86 Hea11en upon Earrh. - A Sa eT. XXVI. Thcf«oad NExttotbis,tbemindoftheunquietman muft be fowreugbt by thefefor· ru<fo~ merrrfolutions,that it be through!~ perfwaded, The e~ate wherdn be is,is Aperfw 1 oftbtgood bcft ofall; ifnot in itfelfe, yet to htm : Not out ofpnde, but out of crrnndfcVt<IJit- tcnrment: Which whofoeverwanteth, cannotbut becontinually vexed with envy, neff"eofit for"" and racked with ambition. Yea, lfit were poffible to be in heaven without this,he could norbe happy, forit is a> impoffible,forthe mind at once ro long 3fterand enfily, as fora man eo feed and llecp atone.. And this is the more to beellriven for, bedufewcareallnarurallyprone ro 3ffii& our felves with our own frowardneffe: logratefullycontemningall we have,f~r what we would have. Even the bell of the ll Patriarkescould fay, 0 Lord, wbar wdtth<>u giVeme, fince I goe chtldleffe ~ Tho bond-mandefircsnow,nothing but liberty: that alone would make him happy. Once free(~ his former<houghr) hewifhes fome wealth to m>ke ufe of his freedome; an were as good bc!l:raited in,Place,as in ability. Once rich, he longeth afier N? ,thinking it-no praifero be a ~<alrhy peafanr. Once ~oble,he begiostodeelll 1t a bale matterrobe fubJe&: nothmg can now content htm but a Crowne. Then it-is afmall matter tO rule, fo long as he bath out littlt dominions, and greater neighbours. Htwould therefore be an Univ.,fall Monarch: whither then~ furely itvexeth him as much,that the earth is fo fmalt aglobe,fo little amolehill; and that there arc nomore worlds to conquer. And now that hebath attained the highell dignity amongll men,he would needsbe aGod,concdts his immortali- c ty,ere~s Temples to his own name, commands his dead Statues to be adored, and (not thus content<d) is angry thathe cannot command heaven, and conrroll nature. 0 vain fooles ! whither doth ourrcftleffe ambition climb~ What lhall be at length the period ofour wilhes 1 I could not blame thefe deftres, if contentment conlilled in having much: bur, noVI' t.hat he only bath much, that bath contentment, (and tlta! it is as cafily obtained ina low cllate) I can accoant of thefe thou~hts no bettcf.then proudll, foolilh. Thou art poorc: what difference is there betw1xt a greater manand thee~ avc that hedoth his bufioeffes byothers\ thou docll them thy felfc. He bath Cllttrs,C.,kes,B•]Iives,Sttwards, Secrtt.rits,and all other officers for his fcvtrall fcrviccs:thou provtdell,drdfeft,gathercll, rC'Ceive!l', expendcll, wrireft for thy fclfe.His patrimony is largc1thincearnings !mall. If Brimm feed fifty bellies with D his hundred hands;what is he the better, then he tharwirh rwohandsfecdeth one~ He is ferved in filvcr: thou in veffdl of the fame colour, of leffcr price 1 as good for ufe,though not for value. His dilhes arcmore dainty, thine as well relifhed to thee, and no leffe wholfome. He cats Olives,rhouGarlike:he mifiikes nor more the fmell ofthy fawce,thenthou doell the ralle ofhis. Thou waorell fomewhat that he bath: hewifiteth fomething which thou hall, and regardell nor. Thou couldll be content to have the rich manspurrc,but hisgour thou wouldll not have: hewould have thy health, but notthy fare. Ifwee might pick our ol all mens ellates, that which is laudable,omitting thcinconveniences,we wonld make our felves complete: bur if we mull rakealltogether, we lhould perhaps little advantage our felvcs with the change. For themoll wife God bath foproporrion'd out every mans condition, that E he bath fome jull caufeofforrow infeiurably mixed with orher contentments, and bathallotted to noman living,an abfo ute happineffc, without fomegrievances1 nor to any man fucb an dqui!itc mifery,as that he findcth not fomewhat wherein to folace himfdfe:thewcight whereof varies, according to oureftimation ofthem. One bathmuch wcalth,bur nochild to inherit it: he envies at the poore mans fruitfulneffe, whichhathmao(.heires, and no laods1 andcouldbeconrent, with all hisabundanceto purcha ea fucccfforofhis own loynes. Another bath many children, little maintenance: he commeoderh the carelcffe quictncffe of the barren; and thinks fewer mouths andmoremeat woulddoe better.The labouringman bath the bleffiog ofa llroog body,~! to digell.any fare,to en~urc anylabour: let he wifheth himfelfe weaker, oncondi!lon hcmtghtbe wealthier. The man o nice-education bath a feeble
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