Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

Os Oftbemifrks *hick eccsettc Sybrldyi&sr s. eareandfearé,kfi they fhould bee taken from vs, drat the?, bring vs much more difquictneffe and griefe, then comfort and contentment in their f tririßn. Neither can wee ester fe., Cutely enjoy any worldly thing, or take delightin itwith- Out molcflation, vnleffe lousng it kffc thenwe loue our Crea ator,and poffdfing it with a déf re moderated by his will,we bee content to retaine it as long as it?kafethhistr,andcar` partveithit Willingly,When iris his plea &see torah e il;a!n aty ; for when we loue the world or any thing in k with vnlimt-' ted affe&ion,and affect the creaturc,more then the C reator, it jail/ (I with the Lord,that this excefijueloue fhouldbe pts nifliedwith exceffrue cares and fe ares,and that by immoder rare louing, we (hould lofe the comfort ofour lone. Now if any (hall fay that they fette no loch torment otmolefiatiors through theft cares and troves; let them know that it is not the wantofaburtheriwhich procureth their café, but their madneffe ofsffe&ion which; maketh them fenfeleffè in fee- ling the waight :it is hot farwant of trouble that they are fo I ell contentd, but becaufe their fooli(h loue confetti theft to mil-fake croffes for comforts, and turneth torments into delights.'Like thofe who are welpleafed rohaue theirbacks ahnòfl broken, wh'rleff they are loaded with gold ;orvnto fuch as being difeafed with the dropfie, take their chicle pleafure drink Mg, though it bee the chiefe caufe of their paines áhdtormeht.s. 4.See Oe But how many miferies acedmpaniethefc worldly vani The cares and ties itniay More plainelyappeare ,ifweeinftf in the fpeciali fora which irtaanccà : far full ás honours are begotten, borne and bred now in theiro by perils and labours ; fo are they by the fame nurfed and poQrpe,r. prefertied; neither can glorious fame bee tong maintained,, heagnas tale- vnlefife the vph eld by watching care, and painefull labour: ior,sragnecu_ and as thole who climbe vp the high and tleepe rocke of foáslima, hóndur, muEtbefore they can get vp fpend much fweate,and beetténtired with their laborious trauell, fa being come to the tap,they (hall Rand as it were vponá narrow ridge, and find but tickle and flipperie footing, whereby they (hall bein danger of falling, hleffethey haue a pod braine,and tasteful! eyeAnti-tbis caufeth theft, who are a+dttatt «éd'td. high