~ - ~· - J~t V~R s.~,3· ~nExpojiti1n, with Not11 CHA p,5. treafures, in that they were defaced or defiroyed by morks, wet or rufl; Out of the whole obferve, ' Oi[er-zllzt: 1. · I. That fordidJParing is afurt jign ofa 'Worldly he~trt. Covet– ouf~ef~ is all for keeping; as the fool in the Gofpel talked of lay– ing up in his barns, Luk.:, t 2.18. Thofe that are inamord will not pare with their piClures of defire, and let their darling g~ out of fight; that which God would have communicated and lllJed out, they are all for keeping and laying it up : God gave us wealth, not that we lhould be Hoarders,but DiJPmcers. The noblell act: of the creature is communication to othtrs n.eceffities; but a covetous man doth not difpence ti his own; ajpightful envJ keepeth him. fro~ the fupply ot others, and acarnal t/lum from fparing to htmr H 11 mi;zem it- ftlf. Seneca calleth covetous men r Chefts: We think themmen, lum jr1diM~; and they are but Coffer-s; who would envyaTrunk weU fl:ored? ~;·c~ t{l;quu .e~ Well then, beware ot \'vithholdingm(}re then is meet, Prov. 1 I .14. -~;;;~::7!.ft~~~ of adelight in hoarding ; ' cis afurc note, that the world hath to() Seneca. muchot yo.ur heart. Ob/frv.. 2.. 2. Keeping thing1 from puhlique ufe, till they be corrupteel or ffioiled, is fordsdJParing. When you lay them not out upon God, flr others,or your felf, you are jL1i1ly culpable. The word tor money is xinf<tt-, which fignifieth ufe; you abufe it, when you make ic IG1ii– f.<~, apojfe;]ion; then you were as good have f9 many frones, as fo many treafures: 'Tis againfi the ordination of God, and the com– mon good of humane Societies. Scourge your Souls with remorfe for this bafenefs: Your meat ~utrifieth, when many an hungry bel– ly_wanteth it; your clothes are eaten ofmoths, which would cover the nakednefs of many apoo~ Soul in the world'; your money rufl:– ech, whi~h Chould be layed out for publique defence. The Inhabi– r,ams of Co~tjlanti'tJople would afford no money to the Emperor Con.ft.uitinm Pal.tslogm, when he begged from door to door .for a fupply for the Sou!diers; bur what was the ifl'ue? the barbarous s calv i[iiu in enemy won the City, and got all. The like ·fiory ~here is of s ..MuamtrJ xi sS• jfeat:<::.em,the covetous Caliphof Baby/on, who was fuch an Idola– ter of his weal eh and creafures, that he would not difpend any thing fur the necea'ary defence ofhis City, whereupon it was taken,. and. the Caliph famithed to death, aQd his mou;hb_y .Hadlrm theTarta- . rianConqueror filled with lillelced gold~ :; ·. Ohflrvat. 3 • 3· Coveto.ufnefs.brit:get.hGods curfe upot~ our ejl-11tn. He fendethcorruption 1 and thr; ruff)a!J&the moth: There is.nothinggottcn . by
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