The worldlings aduenture discouering the fearefull estate of all earthwormes, and men of this world, in hazarding their pretious soules for the enioying of worldly happines / deliuered in two sermons before the worthy visitors of the right worshipfull Company of the Grocers, at the visitation of their free grammar schoole at Oundell in North-Hamptonshire, by Thomas Cooper, Batchelour in Diuinity, imployed in that businesse.
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             The worldlings aduenture discouering the fearefull estate of all earthwormes, and men of this world, in hazarding their pretious soules for the enioying of worldly happines / deliuered in two sermons before the worthy visitors of the right worshipfull Company of the Grocers, at the visitation of their free grammar schoole at Oundell in North-Hamptonshire, by Thomas Cooper, Batchelour in Diuinity, imployed in that businesse.
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           The
           Worldlings
           Aduenture
           .
        
         
           DISCOVERING
           ,
           The
           fearefull
           estate
           of
           all
           
             Earth-wormes
             ,
             and
             men
             of
             this
             World
             :
             In
          
           hazarding
           their
           pretious
           soules
           ,
           for
           
             the
             enioying
             of
             worldly
             happines
          
           .
        
         
           Deliuered
           in
           two
           Sermons
           :
           Before
           the
           
             Worthy
             Visitors
             of
             the
             Right
             Worshipfull
             Company
          
           of
           the
           GROCERS
           .
        
         
           At
           the
           Visitation
           of
           their
           Free
           Grammar
           Schoole
           at
           
             OVNDELL
             in
             North-Hamptonshire
          
           .
        
         
           By
           
             Thomas
             Cooper
          
           Batchelour
           in
           Diuinity
           ,
           Imployed
           
             in
             that
             Businesse
          
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             N.
             O.
          
           for
           
             Richard
             Redmer
          
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           at
           his
           Shop
           at
           the
           West
           end
           of
           S.
           Paules
           Church
           .
           1619.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           right
           Worshipfull
           ,
           the
           Wardens
           and
           Assistants
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Brethren
           of
           the
           Honourable
           Corporation
           of
           Grocers
           ,
           worthy
           Patrons
           of
           Religion
           and
           Learning
           ,
           and
           my
           very
           good
           Benefactors
           .
        
         
           Grace
           ,
           mercie
           and
           peace
           from
           God
           the
           Father
           ,
           through
           our
           Lord
           Iesus
           Christ
           be
           multiplyed
           .
        
         
           RIght
           Worshipfull
           ,
           and
           deerely
           beloued
           ,
           in
           our
           best
           beloued
           
             Christ
             Iesus
          
           :
           Vouchsafe
           ,
           I
           pray
           you
           ,
           the
           reuiew
           of
           these
           Meditations
           :
           which
           as
           they
           were
           conceiued
           ,
           especially
           for
           your
           sakes
           ,
           so
           they
           are
           of
           all
           other
           most
           necessarie
           for
           the
           well
           ordering
           ,
           and
           comfort
           of
           those
           Callings
           ,
           wherein
           God
           hath
           placed
           you
           .
           For
           seeing
           man
           consists
           of
           a
           reasonable
           soule
           and
           body
           ,
           both
           which
           must
           be
           so
           prouided
           for
           
           in
           their
           order
           and
           measure
           ;
           as
           may
           tend
           to
           the
           well
           being
           of
           either
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           eternal
           happines
           of
           both
           in
           the
           life
           ,
           to
           come
           .
           What
           so
           necessarie
           ,
           as
           that
           one
           thing
           which
           indeed
           is
           onely
           necessarie
           ,
           euen
           by
           the
           iudgement
           of
           him
           that
           must
           saue
           or
           condemne
           the
           same
           ,
           namely
           ,
           the
           welfare
           &
           safetie
           of
           the
           precions
           soule
           ?
           And
           yet
           seeing
           that
           God
           hath
           placed
           vs
           on
           the
           earth
           and
           that
           wisely
           ,
           in
           seuerall
           Callings
           ▪
           and
           conditions
           :
           that
           so
           by
           our
           holy
           managing
           thereof
           ,
           we
           may
           lay
           vp
           a
           good
           foundation
           against
           the
           life
           to
           come
           .
        
         
           How
           necessarie
           is
           that
           knowledge
           ,
           which
           may
           enforme
           vs
           rightly
           herein
           ?
           most
           vsefull
           ,
           and
           so
           acceptable
           that
           skill
           must
           needes
           bee
           ,
           whereby
           we
           shall
           be
           so
           enabled
           to
           commerce
           with
           worldly
           things
           ,
           as
           not
           thereby
           to
           hazard
           our
           eternall
           happinesse
           .
           Yea
           ,
           so
           much
           the
           more
           is
           the
           direction
           necessary
           ;
           because
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           a
           Mysterie
           concealed
           from
           Nature
           ,
           which
           knows
           not
           the
           things
           of
           God
           ,
           neither
           indeede
           can
           know
           them
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           spiritually
           discerned
           ,
           when
           as
           its
           chiefest
           wisedome
           is
           enemy
           against
           God
           and
           it
           owne
           happinesse
           :
           as
           appeareth
           by
           the
           ordinary
           ship-wrake
           of
           the
           most
           ,
           through
           the
           ignorance
           thereof
           :
           So
           it
           is
           the
           speciall
           gift
           of
           God
           to
           reueale
           the
           same
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           as
           without
           which
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           possible
           to
           secure
           our
           future
           estate
           ,
           in
           passing
           through
           such
           manifolde
           and
           slipperie
           occasions
           of
           our
           present
           Callings
           .
           And
           surely
           if
           wee
           consider
           that
           Axiome
           of
           Sacred
           
           truth
           ;
           that
           we
           cannot
           serue
           God
           &
           Mammon
           ,
           and
           compare
           therewith
           that
           damnable
           conclusion
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           as
           subscribing
           to
           the
           trueth
           of
           God
           out
           of
           the
           conscience
           ,
           of
           it
           owne
           vtter
           inabilitie
           ,
           and
           sottish
           dotage
           on
           it
           owne
           shadowes
           :
           that
           conscionable
           Seruice
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           an
           hinderance
           to
           worldly
           thrift
           ;
           impossible
           to
           get
           riches
           ,
           and
           keepe
           a
           good
           conscience
           ,
           as
           implying
           a
           contradiction
           in
           those
           things
           ,
           which
           by
           right
           vse
           are
           subordinate
           to
           each
           other
           .
           Is
           it
           not
           then
           ,
           more
           then
           necessarie
           to
           know
           such
           a
           way
           ,
           whereby
           wee
           may
           so
           thriue
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           as
           that
           withall
           wee
           may
           thriue
           to
           heauen
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           find
           out
           and
           practise
           an
           holy
           subiection
           to
           the
           worde
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           so
           discerne
           that
           to
           be
           possible
           with
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           impossible
           to
           men
           .
           Oh
           ,
           how
           true
           is
           it
           which
           our
           blessed
           Sauiour
           speakes
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           impossible
           for
           a
           rich
           man
           to
           enter
           into
           heauen
           ;
           meaning
           ,
           such
           a
           rich
           man
           ,
           as
           wanting
           this
           heauenly
           wisdome
           ,
           to
           vse
           the
           world
           aright
           ;
           sets
           his
           confidence
           in
           riches
           ,
           and
           rests
           on
           such
           slipperie
           foundations
           ,
           forsaking
           the
           God
           of
           his
           strength
           ,
           and
           rock
           of
           his
           saluation
           .
           And
           it
           is
           also
           most
           true
           for
           our
           eternall
           comfort
           :
           that
           though
           these
           things
           are
           snares
           to
           the
           wicked
           ,
           to
           entāgle
           and
           drowne
           them
           in
           euerlasting
           perdition
           :
           yet
           we
           may
           take
           such
           a
           curse
           in
           the
           gayning
           and
           vse
           of
           these
           dangerous
           Wares
           ,
           that
           if
           we
           first
           seeke
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           heauen
           ,
           and
           the
           righteousnesse
           thereof
           ,
           these
           shall
           be
           cast
           vpon
           vs
           
           without
           any
           great
           care
           or
           labour
           ,
           if
           we
           make
           purchase
           of
           the
           great
           gaine
           ,
           which
           is
           Godlines
           ,
           we
           shall
           finde
           it
           profitable
           as
           well
           for
           this
           life
           ,
           both
           to
           order
           our
           worldly
           affaires
           ,
           and
           also
           to
           prosper
           them
           vnto
           vs
           ;
           as
           for
           the
           life
           which
           is
           to
           come
           .
           And
           therefore
           as
           it
           is
           a
           brand
           of
           prophanenesse
           ,
           to
           renounce
           our
           birth-right
           in
           heauen
           for
           a
           Messe
           of
           pottage
           ,
           or
           any
           earthly
           happinesse
           whatsoeuer
           :
           as
           if
           these
           could
           not
           well
           sort
           together
           ;
           so
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           marke
           of
           vnbeliefe
           to
           distrust
           God
           for
           the
           well
           being
           of
           our
           bodies
           ,
           seeing
           we
           haue
           trusted
           him
           for
           the
           happinesse
           of
           our
           soules
           .
           Here
           then
           is
           wisedome
           to
           bring
           both
           ends
           together
           ;
           so
           to
           learne
           worldly
           thrift
           ,
           as
           that
           withall
           we
           may
           thriue
           to
           heauen
           .
           This
           wisedome
           is
           best
           attained
           by
           Experience
           ;
           &
           Experience
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Mistresse
           of
           Fooles
           ,
           is
           then
           most
           comfortably
           gained
           ,
           when
           we
           can
           be
           warned
           by
           others
           harmes
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           my
           purpose
           in
           the
           ensuing
           Treatise
           .
           Wherein
           I
           endeauour
           to
           set
           before
           the
           eies
           of
           your
           minds
           ,
           as
           in
           a
           cleare
           and
           true
           Mirrour
           ,
           the
           fearefull
           estate
           of
           Worldlings
           ;
           aduenturing
           ,
           and
           working
           out
           their
           owne
           damnation
           ,
           by
           their
           vnsatiable
           and
           deceitfull
           hunting
           after
           worldly
           profit
           .
           Here
           you
           may
           take
           notice
           of
           an
           ordinary
           Bargaine
           ,
           betweene
           the
           god
           of
           this
           world
           ,
           &
           earthly
           minds
           ;
           as
           willingly
           exchanging
           their
           eternal
           soules
           ,
           for
           the
           enioying
           of
           the
           pleasures
           and
           profits
           of
           sinne
           for
           a
           season
           .
           Here
           you
           may
           see
           ,
           that
           our
           destruction
           is
           of
           our selues
           ,
           in
           that
           
