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364 Ofthevanityoflands and lordfhipt ,gold andfiluer: indangered to death eternal!, then they to any temporarie perils:for howfoeuer their gold itfclffltall be vntorthem but amomentanygood,yet the ruff thereoffhallcontümeto the dayofiudgement, to be a witnes againli them for their con - Iaates5.3 fufion and condemnation, as the Apoftlefpeaketh.Seeing therefore thefe bale minerals are in themfelues fo contemp- tible, and bring vnto vs fo little prof t;and oftentimesno lit tle hurt : we may well admire, and even be aftonifhed at'the caufe, why men fhould fo dote vpon them, loning them fo Fa ¡cinatioque- dearely, and the ioyes ofheauen Io flightly, and taking fo dam edihuruf- great care and paines for them, whereas they. take lade or mode ree, quid nonefor thelaui.n of theirownefoules.Soaslima feeme aurum et argen- g Y tam à nobis tan- that there is in them a kind of witchcraft which finis fedu, tipeiidarur,e, ceth and abufeth their admirers,. feeingthereis no reafon to animarum no be iuen, either in nature or religion, Y wh + fhould con - firarum nulla g curs. Chryfolt. tempo chore eternal! treafures and heauenly excellencies,and in r.Thefi g. purfue with a bell tted and madding affection, this earthly trafh andbale vanities. Let vs therefore learne wifely to Hop. our- eareságainfithefecharmes; and howfoeuer we are not vtterly and abfolutely to reie& gold and fluer, as being the creatures ofGod : which (as hath bin (hewed) may ferue for goodvfe; yet let vs take heed thatwedonotfet ourheatts vpoü them,but contemne and defpifethem,when they come in companion with Gods fpirituall graces, or our heauenly patritnonie : and making account ofwtoney, ástrauellers of . their prouifion for their iourney, whichbeing moderate fer- ueth for their vfe,and to helpe them forward; but being-ex.' did homini ceffìue and fuperfluous, toileth them as an heauie burthen, pecuniafeanif and hindereth them in their way ; let vs content Our felues queddam viari- with a competencie and fuffciencie; or being not able tó at -. cum eft I malts taine vnto it,let vs fiipply that with our minds,which is wan -. v/ui. modtra Ambxof. tingvoto our outward ciate ,' a in 6 v P ourchiefe treafures; lebq. epift.44. in heauen, where (as our Saviour faith) the rut+ cannot Cot ruptthém,nor thieves fpoile vs bf them. 4.Sec .4, Neither is there leffevanity,or more worth :in otherkinds ofthe vanity of of riches : for what true excellencie is in rich iewelsand pre rich jewels and tiousftones,which are by the Creator contemptibly call vp- coftly farniturc on the earth and lands with worthleffe regard; but being fought