Care, Couetoufnes, Contentattosa. 269 bletfrng of their creation, and much euill by thefall of Adam. And they hauebeetle euer - greater caufesof harm thenof good by occafion. And therefore faith a Father on the Prayer , Pro.3c. Lordgnume neither riches norpouertie. Pouertie ( faith bee ) bath beene the decayof many a man, but richesof a fade greater number. 3 Many delire that, which when they haue gotten, their confcience is afraid to vfe. 4 Nothing is ours,but aswefeeleour title inChrift,and as it is fanótiuedby prayer and bythéword. 31,017.'41' m S Manyare outwardly welland rich in this world,which are inwardly ill and Poorein godlincffe, and many bate outward euillthings, which for want of fpirituallknowledge fee not the corruptions of theheart. 6 Though the bawthornes in fpring time have a fayrewhite flower , pleafuat tothe simile. fettle; yet indeed, it is but a pricking thorne:fo richesglorious to theeye, by Chrifts ocvne mouth are called thornes. They pncke bothhand and heart. Chrift bath fpoken it in his Riches ti canes . time,& it is not tobe thoughtthat they hauechanged theirown nature lince. Andthough wefeel nottlefepricks in the beginning,yetweThal findthis true intheend.Though force die as fwinein aditch,a;bemmmmed,asmen alreadyplunged in the ofhell ;yet baneo- thers wifbedon their death., bed that they liadnewergone furcherthenthe Mouel & fpade. Hum¡erne rids 7. There are twokinds of loue among vs, as may begathered by our common talke: mris due. Firft, we fay welone our,friends,thatis, wewould hauethem dowell: Next, whenwee be laid tolouemoney, themeaning is,wewith to haueit. But let vs obferue, thatwhatfoeuer weloue,,weìvifhahegoodof it. And the goodof cuery thing is theend, forwhich God Bath created it to fern his glorie. For this caufe theProphetstell vs thy the wood and Ihojies of -out houles luau come and giuewítnell'e againit vs at tisegreat ay, for.turnsisg eo riches. xliemviolentlytoanother vfethenGod` isatis ordained them. Now thevfeof richesistobe communicated, elfe Godmighthaue made ali.rich. Ifwe wifelynote this, we loue not ri- ches,whenwedelve fogreedily toliaueand keepediem. Nonewould befo Iouedof his friends ashe loues his meate, that is to beeaten and deuoured, as great mendeuoure the pooreandrithes. : 8 And to Thewthat God is highly difpleafed with this immoderate loueofciclíes,hepu- Notc. nilhethit with it felfe ; hitdoth punilh a delire with a: delire: asdieProphet Nathan faith, thornesare,folded one within another, fo is it in the delire of riches , one delirefohloweth another. Stich men arewell compared togreat Maftiues,whohauiirgreceiued one morfel, (wallowitgeeedily,and waitforanother:TheholyGhoftconiparetli their tohorileaches, Theheathen wholuck blood til theyburle theirskinnes. Whenosen begin tobe rich, their delire is in-?Dore manat ftnite,and theyhike-not theirfubftance whenit maybenumbredor manifefled.But we fee harhrsuid Lukaz.thereisnootherf eechviedoftóerichmanthsenofnroltpooremen :whatfballdot God butróoo. ThereisMentionmade ofabeaft inDaniel,(and inthat-hewas a beaff indeed) which wept fherpe,but of- heearifethcrewerenomoreworidsforhiintoouercomesfoisitwit ', thecouctousrichmen. serhedefied It is no maruell ifrichesfill notthefoule,for they wereall made for man, his f mulefor more, fayinG God. Wüatfoeuer is capable of God that canneuer be with an thin els: all Paupers dt Y g numcrare all prefermentscannotfatisfie one foule,but when God is come it is full,andwhatfo- euerisaddedmoreitrunnethouer. Mansdefireislikeaburningfire, and richesare the Riehrscantet wood and fuel',whichmay feenie to fiakethefire for a time, but it willburnt morevelie- fill the Joule. mently afterward.The wifePreacher concludeth this,faying: He thatlouethfituer,hall not simile. be fatisfiedwithit, andhethdi 'loisëth.richeïfhállbewithoisthe fruit thereof. Eccle.s.g. ".. CnAP 10: -OfCare, Courtoufnefje,and Contentation. nogreat ddog :for a man lining onanother mans charges, not to be coite- tous; but foro t hatharhwife: andchildren,&c. for totell vpon Gods proud- Parents toreft dente, andto vfe onely lawfull meanes with patience, this is an argument of on Gods proui- faitli;o fdeatthorage make vs carefully,coueçous and vafittefor lieauenly exercifes,we dew`. A 3 may
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