           our
           corrupt
           ,
           and
           greedy
           desires
           do
           entice
           Satan
           to
           chaffer
           with
           vs
           ,
           and
           to
           preuaile
           for
           this
           Bargaine
           .
           Here
           you
           haue
           the
           policies
           of
           Satan
           liuely
           discouered
           ,
           whereby
           he
           drawes
           vs
           on
           to
           the
           Bargaine
           ,
           and
           holdeth
           vs
           to
           the
           same
           ;
           that
           so
           we
           may
           preuent
           his
           subtill
           snares
           and
           delusions
           .
           Lastly
           ,
           you
           haue
           here
           the
           censure
           of
           the
           Bargaine
           ,
           euen
           by
           our
           Lord
           Iesus
           Christ
           himselfe
           ;
           who
           onely
           can
           truely
           iudge
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           shall
           most
           righteously
           iudge
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           that
           you
           may
           wisely
           looke
           before
           hand
           into
           the
           yssue
           thereof
           ,
           and
           so
           fore-warned
           not
           to
           enter
           into
           any
           such
           couenant
           .
           This
           is
           the
           summe
           of
           these
           Meditations
           ,
           which
           I
           doe
           most
           zealously
           commend
           vnto
           your
           best
           considerations
           ,
           as
           those
           that
           by
           your
           Callings
           may
           make
           good
           vse
           therof
           .
           Which
           that
           you
           may
           vnfeignedly
           doe
           ▪
           I
           further
           promise
           what
           here
           you
           haue
           not
           ;
           That
           my
           requests
           shall
           be
           dayly
           manifest
           ,
           at
           the
           Throane
           of
           Grace
           for
           your
           Worshipfull
           Societie
           :
           Yea
           ,
           whatsoeuer
           I
           am
           ,
           or
           may
           be
           ,
           shall
           be
           deuoted
           to
           the
           good
           of
           your
           Companie
           :
           that
           the
           Lord
           would
           mercifully
           make
           vp
           the
           Breach
           among
           you
           ;
           or
           sanctifie
           it
           more
           graciously
           ,
           to
           your
           more
           sure
           vniting
           to
           his
           Maiestie
           :
           that
           hauing
           experience
           of
           the
           ficklenesse
           ,
           and
           contentious
           spirits
           of
           men
           ;
           you
           may
           be
           carefull
           to
           builde
           your
           foundation
           vpon
           the
           Rocke
           ,
           which
           may
           endure
           all
           counter-blasts
           .
           Labouring
           your
           peace
           with
           God
           ,
           by
           the
           attonement
           of
           his
           glorious
           Sonne
           ,
           blessed
           for
           euer
           :
           That
           so
           seeking
           
           first
           ,
           the
           kingdome
           of
           heauen
           ,
           and
           the
           righteousnesse
           thereof
           ,
           these
           outward
           things
           may
           encrease
           and
           be
           sanctified
           vnto
           you
           ;
           that
           so
           you
           may
           continue
           without
           offence
           ,
           as
           you
           haue
           begun
           &
           proceeded
           hitherto
           ,
           in
           all
           fruitfull
           bountie
           and
           mercifulnesse
           to
           the
           Houshold
           of
           faith
           :
           to
           the
           happy
           fealing
           vp
           of
           your
           saluation
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           hastening
           and
           accomplishing
           of
           the
           same
           in
           the
           life
           to
           come
           .
           And
           thus
           humbly
           requesting
           your
           Worships
           to
           accept
           of
           this
           liuely
           Touch-stone
           to
           try
           your
           Estates
           ,
           by
           walking
           contrary
           thereto
           ;
           with
           my
           euer
           vnfeigned
           acknowledgement
           of
           your
           loue
           towards
           me
           ;
           I
           heartily
           take
           my
           leaue
           ,
           commending
           your
           Worships
           ,
           and
           all
           yours
           ,
           to
           the
           Grace
           ,
           and
           Mercie
           of
           our
           blessed
           God
           ,
           through
           Iesus
           Christ
           our
           Lord
           ;
           In
           whom
           I
           rest
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             Worships
             poore
             Remembraucer
             ,
             at
             the
             Throane
             of
             Grace
             ,
             
               TH.
               COOPER
            
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             Math.
             16.
             26.
             
          
           
             For
             What
             shall
             it
             profit
             a
             man
             though
             he
             should
             win
             the
             whole
             world
             ,
             and
             lose
             his
             owne
             soule
             ?
          
        
         
           IN
           these
           words
           ,
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           layeth
           downe
           a
           reason
           ,
           why
           we
           should
           not
           for
           the
           sauing
           of
           this
           present
           and
           momentany
           life
           ,
           decline
           afflictions
           ;
           namely
           ,
           because
           the
           sauing
           of
           life
           present
           in
           this
           regard
           ,
           is
           the
           next
           way
           to
           endanget
           the
           life
           eternall
           :
           and
           if
           so
           ,
           then
           no
           profit
           will
           redound
           thereby
           ,
           no
           though
           we
           might
           liue
           to
           enioy
           the
           whole
           world
           .
           
           For
           hauing
           in
           the
           21
           verse
           ,
           adioyned
           the
           doctrine
           of
           his
           particular
           suffering
           to
           the
           former
           doctrine
           of
           his
           Kingly
           office
           in
           gouerning
           and
           preseruing
           his
           Church
           ,
           that
           so
           the
           wise
           temper
           of
           these
           seeming
           contraries
           might
           
           confound
           carnall
           wisdome
           ,
           and
           exercise
           the
           faith
           of
           his
           disciples
           ,
           because
           the
           harsh
           newes
           of
           his
           suffering
           gaue
           occasion
           of
           offence
           to
           Peter
           ;
           as
           dreaming
           in
           his
           carnall
           reach
           ,
           of
           a
           temporall
           Kingdome
           ;
           he
           thereby
           takes
           occasion
           ,
           from
           the
           particular
           doctrine
           of
           his
           owne
           suffering
           ,
           to
           gather
           a
           generall
           conclusion
           :
           That
           whosoeuer
           will
           be
           his
           disciple
           ,
           must
           also
           deny
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           take
           vp
           his
           Crosse
           and
           follow
           him
           ;
           which
           bitter
           pill
           that
           it
           might
           be
           the
           beter
           digested
           ,
           he
           wisely
           remoues
           the
           maine
           barnd
           hinderance
           of
           enduring
           afflictions
           ;
           namely
           ,
           the
           loue
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           a
           strange
           paradox
           to
           the
           confounding
           of
           reason
           ,
           &
           triall
           of
           faith
           :
           affirming
           that
           the
           sauing
           of
           life
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           by
           auoyding
           the
           Crosse
           ,
           was
           the
           next
           way
           to
           lose
           it
           eternally
           :
           and
           so
           to
           encourage
           the
           rather
           to
           the
           vndergoing
           of
           afflictions
           ,
           he
           affirmeth
           contrarily
           ,
           that
           the
           enduring
           of
           afflictions
           for
           his
           sake
           ,
           though
           it
           were
           to
           the
           losse
           of
           life
           temporall
           ,
           was
           the
           meanes
           to
           procure
           the
           life
           eternall
           ,
           if
           not
           also
           for
           the
           preseruation
           of
           this
           present
           life
           .
           Now
           because
           life
           were
           not
           desirable
           of
           the
           carnall
           man
           ,
           but
           for
           those
           pleasures
           and
           profits
           sake
           which
           the
           world
           supplies
           thereto
           ;
           for
           otherwise
           these
           fayling
           ,
           life
           is
           but
           a
           burden
           ,
           and
           death
           a
           most
           desired
           hauen
           :
           therefore
           the
           spirit
           of
           God
           proceedeth
           in
           this
           verse
           to
           root
           out
           of
           our
           hearts
           this
           loue
           of
           the
           world
           ;
           and
           that
           by
           propounding
           the
           danger
           that
           accompanies
           the
           same
           ;
           namely
           ,
           that
           hereby
           
           the
           pretious
           soule
           is
           fearefully
           ensnared
           ;
           and
           endangered
           .
           And
           concludes
           the
           folly
           of
           such
           a
           match
           ,
           when
           we
           pay
           so
           deere
           for
           worldly
           things
           ,
           namely
           ,
           that
           they
           profit
           nothing
           .
           
        
         
           So
           that
           in
           these
           words
           we
           haue
           a
           discouery
           of
           an
           ordinary
           Bargaine
           vsually
           made
           by
           men
           of
           this
           world
           ,
           &
           that
           as
           they
           conceiue
           ,
           to
           great
           aduantage
           ;
           namely
           ,
           that
           they
           be
           contented
           for
           gayning
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           to
           lose
           their
           soules
           .
           Their
           soules
           is
           an
           ordinary
           price
           ,
           to
           compasse
           the
           pleasures
           and
           profits
           of
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           In
           which
           Bargaine
           there
           are
           couched
           these
           particulars
           .
           
           First
           ,
           the
           ground
           or
           occasion
           of
           the
           bargaine
           ;
           namely
           ,
           their
           greedy
           and
           vnsatiable
           desire
           of
           earthly
           things
           ,
           implyed
           in
           these
           words
           of
           extent
           :
           Though
           he
           should
           gaine
           the
           whole
           world
           .
           As
           if
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           had
           therein
           discouered
           that
           Roote
           of
           al
           mischiefe
           ;
           namely
           ,
           a
           couetous
           and
           vnreasonable
           desire
           to
           compasse
           all
           ,
           to
           be
           satisfied
           with
           nothing
           ,
           but
           the
           whole
           world
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           we
           haue
           heere
           the
           driuing
           of
           the
           Bargaine
           ;
           namely
           ,
           this
           couetous
           desire
           is
           that
           which
           giues
           way
           to
           Satan
           ,
           to
           fetch
           ouer
           the
           soule
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           heere
           is
           the
           Bargaine
           it selfe
           ;
           namely
           ,
           that
           the
           soule
           is
           lost
           for
           the
           gaining
           of
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           here
           is
           the
           Iudgement
           and
           censure
           of
           the
           bargaine
           ;
           namely
           ,
           that
           their
           is
           no
           profit
           in
           it
           .
           Of
           these
           in
           their
           places
           .
        
         
         
           And
           first
           ,
           of
           the
           ground
           or
           occasion
           of
           the
           bargaine
           .
           This
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           discouers
           to
           be
           an
           vnsatiable
           desire
           of
           earthly
           things
           ,
           teaching
           vs
           thereby
           ,
           that
           naturally
           the
           minde
           of
           man
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           immortall
           and
           not
           to
           be
           fadomed
           ;
           so
           it
           is
           restles
           and
           neuer
           satisfied
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           affecteth
           vnmeasurably
           the
           things
           of
           the
           world
           :
           
           gladly
           would
           engrosse
           and
           appropriate
           all
           things
           to
           it selfe
           .
           It
           cannot
           brooke
           a
           share
           in
           it
           happines
           ,
           it
           endures
           not
           to
           be
           stinted
           ,
           and
           measured
           therein
           .
           So
           saith
           the
           spirit
           .
           
           The
           eye
           is
           not
           satisfied
           with
           seeing
           ,
           nor
           the
           eare
           with
           hearing
           ,
           and
           therefore
           much
           lesse
           the
           minde
           .
           
