5~0 VB RS.I. An Expojition~ with Notes rich mmwere_fent for, _dragged _through che Hreers, fcourged to death,&c. T111S may be mtended mpart.. ?• Hell·torrhents,which are indeed miferies to come, the other are butthe begin11ing offor– rows ro what Dives or the rich man in the Gofpd felt in the Aames: fee Lu~. r6.24. From all obferve, · · O'bfer·vat. That fore miferies and judgmmts ,{hall come upon 'Wicf(ed rich q NOIJ ~urque~., men. Howl ye rich mm for the miferies, &c. q Thou lhalc not d~ quza hom~" be miferable as a murtherer or a fornicator (as Salvian gloffe.th) ~da_ e~ ~ qfiuzda but as arich mt~n, bec:aufe thou hafi ill ufed thy weal rh, at leafi not 1 ornzca. (,t ' e · 1 d · c G d l S h n. · f · tantum qu ia ~mp oye t~ 10~ o s gory. ee w .at aun~n o chreatenmgs there dives, quiadi· ts agatnfi nch men ; Luk.:24-2 5. Wo unto rtch men, for you have v~tiis m.ale ute- receivedyour confolation: Wo untoyou that areJH!!,for you fo.:dl r~sb~ qrna_datad<~ hunrJ'(r: Wo unto you that laugh now, for vou foal! mourn and t1 tr.tzvmas a · 6 ·r: h · ~ opm {all flum Weep,d'·c. So !Jas•. 5._8. f!7o fo them t at }O)rt houfe to ~onfe, and r.on inte!itgv.. fidd to fieki, thqf tho mPZJ beplacedalone £nth~ midfl ofthe earth. Salvian.lib.I. ·ris notable, that in both t~efe places words that do meetly imply ad E ~clrfiam riches are ufed, though the worldly man be incended,that placeth all catho!uam, his delight,love,care,confidence and glory in his riches. To rich men much is committed; they have more opportunities and obligations to do good then others, and yet ufually have leaft hearts, and there– fore th~y are called to a more fevere account, in this wc.rld, and the world to come. Sometimes in this world God reckoneth with them ; in all changes rich men have the greatefi proportion of cala:. mity : The winds {hake the talldl: Cedars mofi forely : God loveth to bear down the ftrong Oak!, Amos z. 9· But in the w,orld to come they come fadly to know what it is to have a portion only in this world; Godwill not give you adouble hell'&en; oh who would for a temporal heaven, adventure an eternal he!! oh then if there be any worldly wicked rich man, that heareth me this day, Go to 11ow, Weep ~ndmourn for the c~lam:ities that are coming uponyou. You will fay,We do no hurt wtth our wealth: Aye,but what good do you do? Your garments-are 1WJth-eatm, andyour money rufl– ed; you are w_rt;,~ched and worldly, n~gligent in Religion, carelefs to lay out your {ubl:l:ance for good ufes; and to him that k.,noweth to do good,an4 doth it _not,to .h_im it i& fin.- So alfo the poor may learn pence,not to enyY, w6rldlypol}lp aqd;glory :,Alittle withrighteour~· nef~ is a.greater bleffing, and a ple,qg of more; all their great trea... fu~~ oringe_th but a~roub~e .~nd acurfe: See Pfal.37•I6. ~ fittle th11t 11 r.ighteomman hatb, u 6etter then the r~ehes ofmany 'Wzc~ed• . ,. Y'mr '
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