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qto Of the vanity ofworldlypleafurer, he doth fo corre&and qualifie them with the cordial! pre. feruatiues of his grace, that they do not hurt them; or ifthe groffè humors offin breed in them by this voluptuous diet, he purgeth them away with the bitter potions of troubles and affliEiions. So that the wicked haue a greater portion in thefe worldly delights then Gods dearefl children; yea and much morecarnall pleafure in their fruition, becaufe in the fecuritie of their hearts they inioy them, letting the raines loofe to their licentious will, and fuffering their appetites to take their fill, vntill euen they glut themfelues with thefe de- lights, and be made drunke with abundance of pleafure : whereas the children of God dare onlytafle ofthefe bewit- ching cups,or ifbeing allured with the fweetnes, they take a more deepedraught, they find them bitter in digeflion, for not only do they find much trouble in the very fruition of their pleaCures, whilea they are faine to watch with great care and vigilancie over their hearts, that they do not furfet of thefe delights, by exceeding iuPc mcafurc, lea in pleating themfelues they difpleafe God; but finding that they are faultie and ouertaken, theyhaue their fweet pleafures fowre- ly fauced, with prefent finiting of the heart, and checkes of confcience, and afterwards when the delight is vanifhed, it leauethbehind it bitter forrow and repentance: whereby it appeareth that the children ofthe world haue in al refpeáts a greater (hare in chele carnali pleafures, then the children of God : and therefore our Sauiour Chria plainly telleth his Iehn 16.1o. Difciples, that they fhould weepe and lament, when as wicked werldlinzs fhould reioyce, and folace themfelues in their de- lights: the whichalto the experience of-all times hath plain- ly proved : for Dauid was affliEled and perfecuted, when his wicked enemies wallowed in their delights, and through theirdaintie fare, cafe and pleafure, had their eyes fwollen Praline"' withfatneffe; fothefalfe Prophets fare daintily at lefabelr table, whilefl poore Elias is fed by the rauens, and glad ofa- ny fcraps : proud Herod dclighteth himfelfe with his fea(ls and reuels,whilefl holy lobsBaptifllieth in prifon,expeaing death;and the rich Glutton goeth gorgeoufly and fareth de- licioufly euery day, whilefl poore Lazartu is coueted with fores