           So
           is
           the
           practise
           hereof
           discouered
           :
           They
           ioyne
           houses
           to
           houses
           ,
           and
           land
           to
           land
           ,
           till
           there
           be
           no
           place
           ;
           and
           the
           reason
           hereof
           is
           added
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           liue
           alone
           vpon
           the
           earth
           :
           And
           the
           generall
           conditions
           of
           all
           estates
           discouers
           no
           lesse
           ;
           no
           man
           is
           contented
           with
           the
           place
           and
           calling
           wherein
           God
           hath
           placed
           him
           ,
           
           euery
           one
           aymes
           at
           the
           highest
           ;
           subiection
           is
           a
           burthen
           and
           disgrace
           ,
           and
           soueraignty
           tickles
           with
           the
           conceit
           of
           deity
           ;
           
           where
           the
           soule
           finds
           no
           rest
           in
           God
           ,
           
           how
           can
           it
           be
           but
           restles
           in
           hawking
           after
           shadows
           ?
           
           where
           pride
           is
           a
           chaine
           ,
           how
           can
           bondage
           or
           subiection
           be
           any
           whit
           brooked
           ?
           
           And
           seeing
           happines
           is
           conceited
           in
           these
           outward
           things
           ;
           if
           Caine
           be
           cast
           out
           of
           Gods
           presence
           ,
           
           he
           must
           eternize
           his
           name
           in
           building
           of
           Cities
           ,
           &
           compassing
           the
           world
           .
           Who
           would
           not
           enioy
           the
           
           most
           of
           all
           those
           things
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           haue
           greatest
           happines
           ?
           Can
           there
           be
           a
           greater
           plague
           to
           the
           wicked
           then
           still
           to
           be
           desiring
           ,
           
           what
           they
           compasse
           ?
           And
           may
           not
           this
           turne
           about
           to
           turne
           them
           home
           againe
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           Doue
           whē
           she
           found
           no
           rest
           for
           the
           sole
           of
           her
           foote
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           returned
           againe
           to
           the
           Arke
           from
           whence
           she
           was
           sent
           forth
           :
           so
           the
           poore
           soule
           being
           tyred
           in
           the
           compassing
           of
           these
           earthly
           things
           ,
           and
           confounded
           in
           the
           pursuit
           thereof
           ,
           may
           be
           forced
           to
           turne
           the
           current
           of
           her
           desires
           to
           the
           true
           obiect
           ,
           and
           to
           seeke
           for
           happinesse
           in
           her
           God
           onely
           .
        
         
           Oh
           that
           we
           were
           wise
           to
           discerne
           the
           euill
           sicknes
           ,
           
           and
           therein
           to
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           power
           of
           corruption
           .
           
           Are
           we
           sick
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           neuer
           satisfied
           therewith
           ?
           How
           doth
           this
           discouer
           our
           barrennes
           of
           grace
           ,
           how
           doth
           it
           conuince
           our
           bondage
           vnto
           sinne
           ?
           Where
           grace
           hath
           taken
           roote
           ,
           we
           dye
           vnto
           the
           world
           ;
           where
           God
           is
           preferred
           ,
           there
           Mammō
           hath
           no
           place
           .
           How
           doth
           this
           discouer
           an
           impossibility
           in
           nature
           ,
           to
           obtaine
           grace
           by
           it
           owne
           power
           ,
           seeing
           the
           glory
           and
           wisdome
           of
           nature
           is
           enmity
           against
           God
           :
           exalting
           the
           world
           and
           it
           shadowes
           ,
           aboue
           the
           true
           substance
           of
           euerlasting
           happines
           ;
           making
           the
           wedge
           of
           gold
           it
           hope
           ,
           and
           it
           belly
           it
           God
           ?
           Why
           do
           worldings
           engrosse
           and
           compasse
           the
           earth
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           haue
           no
           hope
           of
           heauen
           ?
           but
           that
           their
           maine
           happines
           is
           to
           enioy
           the
           pleasures
           of
           sin
           for
           a
           
           season
           :
           and
           that
           they
           may
           enioy
           them
           more
           freely
           ,
           they
           plot
           for
           greatnes
           ,
           that
           none
           may
           controule
           them
           ,
           they
           heape
           vp
           aboundance
           of
           treasures
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           haue
           continuall
           matter
           to
           nourish
           and
           encrease
           sin
           .
           Doth
           not
           affliction
           bridle
           sinne
           ,
           and
           withdraw
           many
           encouragments
           there-from
           ?
           doth
           not
           troubles
           awake
           the
           conscence
           ,
           and
           at
           least
           breed
           some
           remorse
           &
           outward
           abstinence
           from
           euill
           ?
           Then
           well
           fare
           fulnesse
           to
           fatte
           the
           heart
           in
           sin
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           be
           sencelesse
           thereof
           ,
           and
           so
           commit
           it
           more
           greedily
           ;
           wel
           fare
           prosperity
           to
           drown
           the
           heart
           with
           a
           vaine
           conceite
           of
           Gods
           fauour
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           loued
           vs
           ,
           because
           he
           bestoweth
           such
           a
           large
           portion
           vpon
           vs
           :
           that
           so
           though
           the
           minde
           be
           sensible
           of
           sinne
           ,
           yet
           it
           may
           swell
           with
           presumption
           ,
           &
           prophanesse
           ;
           that
           though
           we
           liue
           so
           ,
           yet
           God
           approues
           thereof
           ,
           we
           prosper
           and
           growe
           in
           greatnes
           ,
           therefore
           all
           is
           well
           .
           And
           doth
           not
           this
           make
           way
           at
           length
           to
           desperate
           atheisme
           ,
           that
           because
           we
           are
           spared
           ,
           nay
           we
           prosper
           ,
           and
           thriue
           in
           sinne
           ,
           therefore
           the
           Lord
           is
           like
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           
           he
           likes
           of
           our
           sinne
           ?
           And
           so
           the
           conclusion
           heereupon
           followeth
           by
           degrees
           ,
           
           that
           the
           foole
           saith
           in
           his
           heart
           ,
           as
           hee
           hath
           proued
           it
           by
           his
           waies
           ;
           
           that
           there
           is
           no
           God
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           to
           prosper
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           to
           doe
           what
           we
           list
           :
           nay
           hence
           it
           followes
           in
           the
           end
           ,
           that
           seeing
           we
           doe
           what
           we
           list
           ,
           therefore
           wee
           are
           gods
           ,
           knowing
           good
           and
           euill
           .
           This
           was
           the
           groūd
           of
           that
           grosse
           idolatry
           in
           deifying
           others
           
           and
           this
           not
           vnwillingly
           induced
           great
           ones
           to
           assume
           this
           diuine
           power
           vnto
           themselues
           ,
           
           by
           there
           transcendent
           power
           and
           priuiledges
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           cōtroule
           their
           owne
           lawes
           ,
           but
           euen
           to
           encroach
           vpon
           and
           iustle
           out
           the
           law
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           seate
           themselues
           in
           the
           place
           of
           the
           most
           Highest
           .
           
           Thus
           Antichrist
           arose
           by
           degrees
           from
           earthly
           happines
           ,
           to
           a
           concept
           of
           diuine
           power
           ,
           exalting
           himselfe
           aboue
           all
           that
           is
           called
           God
           ,
           because
           hauing
           taken
           a
           surfet
           of
           worldly
           pompe
           and
           fulnesse
           ,
           hee
           thereby
           established
           a
           visible
           monarchie
           ,
           not
           only
           aboue
           Emperours
           &
           the
           potentates
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           but
           euen
           aboue
           heauen
           ,
           and
           ouer
           hell
           it selfe
           ,
           encroaching
           into
           the
           prerogatiue
           of
           the
           most
           Highest
           :
           and
           making
           and
           changing
           the
           eternall
           decrees
           at
           his
           pleasure
           ,
           presuming
           with
           his
           fained
           ,
           and
           vsurped
           keyes
           ,
           to
           shut
           and
           open
           heauen
           and
           hell
           at
           his
           will
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           deceiuable
           miracles
           and
           presumed
           perfection
           exalting
           himselfe
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           beleeuers
           aboue
           all
           that
           was
           called
           God.
           And
           the
           maine
           ground
           hereof
           was
           the
           iust
           iudgement
           of
           God
           vpon
           the
           Whore
           ,
           whom
           as
           he
           had
           appointed
           frō
           all
           eternity
           to
           euerlasting
           perditiō
           ,
           so
           to
           this
           end
           for
           the
           more
           righteous
           execution
           of
           his
           decree
           ,
           he
           gaue
           her
           fauour
           with
           the
           great
           ones
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           by
           whom
           being
           cherrished
           and
           aduanced
           to
           bee
           Queene
           and
           Empresse
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           heereby
           she
           was
           drowned
           in
           securitie
           ,
           and
           said
           she
           sate
           as
           a
           Queene
           ,
           and
           should
           see
           no
           
           euill
           ,
           and
           so
           by
           securitie
           was
           hardned
           in
           her
           sin
           ,
           &
           therby
           committed
           the
           same
           more
           greedily
           ;
           and
           so
           being
           deceiued
           by
           sinne
           ,
           grewe
           to
           deceiue
           others
           ,
           that
           shee
           might
           the
           better
           excuse
           her selfe
           ,
           and
           make
           prey
           of
           the
           blinded
           world
           :
           whereby
           as
           shee
           executed
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           vpon
           the
           vtter
           Court
           ,
           and
           reprobates
           of
           the
           visible
           Church
           ;
           so
           by
           her
           oppression
           and
           horrible
           wickednesse
           ,
           by
           her
           vnsatiable
           ambition
           ,
           and
           couetousnesse
           ,
           by
           her
           diuellish
           treacheries
           and
           bloody
           cruelties
           ,
           she
           is
           now
           growne
           hatefull
           to
           those
           that
           were
           her
           owne
           ,
           being
           enuied
           for
           her
           greatnesse
           ,
           hated
           for
           her
           wickednesse
           ,
           and
           detested
           for
           her
           treacheries
           ;
           so
           that
           her
           owne
           greatnesse
           hath
           begun
           and
           will
           certainely
           accomplish
           her
           iust
           ouerthrow
           ,
           and
           fatall
           destruction
           :
           her
           owne
           Louers
           that
           formerly
           aduanced
           her
           ,
           being
           bewitched
           with
           the
           Cup
           of
           her
           fornications
           ,
           as
           they
           haue
           hitherto
           ,
           so
           still
           they
           shall
           leaue
           her
           ,
           for
           her
           odious
           wickednesse
           :
           yea
           ,
           they
           shall
           not
           cease
           to
           spoile
           ,
           and
           vtterly
           roote
           her
           out
           ,
           that
           so
           her
           destruction
           may
           be
           their
           safetie
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           may
           be
           glorified
           in
           his
           righteous
           iudgements
           .
           Euen
           so
           ,
           O
           Lord
           ,
           hasten
           thy
           worke
           ,
           for
           the
           comfort
           of
           thy
           Church
           ,
           and
           glorie
           of
           thy
           great
           Name
           .
           And
           let
           this
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           admonish
           the
           wise
           ,
           that
           they
           be
           not
           partakers
           with
           her
           of
           her
           sines
           ,
           lest
           they
           partake
           with
           her
           of
           her
           plagues
           .
           Aboue
           all
           :
           let
           it
           aduise
           vs
           ,
           especially
           to
           take
           heed
           of
           these
           two
           capitall
           sinnes
           ,
           of
           pride
           ,
           and
           couetousnesse
           ,
           
           the
           one
           being
           the
           meanes
           to
           nourish
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           yet
           couetousnesse
           being
           the
           meanes
           to
           confound
           pride
           ,
           in
           that
           it
           cannot
           be
           satisfied
           ,
           
           cannot
           attaine
           it
           desire
           .
           Let
           Ieremies
           counsell
           to
           Baruch
           ,
           be
           seasonable
           in
           these
           daies
           ;
           Seeke
           not
           after
           great
           things
           .
           If
           our
           hearts
           bee
           right
           ,
           we
           haue
           an
           higher
           ayme
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           bee
           not
           ,
           wee
           cannot
           wish
           a
           greater
           plague
           ,
           still
           to
           be
           desiring
           what
           we
           cannot
           haue
           ;
           and
           when
           we
           haue
           the
           most
           ,
           making
           our
           burthen
           the
           greater
           ,
           and
           our
           account
           more
           heauy
           ,
           at
           that
           great
           day
           .
           Let
           this
           teach
           vs
           to
           labour
           contentednesse
           in
           our
           estates
           ,
           by
           acknowledging
           our
           vnworthinesse
           of
           the
           best
           ,
           and
           the
           sufficiency
           of
           the
           least
           ,
           with
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           dayly
           resigning
           our selues
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           our
           God
           :
        
