319 OfIqyes trueandfài. vntillGod prouidebetterfor vs, not commandedbutpermitted, as Paul, when hewasa childe,fpakeasachilde, andwe areallin theef}aeeofchildren, a.King.rr.Salemonrmen thatwenttoOphir,did notonely bring gold and fìluer,neceffaryfor thecommonwealth, butPäi'rats andApes for children. I.=wzry+er, to Thetrue rule of mirth isfetdownsEphef.s.d. .itmuftnotbe rottenmirth,mirthof tpe >i. concupifcencc,tolpeakplaine, furl, as isoblcene and fcurrilmirth,corruptinggoodman_ 3' `' ners,concerning whicliBernardfaith, if it be a (name to heare,letit be a (hameto fpeake. di Secondly, mirth -mutt not beea.,m,d rickin mirth, quipping mirth and tauntsto dire pudex r y, Q g 4 PP g dicere. pleafe ourauditors with. Thethard thing is, thatat benot without reafon, vnreafonable dn<}W. mirth,fether-mirth,whenthere is no caufeto bemerrie, whena manhatha conceiteof a4ear(e+ himfelfé, towhich Pauloppoléth thankef-giving, that our mirthmaybe gracious. And a thus much for the firthkinde of corrupt mirth. There is afecond kinde,. Ierem. a S, pain- tedout:Ïftnotinthe:afemblyofinee err,.becaufeòfthecoinpaniewhichisnoted, HoC7, 'Yaserne- When that Kings would.be merrie, theymutt haueanhick(corner, and a common idler mirth. to comeamong them, thisistauernemrrth, and thefoolts cannot elfebemetric. So then It is his ca- taffruphe. 3 our mirth is mall whenweinake Mat eboyfeofcompanie. Thirdly, not vfingofthe right Decent esbe- time,is vitious here, Iob.za.a3. Tinyfpend theirdayer in wealth, andfuddenly theygeedonne nisdiesfuos totbegrime. It is that whereupon Augufline faith :I'would that men did not onely leefe &inpuna° their now Iwith they might not Ionic body and fouleal(o, Exodus 3o. Theyfit knee buntininf to eate anddrip e., and rife a nine to la But Ecclef: weeping is Sift afterward Io bunt ininfer. k. $ p y 3' P $ t Y num. Ezek.a.. themourners are marked with the Lords Tàu. Wee make our !Indies, la- 4 bours,and trades,a parenthefis to our play ; whereas outplay (hould be a parenthetisto ourlabours. Lafbly, =attire andmanner mull bee obferued, Prouerbs zz . a foole when flee laugheth liftes vp his voyce, but the wife man is icarfe heard : it is like the fireof Quoin debes thornes,a little fireand'muchcrackling ; lò ina foole much laughter, and little caufe.We affittere cic,,uomdc may notastoolestireourfelueswithlaughter :teein thou mutt !hand before thebarre ti do Y r + a t g Gcrides in judgement, how is it that tison caulk fo laugh faith CtryfoJlomi. And Hilaris faithon Pfahne rg 7: All our ioyes in this life, are as the watersof Babylon. Wee snuff reioyce in trembling, Pialan z; If weehaue not this, weekeeps no order in thenth. Remember toobferue thefe rules. rakenoplea- a t. Idour plealurewee are fpecially tc beware, that wee rakeno pleafure in pleafure. foreinplea i Men mutt not beemirth-mongers, that s, men muff not ftudié for mirth. Andwhatis fare' thereafon ? Surely becaufe where there is an exceeding and ouermuch delireofa thing, there is like to bee an exceeding, andouermuch vfe of the thing, whenwee have it: Honfervve which is our reafon against ambition and couetoufneffe , for riches and honoprin 'P66' themfelues- beinggood, by an excelliue delire and vfeof themare madenaught. The ende ofour mirth mutt not be onely tobring pleafure,: and thatpleafure maybring soy: for then wee (hall reioyce to reioyce, and this is idolatrie. Font would beepreiuduiall to our reioycing inGod, forwhatfoeaer bath an endeaboue this ende, is dangerous. One Notemelt. faith very well; bodie bebut a !trainer for names and drinkes, -to runne through : If I ferue for none othervfe, but tomake reporteof the fweete and fower talteof thisor that, finely my life is net worthieof life. Againe, wee muff beware in our mirth that we haue not a care to plateour hearts, ourhearts being vnfearchable pittes,if theyfol- lowenaturali things, -they groovetobe toonaturall, and therefore theyare fotnetitnesto be predhi dand imprifoned, vntill they(mart, heath haumg too much Berrie, they cask euery vainein body and ionicto finartin theende. az Youths efjseciahly is to takehaeede ofpleafure: for though fire begood, yet inIlaxe Young ageisa or tinder it-is not good :So thoughpleafure begood,yet pleafure inyouth is not good.We dangerousage, neednot plowfor weeds,theywil growwell enough inthe fallow.But force willtake plea- fare inyouth efpecially,and they purpofeto becomegood, and to liuegrauely hereafter, and tobehave theürfelueslòlernnely afterwards.This is to makeacouenant with thedíuel, as the (Intel Paid to Chrift:I wil comeout,butthe time is not come yet we wit leaueplea fore when the timeconies, SC in the meane time liekeepeth vs in a purpofe,wherforethere areu(ore inhelthen toheaué.Young anémake tlretrl'ms ofadouble die,crunfon fins,they become
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