Soo Tant worldly things increafe our la/f reckoning. Matth.te.8.9 fling life halt, ormaimed, or withone eye,then having two hands,two fcete, and two eyes,to be call into euerlatling fire; then howmuch rather fhouidwee part willingly with there worldlyriches,pleafures,andpref rmcnts,when by vii. lawful! getting,or keeping them, theywill call vs intohell, and for euer depriuevs ofthe ioyes of heauen ? for better it is to enter into there neuer ending ioyes, poore,contemp- tible,afflic ted,and full offorrowes,thenhauing abounded in riches,glorie,and carnal-pieafures,tobe afterwards throwne headlong, into thofe hellifh torments, and vnquenchable flames. §.Se¿1,7, Secondly,the more we abound with there earthly things That the more in this life, the greaten (hall be our reckoning in the life to we abound withcome; the greater-alfofhall be their puni (hment, who are worldly things, not able to yeelda Ma accountto our great LordandMa- thegreater fhaufier at this lati audit,ifthey haue not by faith andrepentance be ourreced whileflthe continuedhere, gottena general! acquittance ftingattheday y of iudgement. focal }that wherein theycomefhort inthis their-reckoning. For according to the numberof thofe talents which haue beencommitted vnto vs by God, the Lord will require a proportionable increafe; and the more gifts wehaue.recei. ued from him, the more glorie hee expect eth fromvs; the greater his benefits haue 'been which .hehath bellowed on vs in this world;thcgreater loue,thankfulnes,andobedience willhe requireat ourftands.Sothat then it will notferue the turne,that weereturnevnto our Lord andMafier thegaine ofone ortwo talents, ifwechaue recciued flue; or ten; but -theywho haue receiued fiue, muff with them gaine other 'fine ; and they whohaue receiued ten,muft increafe them to -ten more,ifeuer they meane to kteare that fweete and com- Mstth:s5:, fortablefaying;Well donegoodandfaithfullferesant,thaubaft -beenfaithfull inlittle, lwillmake theereeler over macb,enter tothy maflerrioy.O thenwhata terribleday will thisbe to ,'.Ruiplrrrim:ha:thofewho cannot make euen their accounts,noryeeld an betpauper eft. .anfwerablc increafe to their great-Lord andMafier,when in .carerquiade- theprefence Ofhis Saints andAngels, he (hall call them 'be- b t..Quantum -fore himto glue a reckoning? what a dayoftrembling and prgu:rte : feare will thisbe to thofe vn rofitable.feruants who .haue irdi- P ' hid
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