         
           And
           imploying
           our
           talents
           faithfully
           to
           his
           glory
           ,
           not
           considering
           so
           much
           what
           wee
           are
           short
           in
           of
           others
           ,
           aboue
           vs
           ;
           but
           how
           many
           there
           are
           ,
           that
           are
           short
           of
           our
           measure
           :
           labouring
           to
           supply
           what
           is
           wanting
           in
           out-ward
           things
           ,
           by
           storing
           vp
           inward
           graces
           ,
           which
           the
           more
           we
           heape
           vp
           ,
           the
           lesse
           we
           shall
           desire
           and
           esteeme
           the
           others
           ;
           and
           the
           more
           we
           haue
           ,
           the
           more
           we
           shall
           receiue
           :
           considering
           still
           of
           the
           shortnes
           of
           our
           liues
           ,
           and
           suddainnesse
           of
           our
           account
           ,
           that
           so
           still
           we
           may
           be
           rather
           carefull
           how
           to
           vse
           well
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           account
           comfortably
           for
           what
           we
           haue
           ,
           because
           we
           know
           not
           how
           soone
           we
           may
           leaue
           it
           :
           then
           to
           be
           desiring
           and
           caring
           for
           to
           morrow
           ,
           because
           we
           know
           not
           
           what
           to
           morrow
           may
           bring
           .
           Labour
           we
           therefore
           to
           rectifie
           our
           iudgements
           ,
           
           concerning
           our
           ambirious
           desires
           ,
           as
           if
           these
           did
           argue
           an
           ingenuous
           and
           free
           spirit
           :
           seeing
           ,
           as
           there
           cannot
           be
           a
           greater
           marke
           of
           a
           degenerate
           minde
           ,
           then
           to
           doate
           ,
           and
           hunt
           greedily
           after
           earthly
           riches
           ;
           because
           where
           our
           treasure
           is
           ,
           there
           also
           are
           our
           hearts
           :
           what
           we
           doate
           vpon
           ,
           that
           wee
           make
           our
           God.
           So
           hereby
           shall
           wee
           approoue
           that
           we
           are
           risen
           with
           Christ
           ,
           
           if
           our
           affections
           be
           set
           vpon
           things
           that
           are
           aboue
           ,
           and
           not
           on
           things
           below
           ;
           and
           the
           lesse
           care
           we
           haue
           of
           earthly
           things
           ,
           the
           more
           are
           our
           hearts
           enflamed
           with
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           :
           the
           more
           enliued
           with
           the
           hope
           of
           a
           better
           life
           .
        
         
           Thus
           an
           vnsatiable
           desire
           of
           earthly
           things
           ,
           possesseth
           euery
           man
           naturally
           :
           this
           conuinceth
           the
           obliquity
           and
           desperate
           state
           of
           Nature
           ;
           this
           as
           it
           argueth
           it
           subiect
           to
           Sathan
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Prince
           of
           this
           world
           ,
           so
           by
           this
           baite
           of
           the
           world
           he
           easily
           ensnareth
           vs
           to
           ineuitable
           destruction
           ;
           for
           so
           it
           followeth
           in
           the
           second
           place
           ,
           had
           not
           Satan
           matter
           to
           worke
           vpon
           from
           vs
           ,
           he
           could
           neuer
           preuaile
           to
           our
           destruction
           ;
           were
           we
           not
           as
           Tinder
           ,
           apt
           to
           receiue
           the
           fire
           ;
           nay
           ,
           had
           we
           not
           an
           whorish
           corruption
           in
           vs
           ,
           alluring
           him
           to
           attempt
           vs
           ,
           though
           he
           were
           neuer
           so
           instant
           ,
           yet
           should
           he
           be
           disappointed
           .
           But
           behold
           now
           ,
           the
           
             Driuing
             of
             the
             Bargaine
          
           ;
           what
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           encourageth
           and
           enableth
           Sathan
           to
           preuaile
           for
           our
           destruction
           ?
           
           there
           is
           a
           traytour
           within
           the
           citie
           ,
           to
           open
           the
           gates
           to
           him
           ,
           our
           vnsatiable
           desires
           of
           these
           things
           is
           that
           which
           he
           workes
           vpon
           .
        
         
           Where
           these
           are
           ,
           
           he
           easily
           fetcheth
           ouer
           the
           soule
           .
           The
           minde
           that
           is
           alwayes
           heauing
           after
           earthly
           things
           ,
           is
           an
           easie
           and
           sure
           prey
           to
           Sathans
           malice
           .
           The
           desire
           of
           riches
           is
           the
           roote
           of
           all
           euill
           ,
           exposing
           to
           tentation
           and
           snare
           of
           Sathan
           .
        
         
           
             And
             no
             maruaile
          
           .
           
        
         
           Because
           as
           this
           argues
           〈◊〉
           of
           vnbeliefe
           ,
           
           which
           hath
           renounced
           confidence
           in
           God
           ,
           
           and
           so
           being
           iustly
           forsaken
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           thereby
           left
           to
           the
           malice
           of
           Satan
           .
           
           So
           these
           endlesse
           desires
           exclude
           and
           chase
           all
           ▪
           good
           motions
           of
           
           the
           Spirit
           ;
           yea
           ,
           all
           law
           of
           common
           equitie
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           rather
           expose
           to
           Satans
           allurements
           :
           yea
           ,
           where
           such
           desire
           hath
           taken
           hold
           ,
           it
           exposeth
           
           greedily
           to
           any
           desperate
           wickednesse
           ,
           for
           the
           accomplishment
           thereof
           ,
           whereby
           the
           conscience
           becomes
           obdurate
           and
           senslesse
           ,
           not
           onely
           of
           euill
           ,
           but
           also
           the
           danger
           thereof
           :
           and
           so
           is
           the
           rather
           suppressed
           by
           the
           enemie
           ;
           yea
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           worst
           of
           all
           ▪
           this
           thirst
           of
           earthly
           things
           puffeth
           vp
           ,
           and
           bewitcheth
           the
           minde
           
           with
           a
           false
           conceit
           of
           happinesse
           ,
           and
           excellencie
           .
           As
           if
           this
           were
           the
           onely
           happinesse
           to
           engrosse
           and
           compasse
           all
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           liue
           alone
           vpon
           the
           earth
           ;
           that
           none
           may
           share
           with
           vs
           ;
           none
           may
           controule
           vs
           :
           and
           so
           thereby
           layeth
           it
           most
           desperately
           open
           to
           Satans
           market
           ,
           
           as
           making
           the
           delusion
           effectuall
           ,
           and
           so
           smiting
           the
           hand
           ,
           for
           the
           confirmation
           of
           the
           bargaine
           .
           If
           happinesse
           consist
           in
           enioying
           the
           world
           ,
           then
           what
           need
           we
           feare
           to
           venture
           the
           soule
           ;
           
           vnlesse
           we
           enuie
           our
           owne
           happinesse
           ?
           Thus
           did
           Satan
           fetcht
           ouer
           our
           first
           Parents
           ,
           abusing
           first
           their
           iudgements
           with
           a
           conceit
           of
           happinesse
           ,
           in
           which
           (
           indeed
           )
           was
           their
           baine
           :
           suggesting
           ,
           that
           if
           they
           did
           eate
           of
           the
           forbidden
           tree
           ,
           they
           should
           be
           so
           farre
           from
           death
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           should
           bee
           as
           gods
           ;
           knowing
           good
           and
           euill
           :
           and
           so
           by
           this
           slight
           easily
           brought
           them
           to
           his
           lure
           .
           Lastly
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           what
           followes
           thereupon
           :
           Namely
           ,
           that
           though
           Worldlings
           conceit
           of
           happinesse
           in
           these
           earthly
           things
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           confounded
           in
           their
           hopes
           ,
           and
           fall
           short
           of
           their
           compasse
           ;
           though
           they
           desire
           all
           ,
           yet
           many
           times
           they
           attaine
           not
           any
           such
           measure
           ,
           as
           may
           satisfie
           their
           desires
           .
           How
           can
           this
           choose
           but
           breed
           despaire
           ,
           and
           fearefull
           confusion
           ?
           And
           is
           not
           this
           now
           Satans
           time
           to
           make
           prey
           of
           the
           soule
           ?
           
           Now
           curse
           God
           and
           die
           ,
           because
           we
           cannot
           haue
           our
           will.
           I
           cannot
           be
           worse
           (
           saith
           the
           desperate
           soule
           )
           and
           therefore
           the
           foole
           rageth
           and
           is
           carelesse
           ;
           nay
           ,
           Satan
           is
           not
           so
           ready
           to
           make
           prey
           of
           the
           soule
           ,
           as
           he
           is
           to
           hasten
           the
           worke
           :
           Achitophel
           now
           hath
           no
           helpe
           ,
           
           but
           to
           hang
           himselfe
           ;
           I
           cannot
           endure
           this
           disgrace
           ,
           my
           credite
           is
           gone
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           am
           weary
           of
           my
           life
           ;
           and
           heere-upon
           I
           will
           be
           couragious
           ,
           to
           let
           it
           
           out
           my selfe
           .
           Behold
           the
           issue
           of
           worldly
           desires
           ,
           they
           first
           puffe
           vp
           with
           pride
           ,
           and
           then
           sinke
           in
           despaire
           ,
           and
           so
           expose
           to
           Sathans
           butchery
           .
        
         
           Who
           so
           is
           wise
           let
           him
           vnderstand
           these
           things
           ,
           
           and
           to
           whom
           the
           Arme
           of
           the
           Lord
           shall
           reueale
           them
           ,
           let
           him
           cleare
           and
           iustifie
           the
           Lord
           ,
           seeing
           his
           condemnation
           is
           of
           himselfe
           .
        
         
           If
           wretched
           man
           doth
           make
           the
           wedge
           of
           gold
           his
           hope
           ,
           and
           sets
           light
           by
           his
           soule
           for
           the
           obtaining
           of
           this
           trash
           ,
           renouncing
           the
           happines
           of
           the
           life
           to
           come
           ,
           for
           the
           enioying
           of
           this
           present
           ;
           is
           he
           not
           then
           the
           executioner
           of
           Gods
           righteous
           iudgement
           vpon
           him
           ;
           doth
           he
           not
           subscribe
           to
           his
           owne
           condemnation
           ?
           The
           waies
           of
           God
           are
           equall
           and
           righteous
           altogether
           ,
           but
           our
           wicked
           waies
           and
           desires
           do
           iustlie
           light
           vpon
           our
           owne
           pates
           ,
           and
           our
           owne
           wisdome
           is
           our
           confusion
           .
        
