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36o Of the veinitie of morldly riches; CHAP. XIII'. Of the wort hide vanitie ofworldly riches. Nd thus haue I (hewed the vanity of world. lyhonottrs: and :preferments. Let vs inthe rh`'tw'ldt }' next laceconfiderofworldl riches; which Tithe, aYé to be P y cowemnedas , t1 " if we throughlyexamitie we fhallfind, that Maine and - Ts --_- howfoeuer world lings make fuch high ac- mstlle e. count o f them that they prefer thembefore the faluation of their foules; yettheyare in truth if wee compare them with' Gods fpirituall graces and heauenly ioyes,vaine,worthleffe, and void ofexcellencie. For if honours which are efleemed more excellent;a're,aswehaue (hewed ,vaine &ofno:wòrth; and pleafures which are more Tweet and cotnfortabie;are(be.: ìng thus compared ):of no value orelleeme, as wee r tail fee hereafter; then:how great is the .vanity,-and how fmallah excellencie of worldly riches, which are of a more bare ands contemptible nature, beingbutas it were feruants.vnto'the other,which are only d4red and prouided to ferue for their, vies and imployrnents? Neither loth any man (vnleffe it bee fomefottifh mifers, who in getting riches haue loft their wits) efieeme ofriches for their owne fake, but as they ferue for their vfe, either to aduance their honour and reputation by bellowing them bountifully,.where they may-bitemof credit ; odor theobtaining and enioying of theit''pleáftrnes and delights.: to, whichpurpofe ferue (lately houles ándrich furniture, pleafànt,gardens, and fruitfüll orchards:; daiutie faire,and fbft clothing; which ends if riches aduanced not, they would like contemptible garbage reftvntouched in the earths bowelswithouranytoadmire or fue for them.. Nekia ifthefe ends theinfelues which are their chiefe.goïndbe vbid of excellency and.full of vanity; then how vaineand worth- teffe are thefe bate riches, which in anabieì fubieelion ferue but as it were to hold the flirrup to mount men vp into the feate of honour ; or forporters to open vnto them the doore Phil.3.8, p eahitres ?And this w*s tlae caufe why the Apofile Palil fo