IAlines, the rich mansKey, the fecondSonday in. Lent. Ser.i5. whcrwith toopen Heaven. 239 order. And as heethat turnes often about , thinkes that the world goes round with him : fohe that hathagiddie head, takes Gods prouidencetobe diforder. But, if there beany inequalitie, it is on the Poore mans parr, becaufeGod hath made themfilch great Lords in heauen,thatthe rich had needtoget themfelues out oftheir hands byAlmefdeeds. Daniel, to 2s(ebucadnezar, Break:offthy ini- quities bygiraing vllmes : Alluding to that of the Prouerbe,Theranfome ofamans life are his riches. Saint Chryfoflomefaith, That God did not create the Rich for to relieue thePoore ; but the Poore, that the Richmight notbebarrenofgood workes. And Saint Aufien; That MercieHands before Hell gates,feekingto di- uert condemnation from theRich. FullofSores . In this Counterpofition he beginsfirft with the fickeneffe of the Poore : For ashealth next tolife is thegreateft good ; fo,a long,a grieuous, and a painefuli fickeneffe isthegreateft ill. Ecclefsajlicres faith, That apoore man that is found and luftie, is better than a richman that is ficke and feeble. Health is of a greaterprice thaneither goldor filuer, and thereis notreafure tobecom- pared toa bodiethat is firong andhealthie. And indeetingthis truth, hce faith, Thatdeath is a leffe euill thanabitter life ; and the graue, than along and grie- uous fickeneffe. So that inconclufion, hepreferreth health before life. But if to thefe fores of Lazarrra, we í1a11adde hunger, nakedneffe,and weakeneffe, and all thefe in fo high adegree, that he was not able to lift vp his Crutches to driue awaythe Dogges which did lickeaway,together with the matter andfilth ofhis Sores, his verse life from him ; aman canhardly comprehend agreatermiferie. Infu.per, d9' Canes lingebant. Andthe Dogs licked, &c. Thegreateft miferie that Lazarus indured,was the crueltieofthis richman, and ofall his wholehoule ; foreuen the verie Dogs in the houleof acruell man, areall() cruel.This doth this wordlnfuperinfer : Here are fo many miferies heapedonevpon another, thatthey canhardlybe reduced to :flume. Andthe Dogs licked,&c. The verle Dogsdid fucke & lckeoutthe lifeofhim. And this crueltiemay beconfidered twomanner of wages : Theone, That this richman affrontedpoore Lazat ue fpeakingvntohis fer- uants in acommanding manner, Whatdoth thispoore. Rogue make here, fend him packing, that I may fee laimnomore ; and I chargeyou, thatyou giue him not fomuch as a Cupof cold water, Ieft,likea FowlersWhiftle,hemay ferueas aCall, to invite all theBeggers in the countryto come tomorrow tomy houle; hoping that they fball fpeed no worfe than he hath done. They performe their mailerscommand, andwhen theyhad fo done, they come in and tell him , Sir, wehauedifmifEhim,andwilledhimtobe gone ; but the poore man is very im- portunate,and loath toDir. Ishefo,(quoth he) marrie thenwill I tell you what you (hall doe ;tttneout thereDogs vponhim,and theywill lethim hencewith aVengeanc ThisconftruEticin SaintAuguftinen7akes inaSermon ofhis and wsthaIl leanes vs this note foríurbetter learning; i lt, tt Rif.o Quad in linguamajoremfntit ardorem,quskpereamcome fit ?auperem,That hefelt therefore thegreater heaths his tongae, beasts with it hee'hlad the Poore in derifson, and made it the Whip tó lath them. The other, That this rich manmadeas though hewere deafeand would not heareon that eare,Whenthe Poore cryedout vntohim , though his mifèrable condition &hunger- ftaruedcarkafle(though he poore foulehad held his peace) fpake inaloudvoice vnto him,to beflowfomethingvponhim,Thofecrummes (good Dan.4.zy. P1 OZ. 8. Lifewithout health,nolife; Riches with pride Sc crueltie.
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