         
           Take
           notice
           therefore
           in
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           this
           euill
           sicknes
           reigning
           in
           thee
           naturally
           :
           &
           be
           thou
           wise
           to
           discerne
           the
           power
           and
           growth
           thereof
           ,
           that
           so
           thou
           maiest
           preuent
           the
           malice
           of
           Sathan
           .
        
         
           The
           regenerate
           themselues
           haue
           not
           beene
           without
           some
           spice
           of
           this
           disease
           :
           
           the
           Apostles
           dreame
           of
           an
           earthly
           Kingdome
           ,
           
           and
           Peter
           would
           faine
           haue
           tabernacles
           built
           on
           earth
           ,
           
           to
           enioy
           some
           constant
           happines
           heere
           .
           
           The
           Saints
           haue
           sretted
           at
           the
           prosperity
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           
           
           because
           they
           haue
           conceited
           it
           belonged
           vnto
           them
           ,
           
           and
           who
           should
           rather
           haue
           it
           then
           they
           ,
           who
           can
           best
           tell
           how
           to
           vse
           it
           ?
           And
           yet
           all
           this
           but
           tentation
           ,
           arising
           either
           from
           ignorance
           of
           better
           things
           ,
           or
           ouer-prising
           these
           present
           .
           Blessed
           be
           God
           ,
           the
           Saints
           haue
           acknowledged
           their
           folly
           heerein
           ,
           
           and
           iustified
           the
           prouidence
           of
           God
           disposing
           at
           his
           pleasure
           these
           earthly
           things
           .
           And
           therefore
           if
           any
           such
           desire
           ouertake
           thee
           ,
           conceiue
           it
           to
           bee
           a
           tentation
           against
           the
           power
           and
           wisdome
           and
           prouidence
           of
           God
           ;
           
           and
           thy
           future
           good
           :
           and
           so
           enter
           into
           the
           Sanctuary
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           for
           resolution
           herein
           pray
           with
           holy
           Dauid
           ?
           
           Incline
           my
           heart
           vnto
           thy
           Testimonies
           ,
           and
           not
           vnto
           couetousnes
           .
        
         
           
           That
           these
           desires
           may
           not
           preuaile
           ,
           keepe
           thy selfe
           wisely
           within
           the
           bounds
           of
           Gods
           prouidence
           ,
           vsing
           onely
           lawfull
           meanes
           for
           the
           compassing
           of
           thy
           designes
           ;
           so
           shalt
           not
           thou
           be
           exposed
           to
           Sathans
           malice
           .
        
         
           
           Consider
           the
           shortnes
           of
           thy
           life
           ,
           and
           what
           will
           serue
           necessitie
           ;
           and
           so
           shalt
           thou
           cut
           thy
           coate
           according
           to
           thy
           cloath
           ,
           seeing
           thou
           knowest
           not
           what
           the
           morrow
           will
           bring
           ,
           that
           care
           is
           taken
           .
        
         
           
           And
           lastly
           ,
           be
           wise
           to
           turne
           the
           streame
           another
           way
           ;
           set
           thy
           affections
           on
           things
           aboue
           ,
           and
           labour
           for
           that
           gaine
           which
           hath
           sufficiency
           for
           it
           vnseparable
           companion
           ;
           seeke
           to
           bee
           rich
           in
           grace
           ,
           &
           to
           aboūd
           in
           euery
           good
           worke
           :
           
           so
           shall
           thy
           bloudy
           issue
           be
           stanched
           ,
           thy
           thirst
           satisfied
           of
           earthly
           things
           ;
           now
           thou
           hast
           drunke
           of
           that
           fountain
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           neuer
           thirst
           againe
           ,
           at
           least
           thou
           shalt
           so
           thirst
           ,
           as
           that
           thou
           shalt
           be
           satisfied
           ,
           Math.
           5.
           7.
           
        
         
           To
           conclude
           this
           point
           :
           Seeing
           we
           cannot
           
           be
           without
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           it
           pleaseth
           God
           oftentimes
           to
           cast
           them
           vpon
           vs
           ;
           here
           be
           thou
           wise
           to
           put
           thy
           knife
           to
           thy
           throat
           ,
           to
           set
           boūds
           to
           thy
           desires
           &
           affections
           to
           outward
           things
           .
           As
           first
           ,
           if
           riches
           encrease
           ,
           set
           not
           thy
           heart
           vpon
           them
           ,
           Psal.
           62.
           10.
           
           And
           that
           thou
           mayest
           not
           be
           bewitched
           by
           them
           ;
           
           consider
           that
           they
           are
           
             common
             blessings
          
           ;
           which
           the
           wicked
           for
           the
           most
           are
           partakers
           of
           in
           greater
           measure
           :
           and
           therefore
           in
           these
           thou
           mayest
           be
           no
           otherwise
           happie
           ,
           then
           that
           the
           vilest
           may
           exceed
           thee
           heerein
           .
        
         
           Remember
           their
           condition
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           slipperie
           and
           mutable
           ,
           and
           therefore
           no
           fit
           matter
           to
           place
           thy
           eternall
           happinesse
           on
           :
           if
           they
           will
           not
           auaile
           thee
           in
           the
           day
           of
           wrath
           ,
           Pro.
           11.
           8.
           much
           lesse
           will
           they
           secure
           thee
           of
           constant
           happinesse
           .
        
         
           They
           are
           burthens
           at
           the
           best
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           res
           if
           thou
           close
           with
           them
           ;
           and
           therefore
           when
           thou
           hast
           most
           thou
           cariest
           thy
           clogge
           with
           thee
           ,
           &
           if
           thou
           watchest
           not
           warily
           ,
           they
           will
           proue
           snares
           to
           entangle
           thee
           .
        
         
           They
           are
           onely
           good
           to
           these
           that
           are
           sanctified
           ,
           
           and
           therefore
           labour
           first
           for
           the
           meate
           
           that
           shall
           endure
           for
           euer
           ;
           
           and
           be
           carefull
           to
           sanctifie
           them
           dayly
           vnto
           thee
           by
           the
           word
           ,
           
           &
           praier
           ,
           1
           Tim.
           4.
           5.
           that
           so
           the
           blessing
           of
           thy
           God
           may
           make
           them
           vsefull
           vnto
           thee
           .
        
         
           And
           seeing
           at
           the
           best
           they
           are
           but
           burdens
           vnto
           thee
           ,
           
           and
           thou
           but
           a
           steward
           of
           them
           ;
           ease
           thy selfe
           wisely
           of
           this
           but
           then
           ,
           
           by
           a
           bountifull
           communicating
           vnto
           others
           ;
           
           especially
           to
           the
           household
           of
           faith
           :
           &
           prepare
           thy
           soule
           to
           a
           dayly
           reckoning
           ,
           either
           by
           some
           change
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           or
           the
           day
           of
           refreshing
           ,
           when
           thou
           must
           giue
           vp
           a
           finall
           account
           .
        
         
           Thus
           shalt
           thou
           so
           enioy
           these
           things
           as
           not
           onely
           to
           preuent
           the
           snares
           of
           Satan
           ,
           but
           to
           lay
           vp
           a
           good
           foundation
           thereby
           against
           the
           day
           of
           Christ.
           1.
           
           Tim
           6.
           19.
           
        
         
           If
           the
           Lord
           hath
           yet
           kept
           thee
           short
           of
           that
           portion
           which
           he
           hath
           giuen
           wisely
           to
           others
           :
           
           That
           thou
           maiest
           herein
           also
           be
           maister
           of
           thy
           desires
           ,
           learne
           first
           :
        
         
           
           To
           submit
           thy
           will
           to
           the
           will
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           who
           may
           do
           with
           his
           owne
           what
           he
           will.
           
           Is
           
           thine
           eye
           euill
           because
           his
           is
           good
           ?
           Consider
           that
           the
           least
           thou
           hast
           is
           more
           then
           thou
           deserue●●nd
           say
           with
           holy
           Iacob
           ,
           
           Oh
           Lord
           ,
           I
           am
           not
           worthy
           of
           the
           least
           of
           thy
           mercies
           ;
           and
           this
           shall
           prouoke
           to
           thankefulnes
           for
           what
           thou
           hast
           ,
           and
           teach
           thee
           to
           waite
           vpon
           thy
           God
           in
           the
           blessing
           thereof
           .
        
         
           
           Remember
           that
           thou
           broughtest
           nothing
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           shalt
           leaue
           all
           with
           the
           
           world
           ,
           and
           therefore
           hauing
           food
           and
           raiment
           ,
           therewith
           be
           thou
           content
           .
           1
           Tim.
           6.
           7.
           8.
           
        
         
           Consider
           the
           wisedome
           and
           goodnes
           of
           thy
           
           God
           ,
           that
           now
           thou
           maiest
           go
           lighter
           to
           heauen
           ,
           and
           hast
           a
           lesse
           account
           to
           make
           in
           the
           great
           day
           :
           and
           therein
           blesse
           God
           for
           thy
           little
           ,
           because
           a
           small
           thing
           that
           the
           righteous
           hath
           is
           better
           then
           great
           riches
           of
           the
           vngodly
           .
           Psa.
           37.
           9.
           
        
         
           And
           if
           yet
           thy
           desires
           may
           be
           enlarged
           for
           
           more
           ,
           yet
           bound
           them
           still
           with
           subiection
           to
           thy
           God
           :
           set
           not
           the
           stock
           vpon
           it
           ,
           as
           if
           either
           thou
           must
           haue
           so
           much
           ,
           or
           else
           thou
           canst
           not
           waite
           on
           thy
           God
           in
           perswasiō
           of
           his
           loue
           :
           but
           desire
           with
           condition
           ,
           as
           it
           shall
           turne
           to
           thy
           good
           ;
           and
           so
           what
           is
           best
           shal
           be
           suplied
           vnto
           thee
           ;
           either
           thou
           shalt
           haue
           more
           ,
           or
           that
           which
           thou
           hast
           shall
           giue
           contentment
           .
           And
           heere
           it
           shall
           much
           auaile
           to
           order
           thy
           desires
           ,
           if
           in
           steed
           of
           enlarging
           the
           same
           ,
           thou
           rather
           restrainest
           them
           :
           
           as
           well
           to
           be
           abased
           and
           emptied
           of
           what
           thou
           hast
           ,
           as
           to
           abound
           in
           seeking
           more
           ;
           oh
           ,
           how
           shalt
           thou
           thus
           maister
           thy
           greedy
           desires
           ?
           how
           maiest
           thou
           prepare
           thy selfe
           to
           euerlasting
           fulnes
           ?
           Lastly
           ,
           let
           thy
           rest
           be
           still
           vpon
           
           the
           prouidence
           of
           thy
           God
           ,
           who
           feedeth
           the
           rauens
           and
           clotheth
           the
           lillies
           ,
           though
           they
           neither
           spinne
           nor
           labour
           therefore
           .
           And
           shal
           not
           he
           much
           more
           increase
           thy
           oile
           in
           the
           cruse
           ,
           the
           meale
           in
           the
           barrell
           ?
           if
           thou
           canst
           be
           faithfull
           a
           little
           ,
           shalt
           thou
           not
           see
           greater
           things
           thē
           these
           ?
        
