Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

3t9$ The vncertainty ofohtaining worldly thixgr. who ventreth, failcthofhis delire, and that if he purfite his great; but yet foolifh and ill groundedhopes, he will in the end bring his fomething to nothing,and in coueting that he hath not,lofethat which he already hath. And yet foare mës eies dazled,and their concupifcence let on fire with the glo- rious (hew of fomc few rich booties, thatthough not one of a thoufand can pollìbly haue them,yet euei y one is pof effed with a vaine hope, that he (hall be the man who fh ill draw the rich lot,and cary away the cof}ly prizes from all the ref }. 4.Sec7.9. And thus alto though men, like worldly epicures let their Of the vncer- minds IN holly vpon voluptuous plcafures, and more heartily tatatie afobtat_ aff &,and earnefflyfeek thole carnal delights,then thofe ne- singworldly ucr fading pleasures, and eternall ioyes in Gods kingdome, pleafurer.. yet do they often fade of their delires, and how foeuer like Tweet (inning birds, they allure & inuite them with their me- lodious harmony to come vnto them, yet no fooncr do they approach to feaze vpon them,but prefently they hide them - felues,or (lie away ; leauing their admirers and feekers in the thickets andbuthes, where they oftentimes prick themfelues in their purfuite,& find nothing but thornes and briars ohich rent and fcratch thcm,in (lead ofthofe Tweet delights which inticed them voto them.Forhow many are there who aboue al things delre tololare themfelues with thefe worldly plea - fures,and yet are forced,whether they wil or no,to fpcnd the greatcll part of their life in griefe and miferie? how many ieeke to delight themfelues with fpórtsand paflirnes, games and recreations,who being croffedin them, when as they do not fucceed according to their dcure,do findtormët,in (lead ofpleafure, & change all their mirth into fretting & fuming, curling & fwearing, as though becaufe they can take no ioy in the pleafures ofmen,they would trie whether they could find it in the delights of thediuell, and (as I may fay) in the exercifes of hell ? how many are there who feeking to pleafe their dainty pallet,with delicate drinks, and curious cooked meats,take a furfet,& drinke their bane greedily like a Tweet poifon, falling into dangerous difeafes, which often bring with them untimely death? how many feeking their chiefs delight in the pleafuresof the flelh , doe thereby walle their flrength,