782 Of thefpiritualleuilslbhi th accompanysrorld,thing for the prefent vpon the'worlds alluringbaits :like herein to the fllie flies, whichneed no call toallure them to the honi- pot, nor force to thrufl them in, feeing they are readte to comeoftheir owne accord,and to drowne themfelues,with. out any compulfrô ofoutward violence. But let vs who haue better hopes auoid their folly, &weane our affe6tions from this worldly dotage,which in the end wil bringdeflrub}ion; for why fhould we be in loue with thete baits ofvanitie, fee- ingvnder them ishid the hooke offinne whichwill mortal- lychoake vs ?whyfhouldwewith fuchcare leek there Mares, which being found will but intanglevs, andmakevs Satans prey? wlyfhould we fogreedily fnatch and hold thefe prices king tho?hes, which when we haue them will pierce and woundvs? and foeagerly catch this treble cordofvanitie,as Toone as Sacan dothbut cafi it out, that fo hemight draw vs into helland defruEtion?Let vs not therefore prey greedily on the fowlers baits,that webe notcatched in his fnares;and feeing there is no Cafetie orfecuritievpon the earth, which is fill ofgrins &nets;let vs follow the exampleofthe filly bird, which tnountcth aloft towards heauen, when fhe leech any clanger ofbeingcatched, therebymaking frtifratethefow. Prou.1.57. lers hopes; for as the Wife man Ipeaketh, in vaine is thenet Dreadbeforeal th.thash wing, becaufe it is in their power to efcapeby flight : and fo ifwewillefcape the manifold flares andnets which Satan and the worldhaue laid to catch vs,let -t3ot our hearts and affe6lionsbe fill grouelingon the earth, Phliip.;.ao. 'but let vs mount aloft with the wings offaithand loue, and Colofí. ;.r. haue our conuerfation in heauen, minding and meditating vpon thofe furpaffng ¡oyes, which are there referuedfor vs; andfo (hall weconremne thefe worldly things as bale vani- ties,in comparifonoftha t eternall and vnfpeakeable happi- Pfdhn nefie- and be freed from the danger of thefe flares: fo as Non wit an- pew nip ante with the Pfalmifl we may fing to thepmileofGod:our foule to a ¡ca ozonic: iarfcaped,enen at a bird oat o f thefnareofthefowler,tbe fnare is Jonipedantpe- broken mid we are delivered. For there is no danger ofthe cis taqueoiplete loare ,ifwe negle&, or butlightly e(leeme ofthe baize, nei- can Satan that cunning fowlereuer catchvs in his nets, Srm.s .S. g vnlcffe er .t4.
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