         
         
           Thus
           maiest
           thou
           captiuate
           thy
           carnall
           affections
           ,
           especially
           if
           with
           thy
           small
           measure
           of
           outward
           things
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           compare
           thy
           portion
           of
           grace
           ;
           which
           if
           it
           be
           lesse
           ,
           thou
           hast
           more
           neede
           to
           raise
           thy
           affections
           higher
           :
           if
           it
           bee
           more
           :
           why
           art
           thou
           troubled
           for
           this
           outward
           want
           ?
           
           This
           grace
           shal
           be
           sufficient
           ,
           and
           so
           Sathan
           shal
           be
           excluded
           .
        
         
           But
           alas
           ,
           he
           will
           not
           be
           shut
           out
           so
           :
           his
           triumphs
           are
           too
           apparent
           ,
           his
           delusions
           too
           forcible
           :
           how
           many
           are
           content
           for
           these
           things
           to
           trade
           with
           him
           to
           the
           losse
           of
           their
           soules
           ?
           how
           ordinarily
           do
           men
           transgresse
           for
           morsels
           of
           bread
           ?
           how
           willingly
           is
           the
           soule
           made
           a
           prey
           for
           the
           gaining
           of
           earthly
           things
           ?
        
         
           Behold
           the
           bargaine
           ,
           
           and
           tremble
           at
           it
           ;
           blesse
           thy
           God
           that
           thou
           hast
           not
           beene
           ouerraught
           ?
           and
           lamēt
           the
           misery
           of
           thy
           bretheren
           that
           are
           daily
           thus
           deceiued
           .
        
         
           How
           commonly
           do
           men
           prostitute
           their
           soules
           for
           the
           loue
           of
           the
           world
           ?
           
           Shall
           wee
           discouer
           the
           delusions
           which
           preuaile
           hereunto
           ?
        
         
           They
           liue
           by
           Sense
           ,
           and
           not
           by
           Faith
           ,
           and
           see
           no
           better
           ,
           
           and
           cannot
           see
           a
           farre
           off
           ,
           1.
           
           Peter
           1.
           9.
           
           and
           therefore
           no
           maruaile
           if
           they
           dote
           vpon
           the
           present
           :
           and
           so
           not
           long
           able
           to
           liue
           by
           faith
           in
           the
           speciall
           prouidence
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           hope
           of
           better
           things
           ,
           no
           maruaile
           if
           they
           make
           a
           contradiction
           betweene
           these
           things
           which
           are
           indeede
           onely
           subordinate
           ,
           concluding
           that
           they
           must
           liue
           ;
           and
           therefore
           
           they
           must
           deceiue
           ,
           breake
           Saboth
           ,
           what
           not
           ?
           As
           if
           conscience
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           care
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           were
           contradictions
           ;
           we
           could
           not
           thriue
           and
           liue
           in
           the
           world
           ;
           and
           thriue
           to
           heauen
           also
           ▪
           whereas
           indeede
           if
           we
           could
           trust
           God
           ,
           &
           waite
           vpon
           him
           ,
           
           we
           might
           finde
           that
           godlines
           hath
           the
           promise
           of
           this
           life
           as
           well
           as
           of
           that
           which
           is
           to
           come
           .
           Indeed
           if
           we
           could
           trust
           in
           God
           ,
           &
           waite
           vpon
           him
           ,
           
           in
           well
           doing
           ,
           we
           should
           verily
           be
           saued
           :
           we
           shold
           want
           nothing
           that
           is
           good
           .
           As
           worldlings
           want
           faith
           ,
           so
           they
           want
           patience
           :
           and
           therefore
           seeing
           they
           cannot
           tary
           the
           Lords
           leasure
           for
           the
           blessing
           of
           their
           labours
           ,
           therefore
           they
           will
           take
           what
           is
           at
           hand
           ,
           whatsoeuer
           it
           cost
           them
           :
           
           what
           is
           this
           birth-right
           vnto
           them
           ,
           
           seeing
           they
           dye
           for
           hunger
           ?
           tell
           me
           not
           of
           my
           soule
           ,
           
           I
           must
           not
           sterue
           ,
           and
           be
           discredited
           ;
           I
           must
           be
           receiued
           when
           I
           am
           put
           out
           of
           my
           stewardship
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           see
           no
           way
           but
           to
           deceiue
           and
           so
           to
           prouide
           for
           my selfe
           .
           Thus
           want
           of
           patience
           breeds
           resolued
           wickednesse
           ,
           and
           this
           exposeth
           the
           soule
           as
           a
           prey
           vnto
           Satan
           .
        
         
           Adde
           we
           hereunto
           that
           fearefull
           condition
           
           whereunto
           worldlings
           are
           subiect
           :
           that
           whereas
           they
           account
           their
           conscience
           as
           their
           greatest
           enemy
           ,
           and
           their
           credit
           and
           estimation
           as
           their
           chiefe
           friend
           ,
           nay
           as
           the
           onely
           Idoll
           whom
           they
           worship
           :
           therefore
           seeing
           their
           thriuing
           in
           the
           world
           is
           that
           which
           may
           both
           maintain
           their
           credit
           ,
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           and
           also
           
           either
           lull
           the
           conscience
           asleep
           ,
           or
           flatter
           it
           on
           the
           other
           side
           :
           if
           prosper
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           either
           they
           haue
           no
           sence
           of
           dāger
           ;
           or
           els
           all
           is
           well
           ,
           because
           they
           prosper
           .
           
           Ephraim
           saith
           ,
           I
           am
           rich
           &
           encreased
           in
           substance
           ,
           and
           therefore
           they
           shall
           find
           no
           iniquity
           in
           me
           ,
           that
           were
           wickednes
           ;
           either
           I
           am
           senceles
           of
           euill
           ,
           because
           my
           heart
           is
           fatted
           vp
           with
           prosperty
           ,
           or
           if
           I
           am
           priuie
           of
           my selfe
           of
           any
           ,
           yet
           God
           is
           at
           peace
           with
           me
           :
           I
           haue
           more
           then
           my
           heart
           can
           desire
           .
           Is
           it
           any
           maruaile
           if
           now
           hands
           be
           strucken
           ,
           the
           bargain
           is
           made
           vp
           ;
           either
           I
           haue
           no
           leasure
           to
           thinke
           on
           my
           soule
           ,
           because
           the
           world
           comes
           so
           fast
           vpon
           me
           ;
           or
           my
           soule
           is
           safe
           enough
           ,
           seeing
           I
           haue
           my
           desire
           :
           or
           ,
           which
           is
           common
           with
           worldlings
           to
           wish
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           so
           I
           may
           enioy
           this
           happines
           ,
           let
           them
           take
           heauen
           who
           list
           ,
           
           I
           haue
           my
           portion
           already
           ,
           and
           therfore
           I
           looke
           for
           no
           other
           .
        
         
           
           The
           iustice
           of
           God
           is
           admirable
           herein
           ,
           who
           giuing
           the
           wicked
           now
           their
           hearts
           desire
           ;
           
           nay
           ,
           more
           indeed
           then
           they
           would
           desire
           :
           doth
           not
           this
           encrease
           the
           delusion
           by
           lulling
           them
           in
           securitie
           ,
           and
           flattering
           them
           in
           a
           vaine
           conceit
           ,
           of
           present
           happinesse
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           willingly
           renounce
           the
           happinesse
           of
           the
           life
           to
           come
           ?
           that
           so
           they
           may
           not
           repent
           of
           their
           bargaine
           ,
           but
           euen
           sticke
           vnto
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           harden
           their
           necks
           against
           all
           contrary
           blasts
           .
        
         
           
           Lastly
           ,
           the
           policie
           of
           Satan
           is
           herein
           also
           notorious
           ,
           that
           though
           there
           should
           be
           some
           hucking
           at
           the
           bargaine
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           some
           crosses
           
           which
           may
           befall
           them
           in
           the
           world
           ;
           or
           some
           reckonings
           of
           conscience
           within
           ,
           to
           confound
           the
           sin
           :
           yet
           herein
           also
           are
           they
           supplyed
           with
           meanes
           to
           make
           them
           sticke
           to
           their
           bargaine
           .
           Either
           they
           haue
           beene
           too
           scrupulous
           in
           their
           dealings
           with
           men
           ;
           which
           may
           arise
           from
           the
           light
           of
           common
           equitie
           and
           selfe
           loue
           ,
           because
           they
           expect
           like
           dealing
           themselues
           :
           and
           therefore
           now
           they
           must
           mend
           the
           matter
           ,
           by
           letting
           loose
           the
           conscience
           to
           greater
           euils
           of
           oppression
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           grosse
           wickednesse
           ;
           that
           so
           they
           may
           quiet
           the
           conscience
           ,
           by
           deading
           the
           sence
           :
           or
           else
           ,
           they
           haue
           beene
           crossed
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           to
           see
           whether
           they
           will
           be
           daunted
           with
           a
           little
           ,
           to
           try
           their
           homage
           thereto
           ;
           or
           because
           they
           haue
           not
           been
           carefull
           enough
           :
           and
           therefore
           now
           they
           must
           redouble
           their
           cares
           ,
           and
           more
           intend
           the
           mayne
           ;
           they
           must
           now
           be
           more
           industrious
           to
           recouer
           their
           losses
           ,
           more
           abiect
           and
           slauish
           to
           make
           vp
           their
           mouthes
           ▪
           Oh
           ,
           how
           common
           are
           these
           courses
           with
           Worldlings
           !
           How
           fearefully
           heereby
           doe
           they
           enthrall
           themselues
           to
           destruction
           ?
        
         
           To
           conclude
           this
           point
           ,
           that
           God
           may
           bee
           iustified
           ,
           and
           Satan
           excusable
           in
           comparison
           of
           our selues
           ,
           that
           our
           destruction
           may
           appeare
           principally
           to
           be
           contriued
           by
           our selues
           :
           May
           we
           not
           obserue
           in
           worldly
           men
           ,
           as
           an
           vnsatiable
           desire
           in
           these
           things
           ,
           excluding
           all
           heauenly
           obiects
           ,
           and
           so
           drawing
           on
           Satan
           to
           
           chaffer
           with
           them
           ,
           so
           many
           such
           desperate
           fetches
           ,
           both
           in
           the
           compassing
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           as
           also
           in
           the
           enioying
           of
           them
           ,
           which
           doe
           necessarily
           auouch
           the
           making
           vp
           of
           this
           bargain
           .
        
         
           Consider
           ,
           
           I
           pray
           you
           with
           me
           ,
           their
           ground
           ,
           and
           meanes
           in
           compassing
           these
           things
           ;
           obserue
           now
           wisely
           their
           ende
           ,
           in
           labouring
           for
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           Touching
           their
           ground
           ;
           is
           it
           not
           plaine
           Idolizing
           and
           deifying
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           by
           putting
           their
           confidence
           in
           them
           ,
           as
           if
           these
           were
           the
           God
           that
           they
           onely
           must
           adore
           ;
           as
           if
           happinesse
           ,
           did
           onely
           consist
           in
           these
           ?
           Iob
           31.
           
