Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

That all worldly things are but meere vanities. 479 benefits vnto thole whom hee leaf! affeEteth, and refer - ueth his rich treafures, and choice(rl iewels,for tholewhom hee mofl dearelie loueth. Neither can it bee imagined, renroaltlur that if hee efleemed there earthly things of any value,he umperaliain. would giue them to his enemies, and denie them to his `u defpi¡ir, friends, fuller reprobate and wicked men to abound with bandare et jam them, and giue them fo fparinglie to his owne feruants, mali4cernit. yea, to his one!y Sonne, in whom hee was well pleafed, &uam cairn fine For what wife man will inrich his flattes, and Puffer his dePiciendacera. Beare children to line in want ? bee liberali to orangers om spots etu. and enemies, imparting vnto them gifts of great value; ampernerr anddenie the vfe of them to his owne familie? whereby it prefiar. si aim manifeflly appeareth, that feing the Lord infinite in tvif- prsnc :politer dome and in loue towards his feruants and children, as alto magna agefent, iniuflice towards his enemies, doth beflow thefeearthlie condiroradutr_ things moreabuundantly vpon the wicked, then vpon the farÿs¡uistri- godly; thereforehee efleemed them but finali trifles of lit- bueret. tie worth or value, which hee befloweth as temporallre_ ibr3gor poi. wards vpon his flaues,and as wages for fume baleand fen. .niiedi.csiesby them performed; and that heaccounteth his fpiuituall graces,andheauenly ioies his chiefe treafures,and gifts ofgreatiefl value, Peeing he peculiarly referueth them for his eledk, and befloweth them vpon his owne feruants and c.hildren,who are moll deere vnto him. And as sAbra. ham ga ta.portions to his bafe children,& fò Pent them away; referuingihis chicle riches,and the inheritances for his fonne *sac ,the child ofpromife : folly Lord befloweth a portion of temporall and earthly benefits, vpon thefe baflards and bare creatures; but as'for his chicle riches ofipiritualigrace, and hispeculiar inheritance of eternal' glory, them he refer - ueth for his owne chiidren;.to whotln the couenant ofgrate+, ..and the promifes ofthe Gofpell belong and appertaitié. T4 CHAP,