Of,he/irituaReuils tehích rtceompaxyworldly thingr. 769 regard whereofone truelyfaith, that felicity ismore to bee feared then miferie, becaufe this out oftribulation bringeth AugnR.ener- forth good fruit; but worldly happineffe corrupteth the rat.ifPfals,' mindwithperuerfe fecurity, and maketh way for the diuels "13'.° tentations.Befideswhich danger this carnali fecuritybred in vs byflourifhing profperity, asabad daughter ofa good mother,doth as much as any thing expofevs to Gods heauy iudgements,whichmoil fuddenlyfurprifeall thofe who ne- tierfùfpe&them, but carelefly contemne them ; as wee may plainely fee, ifwewill butexarninethefore-alledged exam- ples. And this alto the Wife man teacheth vs : for neitherEccitfg,rae (faithhe) doth man kyow his time ; but as the fillies Whichare taken inan evilaset,andas thebirds that are caught in thefosare: fo arethe children ofinesfeared in theeuilltime,lbhen it f alleth vpen then fuddenly. Fromwhich fearefull plagues if wee would be exempted, wee muff take heed that thisworldly profperity doe not rocke vs afleepe in the cradleoffecuritie, and that withgreater watchfulneffe, becaufe wee areeafily brought into this deepe fleepe, when wehaue once drunke deepely ofthefe fweet potions. The fourth fpirituall cull( which vfuàlly accompanied, 4,ge ,9, worldlyprofperity,and abundance ofearthly things,is,im- Thatworldly penitencie andhardneffe ofheart; for as men in their carnaliabundance ¡ fecuritie,put from them the euill day, fo togetherwith it the bringethinrpe. day of their repentance, and conuerfion vnto God. And nitenc,eand howfoeuer it bee not altogether impoffible for thofe who heart.e5t of lourifh in worldly profperity, to repentof theirfinnes; yet it is a worke ofexceedinggreat difficulty, and quite againfi nature, that worldlyioyandgodly forrowlhoulddwell to- gether.Thewhichwill plainelyappeareifwedoe but make vfe ofour daily experience,and confidermens commonand continual( pra&1fe.Forhowfoeuer when-their fweet fnnes haue anafter tart ofbittcrpunifhment, theymaybyfink of paine beemoued to diflike and loath them; yet when they profper in their wickedneffe, and doe notonelyy take plea- lurein the(inne it felfe, which is moft.delightfull to their carnal(appetite, but alto find the fruites thereofalike fweet and pleafant,growing greatby'theirambition,waxingrich Ddd by
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