4$ Sothat this wordMa) prooueth manytimes to be as galland worm-d: It doth focomeathwart the purpofes of thevngodly. Hepall notcontinue in honour (faith theText:) the words are properly , MikeInottaryallnightrn Honour: and thereupon becaufeit is vases in the Hebrew, fome(andthe fame learned) haue viedthin pIac to prooue thatAdam fell the fame day inwhich hewascreated. How tactitbe touchingthat,theholy Chaffhis meaningisto note out avery I tort continuance. We arewont todefcribe aaunt aboad,by lodging w an Inne, where aman feldome1ayethin his trauaile about anight. Now thecontinuance of the carnali man in hishonourand pofperity, ¡hall be farce ieffe, the time (hall be (as it were) a degree(hotter. The truth hereof is fulfilled by twomeancs. For firft,either his profperitycontinueth not to him, or elfe(fecondly) he continuethnot to hisprofperity. Touchingthe firft , fob faith, that thewicked manalbeit héhaue gotten much,and raked heapstoge Cobanso. ther,yet many times hiseyes feethe delimaioh's a, And toeffe&this,theLordhath let euen an holt ofenemies againff allworldly things. TheLich inmoney,is is danger oftheeues; he which abounds in houfhold-¡luffe, is in hazzardof fiera The raft layette fiege to thygold, and the moth to thygarment. Thygreat beards of cattell may be fwept away with rottenneffe: At Sea, Pirates may fpoilethec: In thy husbandry, binflingmayvndoe thee. All theCe, andmany moemeanes thenthefe, the Lord hath to takeprofperity from the vngodly,. Adde,that fometime the plaguelighteth vpon him,whichDanidprayed forvp. epfal:reg,rt onhis enemies :rheExtortioner (or Trfurer) catcher ball that hebath.. The Lord can make himwhen he Smolt mnch,tebrag inbral'ttle,andto put vp bb wealth inn JHsg.t.e. abroken bagger: So that heMall coefumelke thefetoflambss, and growpoure, Nat. 37.sa and wafle in hisoutward eftate,to the vexingofhisheart,he knowçs not how: yea and all this, manytimes in leffe (pace then thewealthwas gathered. The tree whichwas many yeéres in growing,is burnt to afhes in a Mort fpace;And bioh.a.so. the famous Temple atlerufalem, which wasforty. andfixyeeretaholding h, was fcatfefo many houres inburning. Thewealth ofmany yceresgetting, is many times brought tonothing in an inflant. It is likevnto thecháffe,which though itbeawhile laid vptogether vpon an heape, yet ona Riddencommethablait ofwinde, andfcatterethitto and fro, from the faceofthe earth, fo that irise' Hen a thingvnpoll bleto bring it backeagaine tothe former condition: 4nd by this meares is that verifiedspoil the manofearth , which the Scripturefaith: Hebathdeuouredftebfance, And befhall vomit it ; for God¡Jaildraw itout ofhisbal. : The increafe ofhis borifefhollgeeaway, it(hallflow away in thedayof Gods wrath, lobsea tbenfhallmoneofbis metebe lefr,tbereforefballnone bopefor hisgoods As theLori m,ss. doth often thus deal:with the wicked worldliugs in hisownperfon fo though he fuller haply the owner himfelfe to enjoyMaheha th duringhis time, yethe {lobat.tpi curfethittohis pofletity. God ls,etbvptheforme of thefather farkbehildrenk And,lfbio children 6egreatinmember, the[wordfballdeelrop then, , andbu pofferí. )lob sr,r4, t fbellnot beefatiefedwitbbread': Hegetteth afenne ( faithSalomon,) andmbit nsEcclq, t3. bend is nothing.: one that comes to beggery,notwithfl:andingthe great wealth of hispredeceffor.'This isan euill which the Preacher law vn'er the Sunne, Aman torebomÇodbatbgiuenricbes ,and treafinet, andhonenr, and bewavteti no. thingfor bisfouleofalltbatitdelretb, but Godgiuethbimno power tocare thereof, but 7tRed.As: nPave Hoar,fballeateit IT ^. It is that which in this Pfalmep is called, Leaai'g eVcdh to. richesforothers :and wherewith the Lord twitreth the rich man: fvhofe/ballthefs p Luke s;4 thingsbe, which thou begprouidedi'? Thus the Lord whenhe is fo pleated, can, q Luke t.,. , and dothtake awayprofperity fromthe wicked. Nowputcafe it continue it rua pro. &di meafurewithhim fo long ashe continueth, yetat !aftthe Lord takethhim fDS;o from it. Soh. tooke the richman fromhis wealthq, Haman from hishonour r, ttSanamas.3s Belshazzar from hisEmpi e', Aabal from his abundancer, Herod from his Y AQS 12,13, f xinkc tóaa, Cate ^,the Glarteafrom hisbellychvetes, Indeed (faithDavid) Ibaue fern the tçiebyed TheWarldlinga Dotxnf4lFl.
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