upon the EpifUe of J A M I s, ; by rapine, or te1Mcity; bygreedy ge~ting, or c/ofe Withholding. Not bygredy getting ; when me.n Wtll fnatch ~n ~flare out. of the hands of Providence, no wonder d God fnatch tt awayr agam; ill g~ins are UJHivlllmt. to lof{es: Micah 6. I?· Are the-re.Jet the tret~fures of "'ick.._ednefs 111 'the hou(e of the w~ck...ed· ? that ts, have they them fl:ill? Not byundue Withholding; it draweth mans curfe and Gods too upon us: See Prov. 1 x. 2.6. HIJ that 'Withholdttb corn, . the p:~or PJt~li curfe him; but blejfing jhflll be upon the head of him th11t fe!leth it. God can eaGlycorrupt that which we: will not be– flow, and caufe a worm to breed in Manna: Certainly there iJ a Withholding that tendetb to poverty,Prov. I I. 24. Well then, learn the meaning of that Gofpel Riddle, That he that willfoves muft /()fe j and the befl Way of bringing in, is laJing OHt, · 4· There is corruption and decal upon thrfaa of all created Obfirvtet. 4 .. glory. Riches carrupted,gllrments moth-eaten,gold~ndjilver c••- kered. 'Tis madncJs to fet up our refi in perilbing things: Prov. z3.5. Wilt thoH[et thine eyes npDH that Which is not? 'Tis not only agaiHfigrace, but reafon; Confidence thould have a Cure and fiable ground. Well then, take Chrifis advice, M111t.6. I 9,zo. LaJ not up treAjHres upon earth, 'Where moth andruftdo corrupt, &c. We are ape to leek treafures here, but the moth and the rujJ check· eth our vanity : Thefe are like treafures of Snow, that mtlt in our fingers. So L~tk.: 12~ B• Provide 1our[elves /,ags that WAX not old, A trea[ure i~z the Heavens thAt [111ileth not, Where no thief ap· preachrth, or moth corrNpteth. Aman lhould look after an happi· nefs that will lafi as long as his Soul lafieth : Why thould we that have Souls that will not perith, look after things that perifh in the ufing? Thefe things pafs away, and theluft ofthem a/fo, I [o1J.2.. 17. Time will come, when the world will not rellilh with us: When we are about to leave the world, then we complain how it bath abufed us. · 5• From the diverfity of the terms,moth,cttrrHption,cank,tr, note, Obfervat. f~ ThAt G()d halh{everal 'Ways wherewith to blaft our carnal com- · forts. Sometimes by the moth, fometimes by the thief, by rufl or robber] ; they may eithe( rot, or be taken from us. Well then, let the greater awe be imprc:tfed upon your thoughts; Ufually we look no further then the prefent likelihoods. Sometimes God can arm the fire, {ometimes agreat Wind,and anon theSabea11s: [ob bath mef– fenger 1.1ponmeffenger, Chap. r. There isnothin~ keepeth the heart Xxx: 2. fo .. '
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