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laW Co?oH:3.t.1. Ecclef:3.14, 658 Of the Jhsrtne17andfrailtieofmanslife. mouing,and cannot long flay :we are pilgrimes heere,and ther- fore we (hould not let our affe&ions on the earth, and earthly things,where we (hall ref+ (as it were)but one night, & then be gone;but on the ioies r;ferued for vs in our own country,where we flail remaine for euer : we are now fouldiers in thecampe, and therefore there is neither time nor place heere to build vs houfes,to purchafe lands,to low, plant, or play the merchants, with a purpofe ofcontinuing here (till ; only tents are fittefl for vs,till haling gotten the vi &orie, we fhall with triumph be re- ceiued into our heauenly citie : if we place our treaÌures heere, we may die in the battell and to lore all,& therefore let vs make that our treafurie,where we (hall hue for euer. And as the Apo - file cxhorteth vs, Tf ye be rifen frith Chriffdet vs feeke thof things which are abone,where Chriff ftteth at the right hand of God ; and fit our of eltions on things which are aboue,and not on things which webane on the earth; for we are dead (in the world) and oxr life ra bid 'lv2rh ChriFi in God. And for as much as our life is momenta. ny,let vslabourto improve it to the bellpurpofes;.and efpecial- ly before we die,let vs take care that our fins may die before vs. lfwe were lure that wefhould huebut one yeer,no man would defer his repentance,but forfaking his former wicked waits,. would betake himfelfe to the feruice ofGod with all zeale and devotion ; what folly therfore andmadnes is it,to defer our re- pentance & amendment, feeing we haue noaflurance ofliuing a moneth,no nor (hort minute or the leaf+ momët ?why fhould' we be fo frugallofthe time which is certaine,& fo prodigall of that which is vncertaine? if we were certainly affured ofconti- nuing a yeere longer only,yet we might with much more fafety defer our repentance to the latter end; but now that our hues are fo momentany and vncertaine,that we are not allured ofli- Hing one day longer, what frenzie íhould fopoífcffe vs, which fhould caufe vs to make any delay of our amendment, vpon which the eternail falnation of our foules dependeth? Let vs therefore whileli this fhort and vncertaine time laf+eth,forfake and mortifie our fins & corruptions, that when death takethvs away,they may not accompany vs to iudgement; let vs let our hearts vpon Gods fpirituall graces, and in comparifon of them concemnethe world,and worldly vanities; for thefe will either leaue vs or we them, butthey will neuer forfake vs, no not in death;