O f thefpiritualltailswhichaccompaaieworldly things. 767 re(Ied : therefore when they fnke and faile, this tottring building ate&ed on themmullneedscome toruine and be vtrerly oucrthrowne. A third fpirituall euil whichvfuallyaccompaniethworld- §.Seí1.8 l yprofperity and abundance ofearthly. things, is, that they That earthly a. commonly lull men afleepe in carnali fecurity,whereby they Ìerhletuetj 4- put lure from them the euill day, as though theywere pri- uiledged and exempted from al Gods iudgements,notwith- flandmg that theygot on in their finnes,.and dailyprouoke his wrath againft them. For becaufe they enioy worldly profperitv,and ahoundin all earthlybleflìngs,thereforethey prefùme that they arehighly in Gods loue and fauour, and that he liketh and approueth them inall their courfes,,be- caufc he fo multiplieth his benefits, andgiucth vnto them filch lib:;ra11 wages, as they imagine, for their well defer- uing. And fo thefe temporarie and outward gifts, through the id} iudgement of God, and their groffe abufe ofhis bounteous mercy, doe become vnto them gifts of iuflice andwratb,rather thenofmercy and loue; and like vnto lacis milke bring theminto filch a deepe flamber, or rather dead fleepe of carnal] fecurity, that they . neuer awake, but are mortallywounded,and made an eafle preyto their fpirituall enemies,whodoe purfuethem for their lines. Thus Dauid Pfal.ta.e, faith, that becaufe the wicked mans mites did alwaies proper, therefore godsiudgements werehighabout. his.fîhr, andhe at defiancewith all hisenemies ; raying inbu beam![hall neuer be moued,norbein danger. So the rulers of Iudah hailing the Efa.28.rf, world at will, andcaryingall things according to their own pleafure, are Paid in the fecurityoftheir hearts,.to hauemade acouenantwith dearh,and anagreement lbith hell: promiling vnto themfelues, that thoughafcourge¡hould-runne otter and paffe through, it ¡hould not come here them, becanfeaheyhad madef zllhood their refuge, and hid themfelues tinder. vanitie.. Thusallo the fame Prophetbringeth in the epicures encou- raging one another in their fecurity: Come,1 willbringwine, andwewillfillourfelues withflrangdrinke, and to morrow!hall 4eas thisday, andmuchmore abundant. And .fo theProphet 1mw telleththeepeople, that by theirprofpiri y they.were brought.
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