaue their vnderilandingsd arkned with couetoufnes,are ready in their blinded iudgements, to preferre the world beforeGod,the earth before heauen, and things temporarie before things eternal), becaufe theyare fubie'c to their groffefenfes,and maybe palpably felr,and even groped out in this night of their ignorance. In aword, according to the meafure of his gaine which bee may make by any thing, fuch is hisknow- ledgeofit,fuch alto is the proportionofhis loue.He know- ethand taketh acquaintance ofhis friends when theymay profit him ; but if they are like to bee his hindrance, he paf- feth by andcannot-fee rhem,or tieingknow them.Ifa than.. ger will aduance his gaine, hee efleemeth him aboue abro- ther or a father ; yea ifan enemie will helpe to increafehis riches,he 1hallbe reputedhis clearedfriend. Ifhe-can make any
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