CHAP.I. upon the Fpiflle of JAM B s. VERS.It. 44· 4, )• The Lord faith, I will pluck_ up. this Whole Land, and feek.!ft thou great things for thT /elf? that ts, aprosperom cfJndi– tion in a time ofpublicftdefo!ation; ,dsas ifa man lbould beplant– ing flowers when there is a wind gone forth to b!aft them. Well then, Take heed you do not make providence your enemy, then your comfortswill becomemore perifhing ; you cannot . thm ex. petl acomfortable warmth from God, but aburning heat: There are three fins efpecially by which you make provideNce yonr ene· my, and fo the creaturesmore vain. 77 1. When you abufe them to ferve your lufis : .where there is pride and wantonnefs, you may look for aburning , certainly your flowers will be fcortched and dryed up ; pleafant Sodom, when it was given topride, and id!enefs,,andfulnefs ofbread, met with a /mrning heaf indeed, E~e~ ;I 6. 49· in ~alvians phrafe, God Pluit Gthen· will rain Hell out ofHeaven rather then not vifit for fuch fins. ~a~ ~ c~fu, 2. When you make them obje& of truil:, God can brook no P;o;~dn 1.~ rivals ; truil: being ;the faireil: andbeil: refpetl of the Creatures, it • 1 • mufi: notbe intercepted, but afcend to God; if you make Idols of the creatures, G~qwill make nothingof them ; The fire of gods jealoujie is a 6urning heate. God took away from rudah the ftaff and theft~.J; Ifai.3. I. that is, that which they made fo, excluding him ; (or that is thecafe in the Context. So when you trufi: in your wealth,as tfit mull needs be well with your families ; and you were fecured againfi all judgements, and turnes of Providence ,; cer· ta1nly GodwiJl take away the ftlljf 11111d the ftay : and Chew that . riches are but de11d helps, when they are preferred before the living God, I Tim. 6. 17. . 3· Wb~you get them by wrong. means, wealth thus gotten Oh(erv 11 t. 3: 1s flefh (ltke the Eagles from the Altar) with acoal in it, that de· voureth the whole nefr, Haba~ 2. 9• Wo he to hsm that coveteth an evil covetoufnefs, that he maJ{et his neff on high, that he T»A) he del'ivered from the power of evil/. You think ,tis a ready way to . -advance you, no, this is the ready way to ruine all; James 5. 3• Tourgold andjilver jhall he a 'Witnefs againflyou, and jhall eate your fte.fh M it were fire ; that i~, draw the fire and burning heat of · Gods wrath upon your felves and families. . · From that [His 'Waies J . . , . Worldly m~n purfue 'W_ealthWith greAt cg~1 and induflrJ; The Ohfirvllt. 4~ ~~~~ ~Urt:J~!h fl!t~er and tluther, he hath feveral W11iu whereby to . ·- · -- · ~ 3 - - -- · · - ~~~~m~
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