        
         
           And
           doth
           not
           hence
           follow
           another
           fearefull
           ground
           ;
           that
           as
           these
           are
           counted
           
             the
             true
             happinesse
          
           ,
           so
           they
           are
           able
           to
           make
           them
           perfectly
           happie
           ,
           that
           enioy
           them
           :
           and
           therefore
           he
           that
           enioyes
           them
           most
           ,
           hath
           most
           happinesse
           ;
           and
           so
           as
           God
           ,
           may
           rule
           and
           doe
           what
           he
           list
           .
           And
           what
           neede
           he
           then
           take
           care
           for
           any
           other
           happines
           ?
           What
           need
           he
           feare
           whatsoeuer
           Bug-beares
           of
           heauen
           or
           hell
           ,
           that
           simple
           men
           are
           feared
           withall
           ?
           Let
           vs
           eat
           and
           drink
           ,
           for
           to
           morrow
           wee
           shall
           die
           ,
           
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           .
           Giue
           me
           the
           present
           ,
           take
           the
           future
           who
           list
           .
        
         
           Such
           are
           the
           grounds
           to
           compasse
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           the
           meanes
           suteable
           ?
           yea
           surely
           .
           How
           can
           we
           expect
           Grapes
           of
           thornes
           ,
           or
           Figges
           of
           thistles
           ?
           As
           these
           are
           perswaded
           ,
           so
           they
           practise
           .
        
         
         
           No
           God
           in
           comparison
           of
           these
           ,
           &
           therfore
           no
           god
           to
           the
           compassings
           of
           them
           .
           The
           cōscience
           is
           too
           nice
           a
           rule
           to
           guide
           thē
           herein
           .
           The
           Word
           too
           precise
           ,
           and
           enuious
           against
           their
           happines
           .
           And
           yet
           that
           they
           may
           haue
           some
           colour
           to
           deceiue
           ,
           and
           be
           deceiued
           ,
           heere
           the
           Law
           of
           man
           ,
           nay
           the
           abuse
           rather
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           custome
           of
           the
           time
           ,
           comes
           in
           to
           be
           their
           warrant
           .
           Thus
           it
           hath
           passed
           ,
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           currant
           .
           Nay
           ,
           is
           not
           the
           present
           Euent
           vsually
           a
           warrant
           herein
           ?
           it
           hath
           sorted
           well
           ;
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           well
           :
           what
           should
           I
           say
           ?
           A
           deceiued
           heart
           hath
           seduced
           them
           ,
           and
           a
           deceitfull
           world
           hath
           bewitched
           them
           ;
           they
           must
           not
           be
           like
           No
           body
           ,
           they
           shall
           lose
           their
           custome
           ,
           if
           they
           will
           not
           buy
           and
           sell
           on
           the
           Sabboth
           ;
           they
           shall
           be
           deceiued
           ,
           if
           they
           studie
           not
           to
           deceiue
           :
           Conscience
           goes
           a
           begging
           ,
           and
           craft
           is
           the
           way
           to
           thriue
           ;
           if
           man
           see
           not
           ,
           God
           will
           forgiue
           :
           and
           that
           man
           may
           not
           see
           ,
           we
           will
           haue
           darke
           lights
           ,
           and
           false
           waights
           ;
           the
           Epha
           shall
           be
           made
           great
           ,
           and
           the
           shekle
           small
           ;
           we
           will
           be
           at
           a
           word
           when
           we
           deale
           with
           Professors
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           deceiue
           the
           sooner
           .
        
         
           And
           we
           will
           haue
           three
           wordes
           to
           the
           bargaine
           ,
           rating
           our
           Wares
           at
           treble
           the
           value
           ;
           that
           we
           may
           fetch
           off
           the
           Ideot
           ,
           if
           not
           at
           the
           first
           ,
           yet
           at
           the
           second
           or
           third
           rebound
           .
           Is
           not
           euery
           Trade
           a
           Mysterie
           forsooth
           ?
           and
           is
           not
           this
           Mysterie
           abused
           commonly
           to
           deceiue
           ,
           and
           be
           deceiued
           ?
           My
           skill
           faileth
           me
           to
           diue
           into
           
           this
           Mysterie
           ;
           onely
           I
           desire
           ,
           that
           into
           their
           secrets
           my
           soule
           may
           not
           enter
           ;
           my
           glorie
           may
           not
           be
           ioyned
           with
           their
           assemblies
           .
           Let
           this
           suffice
           ,
           happy
           man
           that
           so
           toucheth
           Pitch
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           be
           defiled
           with
           it
           ;
           that
           so
           seeketh
           these
           things
           ,
           as
           that
           he
           hazardeth
           not
           his
           precious
           soule
           .
           Too
           manifest
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           most
           take
           this
           libertie
           ,
           and
           which
           is
           most
           fearefull
           ,
           they
           sinne
           euen
           by
           licence
           .
           The
           Vsurer
           hath
           his
           warrant
           ,
           the
           deuils
           Factor
           (
           I
           meane
           )
           the
           Stage-player
           ,
           his
           colour
           to
           owne
           him
           to
           his
           Maister
           .
           The
           best
           calling
           not
           without
           it
           snare
           to
           enthrall
           the
           soule
           .
           This
           shall
           appeare
           the
           better
           ,
           if
           we
           now
           consider
           the
           ende
           of
           compassing
           these
           things
           :
           which
           what
           is
           it
           vsually
           else
           ,
           but
           either
           that
           we
           may
           liue
           vncontrouled
           ,
           that
           the
           soule
           may
           take
           it
           ease
           ,
           and
           eternize
           it
           name
           ouer
           the
           earth
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           out-face
           and
           dare
           heauen
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           fat
           vp
           it selfe
           to
           the
           day
           of
           slaughter
           ?
           Where
           Church
           maintenance
           for
           our
           faithfull
           labour
           ,
           must
           discharge
           the
           same
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           were
           onely
           a-preferment
           of
           learning
           ,
           and
           not
           an
           encouragement
           to
           painefulnesse
           ;
           where
           
             Simon
             Magus
          
           must
           enter
           in
           ,
           and
           poore
           
             Simon
             Peter
          
           liue
           vpon
           almes
           ;
           where
           Diotrephes
           that
           loues
           the
           preeminence
           must
           engrosse
           all
           ,
           and
           Gallio
           cares
           not
           for
           these
           things
           :
           whose
           God
           is
           their
           belly
           ,
           there
           end
           must
           needes
           be
           damnation
           ;
           who
           thus
           sow
           to
           the
           flesh
           ,
           shalll
           they
           not
           of
           the
           flesh
           reape
           corruption
           ?
           Thus
           the
           ende
           of
           Worldlings
           in
           heaping
           vp
           riches
           ,
           discouers
           their
           deceit
           ,
           and
           
           so
           their
           desperate
           case
           .
        
         
           And
           can
           we
           looke
           for
           a
           better
           haruest
           of
           such
           fearfull
           seedings
           ?
           Consider
           we
           a
           little
           ,
           how
           they
           vse
           these
           things
           :
           are
           they
           not
           vsually
           in
           extreames
           and
           so
           bode
           extremity
           ?
           Either
           the
           loue
           of
           these
           so
           besotte
           them
           ,
           that
           for
           feare
           of
           parting
           with
           them
           ,
           they
           cannot
           affoord
           themselues
           any
           comfortable
           part
           thereof
           :
           it
           more
           comforts
           them
           to
           behold
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           haue
           the
           credite
           and
           possession
           thereof
           ,
           then
           to
           take
           their
           part
           of
           them
           cheerefully
           for
           their
           maintenance
           :
           Who
           so
           poore
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           as
           they
           that
           are
           vsually
           most
           rich
           ?
           who
           lesse
           enioy
           that
           they
           haue
           ,
           then
           they
           that
           haue
           most
           ?
           so
           righteous
           is
           God
           to
           make
           them
           Purueyers
           for
           others
           ,
           
           They
           shall
           hoord
           vp
           siluer
           as
           the
           dust
           ,
           but
           the
           righteous
           shall
           diuide
           it
           :
           so
           shall
           the
           rust
           of
           what
           they
           haue
           hoorded
           vp
           ,
           bee
           a
           witnesse
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           consume
           them
           with
           fire
           :
           so
           shall
           the
           cry
           of
           the
           poore
           whom
           they
           haue
           oppressed
           in
           scraping
           ,
           
           and
           defrauded
           in
           detaining
           from
           them
           ,
           pull
           downe
           vengeance
           vpon
           their
           heads
           and
           hasten
           their
           owne
           comfort
           ,
           in
           their
           iust
           confusion
           .
           Doe
           they
           not
           in
           distrust
           of
           Gods
           prouidence
           ,
           vsually
           make
           Idols
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           giuen
           vp
           to
           make
           Idols
           of
           themselues
           ?
           hauing
           mouthes
           and
           yet
           dare
           not
           taste
           ,
           hauing
           bellies
           ,
           and
           yet
           pine
           themselues
           ?
           As
           they
           vse
           their
           goods
           as
           Babies
           ,
           onely
           to
           gaze
           and
           play
           withall
           ;
           so
           they
           make
           babies
           and
           sots
           of
           themselues
           ,
           fit
           onely
           to
           be
           gazed
           at
           ,
           and
           
           scorned
           of
           the
           world
           .
           Loe
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           man
           that
           boasted
           of
           his
           riches
           ,
           and
           put
           his
           confidence
           in
           the
           multitude
           of
           his
           treasures
           .
           
           Thus
           they
           which
           haue
           oppressed
           others
           in
           gathering
           goods
           ,
           are
           iustly
           left
           to
           oppresse
           and
           defraude
           themselues
           of
           the
           lawfull
           vse
           of
           them
           ,
           feeding
           themselues
           chiefly
           with
           the
           winde
           of
           credite
           ,
           and
           vaine
           estimation
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           iustly
           reape
           the
           whirle-winde
           of
           Gods
           righteous
           vengeance
           .
           And
           thus
           are
           many
           caried
           
             with
             this
             extreame
          
           ;
           others
           that
           thinke
           to
           hit
           it
           ,
           by
           taking
           their
           portion
           ,
           yet
           doe
           they
           not
           as
           fooles
           fall
           into
           the
           other
           extreame
           ,
           by
           prodigalitie
           and
           excesse
           ?
           Witnesse
           their
           fat
           paunches
           ,
           and
           leane
           soules
           ;
           their
           whorish
           attire
           ,
           and
           barren
           possessions
           ,
           where
           a
           paire
           of
           slippers
           shall
           deuoure
           a
           whole
           Lordship
           ;
           and
           a
           cast
           at
           dice
           ,
           cast
           the
           Master
           out
           of
           all
           hee
           hath
           ;
           when
           the
           Harlot
           shall
           bring
           another
           to
           a
           morsell
           of
           bread
           ,
           when
           the
           contentious
           spirite
           of
           some
           ,
           shall
           make
           them
           foote-stooles
           to
           set
           the
           Lawyer
           aloft
           :
           and
           the
           idle
           braine
           of
           many
           shall
           make
           my
           gentleman
           a
           Begger
           ;
           when
           the
           Broker
           shall
           fleece
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           Vsurer
           flea
           my
           yong
           Master
           ,
           for
           his
           filthinesse
           and
           gaudery
           :
           who
           will
           not
           say
           that
           this
           wealth
           was
           disposed
           for
           the
           owners
           destruction
           ?
           that
           plenty
           hath
           brought
           forth
           vanitie
           ,
           and
           the
           daughter
           hath
           deuoured
           the
           mother
           ?
           Thus
           by
           the
           gathering
           and
           abusing
           of
           these
           earthly
           things
           ,
           it
           is
           more
           manifest
           that
           Worldlings
           engage
           their
           soules
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           following
           
           and
           honouring
           Satan
           ,
           herein
           doe
           bewray
           themselues
           to
           be
           his
           ,
           to
           whom
           they
           doe
           homage
           .
        
