196 1 gaine ofSelf-feekng uncomfortable. ¡nation is to thernfelves, and to the world, whochiefly themfelves and things earthly, fallinto z temptation,anda f re, t.Ti n,6.9. andixto.many foolifh and hurtfull lu,F t,which drown men inde f ru.. ' ¿Eion andperdition. Mofl wretched, and uncomfortable is the game of Pelf-feeking,Satan hath great advantage agaitili them, they expofe thernfelves to many temptations, they lay them- felves open to his arrowes to wound them, the world like a Mare intangles them, their lulls grow flrong within them, and get Lord(hip over them ; and they make fhipwrackeof foule and body, fplitting the Chip of their foules upon the rocke of worldly riches, and what they fuppofed fhould have been a ftaf to fuflaine them, becomes aburthen oppreffiag them, and what they thought would have been a fpring re-' frefhing them, becomes Sea (wallowing, and utterly confu- ming them, There is noother caufeof felt- feeking but inhon. dagementto Satan, inthralment to the world, fervitude to cor- ruption, feparation from God , felf-condemnation from mans owne confciencc; emptineffè in the greateft worldly fulneffe, ftraighu in the midfl ofall fublunaryfuflïciency, and a tempe- peftuous Sea of difimill agitations, toflings, and terrours in the foule of man : Looke upon all felf=feekers, from the firft to the hall, and you (hall find them all felf-lofers ; e.,./daon fought himfelfe the betteringof his condition,but loft that I bleffed Image inwhich Godcreated him,and that pleafant Pa- radifewherein the Lord had fet him.: Cain fought himfelfe, and flew his brother .16e1, but he loft himfelfe, he became Gca. is", a u itive andvagabondupon the earth 4bfolon fought him- felfe he f}rove much to feat himfelfe ira his Fathers Throne; but he loft his life in the battell : Gehani fought himfelfe, he ran after .2 Vaaman for two changeof garments; but he proved a fhamefull lofer, he fought change of rayment,but Godchan- ged his cleane into .a leprous skinne. The B.abyloni(h King fought himfelfe, he faid, he would exalt hie Throne above the Starre, ofgod, and afcend above the height ofthe cloud,, and be I+ themoll High: But he loft himfelfe, he was brought donne to hell, to thefide,. of the pit ; call out of his grave like an abo- minable branch, and as a carkaife troden under foot. yud.W fought himfelfe, he fold his Mailer togaine a few piecesof filver,_
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