Thatworldly thing abu fedenereafecetlde»)Atia't. 805 that remaineth which is punifhed.He who iswithout defect honored inthe way,fhal be damned in theendofhis iorney; and he who commech to dcflru&ion bythe profperitie of this prefent life, paffeth as itwere by fweet meadowes, into the dungeonoft'.arkneffe, or place of execution. Thus alto Luke v.x+. thofewho haue abounded with abufed riches, (hall in the world to come exceed in punifluuent; and therefore our Saviour pronounceth a woe againfl them, becaufe alrea- die in this world they had receiued all theirconfolation: and the Apofileprophecying orthis future mifcric,faith; qo canes co you rich men; lbeepe and bowie, foryourmifertes that Ad come vponyou : your r:che:ar;corrupt, andyoargarenentsare motheaten: ycargo%landfilterit cankered,andtherugofthem Jball ben witnefJeagainflyou, andfha/l eateyourfle/h at it were fire :youharmh:apedvp treafurefor the /aft Styes. Behold the hireofthe labourer:winch bane reapedyourfield,. (which is of 7oukept Backe ñy fraud)crieth, and thecrierofthemwhichbane reaped, are entredinto thewet ofthe Lordofbraes : yee bane hued inpleafareon theearth andixwantonnerivehaste nourifh_ edyour heart; alina dayofflaughter. So that the greater ri- ches, the greater torments, ifeither they haue been vniuflly gotten, or ill kept; inwhich refpedl well may they be called chornes,which not only in this lifepricke thofe that hold them, wound them with tentations, and pierce them thereto r.Tuo.6.ro. withmany forowes;but alto in the life tocomeferue as thorns to kindlethefireofhell, and tomake it burne with greater heate and furie. Which that we maypreuent, let vsfollow thecounfellof theSonneofSyrach ; Lofe (faith he) orforgoEcclefiaflicua thy money, for thybrothers and neighbours fake, andlet it not 19.50. ruff vnderaflame to thydefíruflion.Finally, thofe who haue fpenttheirhues invnlawfull pleafures, or haue abufed thole whicharc lawfull, through their immoderation andexccffe, eitherin their delights, or intheir loue, fhallhaue their for- rowes and tormentsthe more increafcd at theday ofGods appearing to iudge the quickeand dead.In which refpeéì ourSauiour pronounceth afearefull woe againfl voluptuous worldlings;woebewoolen (faith he) that arefoil, foryeAnil Luke 6tf. Fff 3 hunger;
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