3i-3 vs. OfItj andSorrow f It is a naturalt thing to reforme our Macswhileft Gods Iudgements are vppon CHAP.4I. OfJoy and Sorrel,. E is not fare frotn'ioy, thatforroweth eitherforwant ofgood things, orfot linkofeuill; for the true wayto godlie mirth,is tofeelegodlie forrow. 2 When weüanegreateftcaufeofioy for wel-dooing, then itis'a good thing to feare molt ourvnthankfulnes,and ourfelf-loue,andour fecure vas: ' kindneffe. Sorrow. 3 Gods children norcherifhingacontinuallforrow,haue often anexceflìueforrow. ,SYfirth. 4 When a man is moft merrie,heisneareft danger.- GHelanchu&e. S We fhallfotuetimesfrelebyexperience ,aterrourfuddainelycomevponvs ,when we arealone, or vehemently toftrike vs in thenight, being feutofGodto humble vs: the Phífitionwill fay it is a Melancholikepallion , butI fayit is the power of Godsprelènce; preparing vs toprayer, or !lime fisch like feruiceof God whichwhen wee feele, ifwee fall downe before the Lorde in prayer , wee may lindeanvnfpeakeable ioy following it, but if wee therifla it with mill fursntfes, itmay bring vs to further incoauenien-. ces. 6 Thewaytogodliemirth,istofeelegodlieforrow. 7 Thepeople murmuredat the redSea,yet theLord forgauethem, andhealed them: againe they murmured' at bitter waters; yet for his promife fake, and the Faith of fosase, her pardoned that ßnssealfo,andhelped them, and brought dsemto fweete waters andPalme-trees, fit tocampe vnder. Where wee may behold how the Lord,tempereth their forrow with ioyforhis children fometimes mutt fèele his fauour, and fgmetimes ferleit not. Hee 'acerb themfeehisgoodneffe main; waies, and his lseauichand butfel- dome, and thereforeweeought to beam itmorewillinglie. Againe wee may learne that we are the fittclttoreceiuemercie ,whenwehaue felthis 'ofeice; and whenwebasic found his goodneffc,we snuff take herdeoffecuritie,forwhen wearepart onecroffe, he canpre- pare another for vs. S By many meanes come weeto ioy, faith Chryfoffome :the wifemenofGreecewifhed men to reioyce,and the Poet faith, without ioy life is no life. So it may feel=ioy is fifes pd;, life. andtherefore men feekeitfomuch.ádee thatasosdçth nor fomethingthatisnot coil, snuff eseedesdoeosuda mill: in riding, wee will not ride foneurethe edge of the-ditchas we can, but !cape a good dealebetweene, leale bothOur horfè andwefall in. This is sor pollin e.inriding, I would it were foin liuing. It is not chritlian wifedome to goeas near euillaswe can, well ismirth euillthen? Too muchvfeofmirth is naught. Wee muff not. ltudie for mirth. If benot a prefent ieft,it loofah hisgrace, Dent. ág. If lire be.thir- Ta aide ban- ftielice will drinke tillhee be drunken. Thofe thingswee defsre toomuch,wc willkeepe keanec to shirt.'. toofart, weecame not (faith Mare) into the world tosnake merrie. One faith when yen Nonnar¡fu wouldbe metric; thisyou maydoe, but make no occupation ofit. It is the wortsend ofa mus adfudAm. goodwit to ir,nét mirtb;& yet we fee dayly,how many-chink thisis theirportiô in thislife. Ambrofe giueth than a fit name, hecalleth them fuperfixous crearwres, and fo they be: for the it arid if they weregone, were well aside ofthem. Andirrem faith, God calf norm= out of paradtfethat lie might biere buildhim another; but that withfveare, &c. ourre- Rideveveride-creation mulinot bee thus, tomake it our profelhon to moue mirth. and laughter, a a., Isearivc verfoldolatrie, ffonemaycallitfo. Thisioy is but abaflardkiudofioy. Hikriefaith, if . iweedlz one latgh when he is going toprifon,euery man wil cohnt him a foole.Soifive-wilreioyee, 1: c vs reioyce in that that cannot be takenfrom vs, for when thofethings perifh wemult ps;ríhalo. 9 I findemention in diuinitieof twokinds ofioy, the one lawful!, the other,qualified rich
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