Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

That worldly things are unprofitable. 4St that which with fo great paine and perill they hauefcraped together. Like voto them who being athirfl,fpend alltheir time in drawing water, and in filling their cillernes, but yet haue no power to drink; though all their veffels doe ouer- flow ; wherein they commit thatmiferable follie which the Luk. tt. to.tr. rich look in the Gofpell fell into, whothough he had abun- dance of all things,yet neuer thought of inioying any thing till he was ready to'calm all, bidding then his foule to hue at eafe, to Bate, drinke, and take it pleafure, when as in the very fame night it was taken from him. And this foil ie the fonne of Syrach obferu ed. Seine man (faith he) is rich 67 his Eccl.rz.tL . care and niggardlhip, and this is the porrion of his wages. But when he faith I bane gotten ref(, and now lull ease continually of my goods; he conrdereth not that the timedran-eth neure that he muli /eaue all there things Tinto other men, and diehtmfelfe. Whereby it appeareth that abundance of wealth bringeth no true profit vn to thefe miters, becaufe they defraud their owne foules, not luffering there to inioy any thing they pof- fefle. And as Mops onely law the land of Canaan, but for his finne was not permittedto haue any (hare or portion in it : fo they haue for their miferable couetoufneffc this pu_ nifhmentby God inflil ed on them, that they íhall onely fee their goods wi. h their eyes, but neuer inioy them for their comfort; and that they (halltoile and moile for their fuccef- for, oftentimes they not knowing who hee (hail bee, and re- mine no mauer of benefit by their owne labours, but as pipes keepe none of the water to themfelues that runneth through them,but conucigh all to their ciflernes; fo they are not able to retaine anyof the goods which they poffeffe, for their owne benefit and comfort, but onely ferue as ouerfeers to conuey them to their heires; who for the reward ofall their painefull labour, doe whilefl they hue grudge them their liues,as they grudge themfelues all the comforts oflife; and doe not fo much hue them becaufe they (hall hereafter l'eceiuemuch by their care and prouifión, as loath and bate them, becaufe alreadythey haue not receiued ir; they flan - ding in their way, and keeping from them that which they Co. much couet. And after their death commonly fpend in i riot