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' 448 That all worldly thing, 6rinQ with them loathing fatletit. longed after, and being cloyed with thofe drinkes, which when he wasat another mans table, feemed moll delicious. Thus he who delights in vaine (hewes, fports and paflimes, taketh a monthes paines in preparation,and (pares for no col+ to make them moR delightful]; and though both thefe let an edge on his appetite, yet he is often wearie of it before it be done, though it be but offome few houres continuance, and not finding that ioy and contentment which he expeéled, wilheth that it were pail. By which the great vanitie of worldly things, and miferie of worldly men plainly appea- reth ; for what can be more vaine then they, whole expeela- tion was betterthen their fruition, and whole worth ceafeth when they are inioyed? what can be more void ofexcellen- cie, then that which is only precious when it is abfent, and lofeth all it value when it commeth to vfe, experience fpoi- ling it of all that worth which a falfe opinion had inriched it Pnetipitatquif. . with. And.confequently, what can be more miferable then que triton; juä, a worldlyman, who fpendeth his whole life in the defire and dafuturorum purfüitof things future, andin loathing things prefent, and defideriolebo who fetteth his heart vpon filch vanities which are more rapt/046m p tedie.Senee. clleemable in their want, then in their inioying, and being de breuie.vitz. obtained with great care, paines and labour, when they cap.7 lhould be the reward ofall, become contemptible trifles, if not troublefome burthens: in which tefpe6-1 it were much better for him to fpend his whole life in:feek ing,then to ob- taine that which he could find in his heart to call away a,- gaine, but that he would not time to haueloll all his la. bour; much better were he to be fill fuing, then euer to in- ioy, becaufe in the purfuit he is delighted, and as it were fatted with his owne opinion, whereas fruition makethhim more leane and comfortlefie then he was before, becaufe ex- perience teacheth him that he hath (pent all his fweate in hunting after a feather, and tired himfelfe in feeking a vani- tie,which being obtained bringeth no pleafure or content- ment; andin (lead offatisfying caufeth loathing fatietie. 4.Se11.6. Thirdly and laftly, from this infuliiciencie of worldly From the infuf things to fàtisfie and bring contentment,proceedeth an end - ficic cieof leffe defire & affeaation of change:. for though theft earth- ly