Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

Of the mifiries Whichaccompany worldly thing,. 5 7 .0 aed with bitter forrow, when as they are depriued but of fome tinall part of dick vvorldlythings, though they haue flill the greatell fhare leftbehind; neither can their great re- mainder fo much delight them, as their little fare grieueth them, as though their ioy and comfort were bound ioyntly to all, and feuerally to euery part of thefevani tiesfo that ifa- ny part be wanting, a forfeiture mal prefently be made of the whole fumme : whcrcin they rnay fitly be compared to little children, who though they haue tvventie trifles where.. with theyplay,yet if bu tone ofthembetaken away 'without their conlent,do prefently fall a crying, and in a mood ie content call away all the ref+, taking no delightin many, vn- leffe they may flill haue all yea oftentimes it commeth to paffe, that though they make but meane account ofa thing whilefl they haue it, yet they value it when they mull forgo Stultm it, beginning then onely to louc it, when they lofe it, and perdidit,km. highly to efteeme it, when they can keepe it no longer. And tion amt. as their damage indeareth their affeaion, fo anfwerablie it increafeth their forrow; and the arguments vvhich they ga- therto amplifie the greatnes of their loffe, aril.° many guar. tels again!' their owne quietneffe, and fo many motines to augment and aggrauate their impatiencie and griefe. In all which re fin& worldly men haue muchmore forrow for the loffe oftkefe earthly vanities, then euer they had comfort in en ioying them, and after their falfe and counterfeit ioyes, fillainetrue and piercing griefe :and that which is worfl as the Apoffletelleth vs, it bringeth death,and that not only z.Cor.7.1o. ofbodie, but of foule alfo, vnleffe they bane grace to be- bewaile this griefe, and be heartily forie, that -they haue fo And as thefe things are of vndoubted truth in all other pea. lg. for how vncomfortablie doth the ambitious rnan gricue,and which arc th what impatiencicdoth he futlaine his lcge, if he be de- dent to men for, priued of his honors and preferments ? how Much tnore bit- the hfreefil'- terly and heartily doth he bewaile it, then the death of' his locrarfiirrietsb es d firll borne or metal friends?yea how muchrather had he 'die