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Of the manifoldmiferier ofmans life. 1r 5 for all things, s ubautng the pramefe sof this lrfe and of the lrfets come; the former to fuliaine and comfort vs for a time, be- caufe Cod promifeth vs his helpe, the latter to fatisfie vs for euer, becaufe he promifcth vs himfelfe. Andifthe profit of thefe fpirituall graces do not fully content vs, by reafon of their imperfet1ions and our owne corruptions, let vs labour to attaine vnto affurance ofheauenly happines,where we (hal be perfe& both in grace and glorie. Let vs affect thofe cter- nail honors which are accompanied with all good, and freed from all euill: Let vs lay vp our treafiires there s here neither theeues can fleale them,nor fire confume them; let vs labour after thole cuerlafling ioyes Which will fill v.s with pleafurc, and more profit vs then the worlds monarchie : which if we once poffeffe, though it be but in affurance of faith, we will eafily in companion thereof,rwt only contenme thefe earth- ly vanities asba(e and vnprofitable, but alto abhor them as loífe and difaduantage, when they are the diuels wages, ki- ting vsby finning to hazard this happineffc, or his alluring baits to weane our hearts and affections from thcfe heauenly excellencies. CHAP. XXII. Oftbe manifold miferies which do accompanie worldly va-. nities, in the whole cantle ofmans life. Nd thus haue I (hewed the vanitie and vn- 4.Sec ?, r. profitableneffe of thefe worldly things, That all worldly which were fufficient to weane our hearts bencfiu are em. from them, though there were no other hilt old with reafons:for who would affe&thefe worth- manifold mife- leffe vanities, which neither fatisfie, nor rtes. profit thofe that haue them? But though it (hould"be gran - ted, that theywere not thus vaine, but in their owne nature offome worth; fay that in themfelues they were profitable, and therefore to be defired;yetlet vs furtherknow,that they are fo mingled with miferies, and fo difiafled with the bit - terneife ofadherenteuils, as that there is no reafon why we L 1 z (hould