Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

5o 6 flu worldly things are 'unprofitable. Eccictafticus. ches ,nor to ay that ire haue enough for our life: for they !hall not f.r. helpein the time of vengeance and indignation.Finally, howfo- euer thefe worldly vanities doe in the time of peace and fe- curity,likethe ice bear-: vsvp, yet when the hot funne of Gods wrath arifcth they (hall melt away, and kaue vs to frnckein our greatefl extremities: yea thefe earthly things (hall in the day ofGods vifitation, be as fuel! to his wrath, and make it borne more hot againit thofe who haue abufed them voto finne. The greater honours that men haue, the greater (hall be their ignominie and confufion of face at this day, if they haue not vied them for the aduancing of Gods glory, and for thecountenancing and maintaining ofvertue and religion, as alto for the difcoantenancing and fuppref- fing ofhnne and wickedneffe.Tbe greater wealth they haue, the greater fhall be their plagues, if when God commeth to vifit, it (hall be found that they haue not by thefe rich talents honoured their Lord and mailer, and comforted and relic. tied their fellow feruants, but haue confumed themon their owne lulls in riot and excelle. The more they baue aboun- ded in voluptuous pleafures, the more (hall they abound in paines; if in their mirth they haue kept no meane, and haue not onely recreatedand refrefhed themfelues, but euen fur - fetted in thefe carnal! delights, feeding ( like the rich glut- Amos.6.44.6. ton) delicioufly,and going richly apparelled euery day; and as the Prophet 1peaketh, drinking wine in bowies, delight- ing themfelues with their fwcete muficke, and llretching themfelues on their iuory beds, but in the meane time ne- uer retnembring the aéfi&ions of lofeph,nor relieuing poore Lazarus with the crums ofhis table. 4.S''a.IO. But let it bee fuppofed that thefe earthly vanities could That worldly preferue vs in fafetyour whole life; fay they were armour of tbingsproftt proofeto beambacke the gunfhot of all euils whileftwee not ;be nowt remainein this world! warfare; et what will the rofit of death. ly y y vs when the houre Of-death approcheth? How vaine and in- fufficient (hall we then find them, to (hield vs from thislaft mortal'. ftroke,yea to purchafe a reprieue euen vntill the next morning? For as they were no helpes to our birthand be- ing, fo they (hallbee no impediments to our death and en. ding.