Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

fá$' Of the neiferkt which accotnpanyworldly thing t. negle &the loue oftheir Creator, who is lotted without any labour,he giueth them over to dote vpon the creature which they loue with laborious paines,and enioy with many griefs;, being ready at the command of their concupifcence, to en- dure all labours and dangers forthe obtaining of it ; and to A,ugul.Sorm. what purpofe? finely that they may.fil their cheflswith trea- tó.in Ael.3 fires, and emptie their minds of peace and fecuritie .. gaine to;n.tó. gold, and lofe their fleep. To which purpofe one faith, that couetoufneffè defireth gold,forrowfulllabour findeth it Out, and carking care keepcth it tit is thematter of labours, pe- titions tothe poffeffours, a weakener of vertue,an ill mailer, and trechcrous feruant; no man thinketh that he bath it fafe, vnleffebee alwaies hide it, becaufe it fhineth to the owners deflruòlion; in darkeneffe it is fought,and it is kept in darke- neffe. And the rcafon of all thefe mtferies is, becaufe men make idols oftheirwealth, and loue it out ofineafure; nei- ther can that be fecurely poffeffed'which is excefliuely ouer- ualued;whereasif 'cuing God aboue.all, they could in all Oates bee content with that which pleafethhim:ifinthe time ofprofperity and plentie, they would learne the vanity of abundance, and make pouertie familiar vntothem,not onely by meditation,but by accuflomingand inuring them. fettles toindure Come want, they would inioyt their riches with much more fecuritie, and entertaine pouertie, if it happen to feaze vpon them, with much more patience and contentation. t.Seîi.I2 And thus haue I (hewed the care and ream which accom- That ricbee de- panic riches in their poffeffion. Now let vs confider of lame print their be- miferableeffcas which Ate from them both;asfirflthrough daes of reft,and this care and'feare theydepriue their bodies ofrefl,andtheir t bea winds of pracewhidano minds of peaceand quietnes.For as the Wife man fpeaketh, much lour the abtand once of the rich will not frefferhim toPepe. Whom them. the fon.ofSyrach imitating, faith, that *oking after rich : tpi.. Ecclefq.rr. nethaa ay the body, and the care thereofdriueth awayfleepe;thie Eedct.; +, t.s waking care_ breaheth the fleepe, at a great frckneffe brealeth rt. .4urea rampant For their concupifcence kepeth themwaking,whilefl it for - vie iat gatr:rm ceth them to tire their thoughts in plotting how.theymayi vigitefa Roth hu kee a their owne Clore, or get. other -mens, and fo turne pu.para t p their