674 The Righteous Mammon. ---- in himmull we deMght with contempt ofall; and this is to Trult in God. It wasa A fweet ditty ofthe Pfalmifr, which we mull allle~rne to Gng, Bon""' tjl confderein Don;if14, Jt is good to troll: in the Lord: Go.od,m refpe/.l ofhim,andgood for us. E'orhim, itisoneofthebellyiecesofglorytobet~lled·t~: as, with us, ]oftpb holds, Potiplw· cannor doe htm a greater h~nor then m trull:mg himwith all , And hisgloryis precious, that he cannot pa~~wuh ~hat to any cr<7rure ; all other things ,i he impartswillingly, and referves nothmg to htmfelfe bur thtS: Beeing, life, ~now. ledge,.happi'iflfe, are.fuch bleffin~sasareeminently, originally, elfenrially in God; and yec, Betmghe gtves eo all thmgs, L tfi: to many, Knowledge to fame kindsof creatnres,happinelfe eo fame of thefe kinds : as for riches, he fo gives them to his creature,that he keeps them not at all to himfelfe; but as for his glory (whereofour trull: is apart) he will not endure lt communicated to Angell, orman ; notto rhe B bellguell in ~eaven, much ldfe to the drolfe of earth : Whence isrharrurfenor without anindignation, C•rfodbe t/Je man that tr.Jis i1s man;that mah<th jlifh bu arm, ' yea or fpitit either, beGdes the G~ ofS!Iirits; Wham have I inhevaenb•tthu? Here· in therefore doe we jnllice eoGod, when we give him hisowne, chat is, hisglory, our confidence. Butrhegrearellgoodisourowne; and God fhewes much moremercytousin allo\vinJ!: and inabling us to rrull: him,rhen we can doe jullice in rrnll:ing him: For alas, he could in his jull judgementglorifie himlelfc inournot rrnll:ing him : in ea. king vengeanceOflUSfor norglorifying him: Our goodnelfe reaches nor to him· but his goodnelfe reaches downe eo us, in char our heamare raifed up eo confiden~e in him. For,what lafety,what infpeakable comfort is rhere in trufling to God?When c our Saviour, in the lallwordsofhisDivineFarewell Sermon rohisDifciples,woold Joh.x6. tllc: perfwade them toconfidence, hefayes&,,<n : and fo dorh the Angell eo Paul in prifon; aword that fignifies IJ'oldnelfe : implying that our confidence inGod can· feth boldnes andcourage; andwhat is there inall the world that can workc the heart to fa comfortable and nnconquer•ble refolurion' as Oljr repofall uponGod ? TIJe LordilmJtmjl, '11'homtbe,.c•nifiare? In the Lordputl111J tr.JI, ho111 f•JJe then'"'"! fo•le,Fieehence M • birdtothehii/J? Yea how oft doth David inferrenpon this rrult nonconfimdar, I fhall norbe afhamed : And this cafe is generall, ThatlbeJth41p•t their truft in the Lordare 'u mount Sio~; that cannot je tJirtJtd.Faith can removemounraines, butthemountainesrhatare raifedon faith are unremoveable. Here isaltay for you (0ye wealthy and great) worrhyof your trull : Ifye wereMonarchs on D earth, or Angels in heaven, yewuld be noway fafe but in this rrull. Howeafieisit fur him eo enrich or impoverifh you, to hoyfe you up to the feats ofhonor, orro fpum you downe? What mynes, what Princes can raife you up to wealth, againlt bim,wirhouchim? HecanbidthewindsandSeasfuvor yourvelfells, hecanbid themGnke in a calme. The richand the poore meet tagether, God is themoltrraf6oth. Pro..-.u. Ye may trade, and ,coyle , and carke, and put up , andcall about, am! at !all: ltt you downe with a figh of late repentance , and fay, F.xcept the Lorlb•i/dt/Je haufo theJ labour in vai11ethat buildit: It ir in vai11e t• rifoe4YIJ, andl}e d""'ne late, awd eat the bread offurrow. Unto howmany ofyou may I fay with the Prophet Hag,di, Te havef Of> ne much, andbring in littie; J<eot, andhave not eno11gh; fe tlrinlte, b•t1eare not filled: Je doatbJo•, butJe be not wam~e, andhethu earnethmuchputJ hisg•Jnuin E abroken bag. And whence isall this ? re looked for m•ch; a11dloe, it came to lit/le: "he"J' braught it home, I did biDrr> 11pon it, foith the LordafHoj/1. Behold How ea ~e a rhingir isfor the God of heaven to blall: all your fi1bllance ; yea nor nnlytod•· minifh , bur toqufe it untoyou , and eomake you weary of it and ofyour felve~ Ohcalt your felves therefore into chafe Almighty hands : Seeke him in whomonlh youlhallfindrrue rellandhappinelfe: Honorhimwithyourfubllance, that hat honored you with it : Trull: not in riches, but rrull in God. . . lt is motiveeno~h eo your null:, that he is aGod; all arguments are infolded tn that one· yet this exttvesyou certaine explicit inforcemenrsofthis confidence; Every o~e of tbefe rea ons ( implying a fecret kinde of difdainfnll companfon betwixt the true God and the f.llfe) pe~fwade you to trull:inGod: Richesare but
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