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56o Of the miseries whichaccompany worldly things. fures ofGods fpirituall graces, and heauenly ¡oyes; which as they are infinitely of more worth and value, fomay wee certainely attaine vnto these things purely good, by good andholy 'manes; feeing our Lord and Sauiour of his free s.Cor.8.9. grace and mercy, being infinitely rich, for our fakes became pore, that ire through his pouerty,might be made rich,as the A- pofile (peaked'. 4S s Finally, worldly pleafures are feldome compa(fedbutfiin That roarld'y accompanieth them; they being the diuels ordinarie baites pleafures are which he calleth before men,when he indeauoureth to catch red without fn. Jeld proton them in the loares ofdeflru &ion, and ( as one calleth them) Delitia /untie- the very gate of finne, which leadeth vs to the committing nuapeccati. of all wickedneffe. More fpecially men fin in getting of Ambrof.inTi. their pleafures, whilefl: they purfue them with immoderate Wroth.:. cap's. loue, farre of eeming them aboue their worth and value; 'when as they are at excefliue cod in compafling them ; fpen- ding thofe rich talents which God hath lent them, in these fuperfluities;which they ought to imploy in relieuing the poore members of Iefus Chrilt ; when as they take vp the greatef+ part of their care and paines, and not onely their owne, but many others alto which are at their command; who spend a great part of their lifein preparing fhewes, fports andpaftimes;and intrauelling fea and land to make prouifion ofdelicious dri nks, and daintie meats, which may delight their curious pallets,caufing a number to fweate ma- ny daies for the procuring of that which bringeth but-a mo- mentanie delight, falling no longer then their dainties are in fwallowing downe,and in palling that fhort Tourney be- ciborum auidi tweene the mouth and fl:omacke Finally,whenas they raife núq d their sielights out of others torments, and maintaine their &alumum pleafuresbyoppreulìon ,cruelty,deceit, wrong and Minnie, quaftquibuf. making many heauie and forrowfull their whole lines, that damcompedt- they may delight themfelues with a few homes mirth. All basdegrasatum which vnlawfull pleafures let euery Chriftian carefully a- is terra meat, quit ignoratl uoide,and thinking ¡r fìr cent for vs that wee hauespent the Hieron.lib.s. time p4 of our lines after the luflof the Gentiles, walking in contra.Io wantonneA lofts, drunkkettneffe, in gleottonie, drinkings, and in uinian. abominableidel atrie:: Ietvspafe the remainder ofourtime in r.Per.4.3 holineffe