25+ Theperfit Tatterne Cure about earthly treafures is this; there is noearthly treaaireabk toglue vs to a mans Conic anytrue contentment : it is a tr uefay ing ofSalomon, lie that lo.' nethfilter, fhall not be f tisfred withfiluer h. A fireame when itcoma eth forthout hEccisf50 . ofaipring, is but little and fhalbw ; but running further , and having other fireatnes fallinginto it , i tfwclleth bigger, and gr owethtofuchatircngrh, that itbeareth all before ir: Io thedefireofman atthefirftfeemeth but (mall , and pretends to bee ass lyfor needfnll things; but the more it receives, the bigger it 11436.2.5. waxerh and becomes at the all (as the Prophet fpeaketh) /ike andfwa1- lowed] vpall that comes into it; and isas the Elorfelcaches daughter, *hubal. kPro. 30.1e, nmyercr>es, Gitee,gitte,andcan nenerfig itis ynough k. The Prophet ¡fayvfethafi- mihrude ofan hungry man,whodreameth (faithhe) andbeholdheeau* and*hen IIC4.z9.3 heawakes his f ule is emptie l : fo it is but a conceit offatisf Rion which thefe our_ ward treafures doe affearde,and no true conteáimenr.Onthe other fide,thistrea- fare fpoken of here in my text, it breeds contentment ineuery eltate. Ifaman have much,it teacheth him the fober and moderatevfe ofir,anda lla ieth the gree_ dinette ofhis defire , and fo ranifheth his miirdewith the loueof Chrift and the Col,;.a. things ofGod, that it makethhim thinke even bafely ofthe tbingr below "',which the world fomuch admirer], and fo greedily careheth for. If he haue little,it tea- dimly him lo to reff vpon Gods prouiderce, asid to with the hope of the glory ro come, that afmailthing whim, fhallbe batter thengreat riches nPCal ro the wicked and mighty". Itcaufeth him to hold this fait asaground thatcan. 37'rß" not deco tse him ; that he that hathginrn Chr/ vrdohim, cannotbut with himgiue oRos, rx. hire allthings alto°. Thirdly efthe treafures of this world there is noafferances this is the end ofall earthly.pnff.fsions, either they are taken from vs, orwee huai them; and hee that hash the moft, and with thegrearefiferlednealfe, yet (asDauid faith) her flztll rakenothing a*aywhen beedycth, neither_Pall hie' pomp, duftend f Víhl,49.,,, ter himP.: he camenaked,and mull return, miltedq. It is true which Ihaue read v. . lob i.ao. fed in a plaine comparifon that it falleth out with many of thegreat florets of this world , as it dotk with aSumpter.borfe , who all the day carrieth the treahtre of his Lord eposhis backe;bur at night itis taken fromhim , and hee thruft into afoule liable, andall the benefit he reaped by the carriage,is, that hec is euenIyred with the rwaight of ir; fo, many wealthy ones of the world,they are but the carrssofwealth through tise royltfonsebump oftitis preheat life; but when death comes, their creature is taken from them , and they parhapes for their ill vfingk, thruft into hell;where they fìnde, that all the goodthey reape by their fuppofedgood ,.isthis, that it is aneuerlaflingburthento their foule , and an etcrnall gall vntotheir confcience. But now this rreafareis filch , as nei. therby fire, not temptil, nor violenceofrobbers,nor bydeath it feufe can beeta- tfProrrsa8, ken from him that once reioyeth ir. It istruely rearmed durableriches r; anda (Puke rt.33. bgge that cannot waxeolde, a treafrrre that canntuerfaile If accompanied) the foule, when death bath parted it from the body into thepretence of God ; it giueshim comfort before him, and lhall helpe to encreafe his happincßê, and to fill vp the meafure of his ioy, which the Lord bath prepared for him in his kingdome. Thus I bane firewed you , that as the things pertaining to lifeeter- nall areatreafure, fo they poe farte beyond tite treafures ofshegreatell price. which the men of theworld doe fecke for They beautifie the foule, and fur- ther the falnation of it, they givecontentment to the tonic, whereasoutward treafures breedevexation : they l aft euer, whereas all other thingsare fubie&to vncertainety. There is s goodvfe tobemade ofthis point. Therebe many (faith Denid)tbat 7heVfe. feywhottillfluwvranygoodr? There isa khssde oCde ire insman by the verf in. aPfai,q.6, (tin& ofnature, to be partaker ofthe true good,by whichto make hinfelfehap. py irirIfe end. Weeall agree, good is to be feugbt for: but about the particular, what
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