         
           Oh
           ,
           
           that
           we
           were
           wise
           to
           try
           our selues
           hereby
           .
           Is
           it
           not
           now
           a
           ruled
           Case
           among
           Worldlings
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           hell
           but
           to
           be
           in
           debt
           ?
           that
           it
           is
           madnesse
           to
           thinke
           that
           there
           is
           any
           such
           couenant
           with
           Satan
           ?
           Haue
           not
           the
           worldly
           wise
           condemned
           the
           whole
           doctrine
           and
           practize
           of
           Witch-craft
           ,
           which
           is
           by
           compact
           with
           Satan
           ,
           because
           they
           would
           be
           sure
           of
           their
           couenants
           with
           him
           ?
           and
           is
           not
           the
           ground
           thereof
           ,
           that
           roote
           of
           Atheisme
           ,
           that
           they
           account
           of
           no
           God
           but
           Mammon
           ,
           no
           heauen
           but
           worldly
           happinesse
           ?
           Tell
           a
           Worldling
           that
           he
           is
           ruled
           by
           the
           god
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           that
           his
           loue
           of
           money
           argues
           him
           to
           bee
           his
           slaue
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           boldly
           reply
           ;
           That
           he
           defies
           the
           diuel
           ,
           he
           hopes
           to
           blesse
           himselfe
           frō
           him
           as
           well
           as
           the
           best
           .
           
           And
           yet
           his
           way
           vtters
           his
           folly
           and
           desperate
           estate
           ;
           he
           hath
           made
           the
           wedge
           of
           gold
           his
           hope
           :
           and
           therefore
           his
           hope
           and
           foundation
           is
           built
           vpon
           the
           sandes
           ,
           his
           wisedome
           is
           worldly
           ,
           and
           therefore
           sensuall
           ,
           and
           so
           consequētly
           diuellish
           .
           Deceiue
           not
           therfore
           thy selfe
           in
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           ;
           thou
           mayest
           be
           receiued
           into
           an
           outward
           couenant
           with
           God
           ,
           &
           yet
           make
           a
           secret
           compact
           with
           Satan
           ,
           for
           the
           vn
           doing
           of
           thy
           soule
           .
           Oh
           ,
           how
           many
           Demi-asses
           may
           bee
           found
           among
           vs
           ,
           that
           howsoeuer
           they
           haue
           giuen
           their
           names
           vnto
           Christ
           ,
           yet
           they
           
           haue
           giuen
           their
           hearts
           to
           the
           diuell
           ;
           and
           all
           by
           embracing
           this
           present
           world
           .
           Shall
           we
           for
           our
           better
           informing
           take
           a
           view
           of
           some
           of
           them
           ?
           Doth
           Cain
           build
           Cities
           ,
           &
           seeke
           to
           nestle
           himselfe
           surely
           on
           the
           earth
           ,
           to
           auoid
           the
           storme
           of
           heauen
           ?
           This
           plainely
           doth
           auouch
           his
           reiection
           from
           God.
           If
           Balaam
           for
           promotion
           ,
           will
           bring
           God
           to
           his
           wicked
           bent
           :
           doth
           he
           not
           loue
           the
           wages
           of
           iniquitie
           ,
           and
           expose
           his
           soule
           to
           the
           rage
           of
           Sathan
           ?
           If
           Saul
           to
           cloake
           his
           sinne
           ,
           will
           be
           hindered
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           shall
           he
           not
           be
           reiected
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           hasten
           his
           own
           confusion
           ?
           Doth
           Iudas
           sell
           his
           Maister
           for
           the
           wages
           of
           vnrighteousnesse
           ,
           and
           doth
           he
           not
           set
           his
           soule
           to
           sale
           to
           the
           deuill
           ?
           As
           by
           these
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           examples
           of
           
             Diotrephes
             ,
             Hymenius
             ,
             Alexander
             ,
             &c
             ,
          
           wee
           may
           take
           some
           scantling
           of
           our
           estates
           ,
           whether
           wee
           haue
           made
           this
           bargaine
           ,
           or
           no
           :
           so
           yet
           to
           make
           a
           more
           particular
           search
           hereof
           ,
           
           let
           vs
           examine
           our
           hearts
           by
           these
           Rules
           ;
           Do
           we
           first
           seeke
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           heauen
           ?
           Will
           wee
           make
           sure
           of
           thriuing
           first
           ,
           before
           wee
           labour
           for
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           ?
           And
           if
           it
           come
           to
           the
           iumpe
           ,
           that
           either
           we
           must
           straine
           our
           conscience
           ,
           or
           lose
           our
           profit
           ;
           because
           we
           cannot
           bee
           contented
           with
           a
           meane
           ,
           wee
           cannot
           waite
           vpon
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           in
           the
           way
           hee
           hath
           commanded
           ,
           wee
           will
           venture
           a
           ioynt
           whatsoeuer
           come
           of
           it
           .
           Is
           the
           Sabboth
           no
           barre
           to
           hinder
           our
           vnsatiable
           desires
           ,
           but
           
           either
           we
           wish
           it
           were
           gone
           ,
           that
           wee
           may
           returne
           to
           our
           vomit
           ,
           or
           we
           cannot
           stay
           so
           long
           but
           euen
           on
           the
           Lords
           day
           we
           will
           serue
           our
           lusts
           in
           buying
           and
           selling
           ,
           in
           tossing
           and
           tumbling
           vp
           and
           downe
           ,
           making
           that
           day
           of
           rest
           restlesse
           ,
           by
           our
           worldly
           thoughts
           and
           carnall
           pursuites
           ,
           by
           our
           prophane
           pleasures
           and
           pretended
           liberty
           ?
           Haue
           we
           begun
           in
           the
           spirit
           ,
           and
           haue
           quickly
           enough
           thereof
           ?
           and
           so
           we
           can
           easily
           limite
           our selues
           in
           heauenly
           things
           ,
           we
           haue
           knowledge
           enough
           ;
           nay
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           too
           zealous
           ,
           too
           holy
           ,
           more
           precise
           then
           wise
           ,
           too
           much
           learning
           may
           make
           vs
           madde
           ,
           or
           fooles
           :
           to
           leaue
           a
           bird
           in
           hand
           for
           that
           in
           the
           bush
           ,
           that
           so
           we
           may
           enlarge
           our
           desires
           with
           hell
           ,
           and
           stil
           cry
           with
           the
           daughters
           of
           the
           horseleech
           ,
           Giue
           ,
           giue
           .
           And
           haue
           we
           no
           leasure
           for
           religion
           ,
           our
           thrift
           comes
           in
           so
           fast
           ,
           al
           time
           is
           too
           little
           ,
           either
           to
           husband
           wel
           that
           we
           haue
           ,
           or
           to
           better
           our
           estate
           ?
           Lastly
           ,
           for
           the
           better
           iustifying
           of
           our
           selus
           in
           our
           temporising
           and
           hypocrisie
           :
           do
           we
           now
           labour
           to
           stint
           others
           to
           our
           measure
           ,
           both
           by
           traducing
           such
           as
           are
           before
           vs
           in
           grace
           ,
           as
           vnreasonable
           and
           madde
           fellowes
           ,
           that
           know
           no
           compasse
           ,
           as
           by
           alluring
           them
           with
           our
           glorious
           shewes
           ,
           to
           curse
           where
           they
           will
           blesse
           ,
           to
           call
           light
           darknes
           ,
           and
           darknes
           light
           ?
           Surely
           these
           are
           more
           then
           probable
           coniectures
           ,
           that
           our
           soules
           are
           engaged
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           our
           heauen
           is
           on
           earth
           ,
           and
           our
           happines
           in
           hell
           .
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           where
           credit
           is
           the
           guide
           
           and
           bridle
           of
           conscience
           ,
           and
           profit
           the
           touchstone
           and
           square
           of
           religion
           ;
           where
           conscience
           is
           the
           Broker
           to
           colour
           deceite
           ,
           and
           religion
           the
           factor
           and
           handmaide
           for
           profit
           ;
           where
           ciuill
           honestie
           goes
           currant
           for
           substantiall
           righteousnes
           ,
           and
           bodily
           seruice
           is
           a
           sufficient
           couering
           for
           secret
           wickednes
           ;
           where
           the
           fruite
           of
           the
           body
           must
           satisfie
           for
           the
           sinne
           of
           the
           soule
           ,
           and
           the
           mercy
           of
           God
           must
           be
           the
           cloake
           to
           cruelty
           against
           our selues
           and
           others
           ;
           will
           the
           Lord
           be
           mercifull
           to
           presumptuous
           sinners
           ,
           can
           there
           be
           hope
           of
           mercy
           without
           the
           bonds
           thereof
           ,
           
           seeing
           there
           is
           mercy
           onely
           with
           him
           that
           he
           may
           be
           feared
           ?
        
         
           And
           is
           there
           any
           feare
           of
           God
           ,
           where
           prophanesse
           is
           iustified
           ,
           &
           that
           by
           abusing
           and
           peruerting
           the
           straight
           waies
           of
           God
           ?
           and
           can
           these
           be
           but
           abused
           where
           credit
           is
           made
           the
           head
           ,
           and
           conscience
           the
           tayle
           ?
           can
           the
           conscience
           be
           free
           where
           profit
           limits
           religion
           ,
           and
           ciuility
           is
           the
           iudge
           thereof
           ?
           and
           can
           wee
           admit
           of
           any
           Iudge
           then
           ciuill
           honestie
           ?
           must
           we
           not
           make
           the
           best
           of
           what
           we
           haue
           ,
           seeing
           wee
           will
           haue
           no
           better
           ?
           This
           serues
           the
           turne
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           and
           what
           neede
           we
           any
           more
           ?
           And
           is
           not
           now
           bodily
           seruice
           made
           an
           Idoll
           ,
           and
           will
           worship
           set
           in
           the
           seate
           of
           the
           scorners
           ?
           We
           despise
           all
           others
           that
           make
           conscience
           of
           their
           waies
           ,
           
           they
           are
           but
           a
           base
           and
           beggerly
           multitude
           ,
           that
           know
           not
           the
           law
           ;
           if
           they
           cannot
           liue
           by
           their
           religion
           ,
           they
           haue
           a
           bad
           master
           .
           And
           
           therefore
           welfare
           worldly
           wisdome
           ,
           that
           hath
           two
           strings
           to
           it
           bow
           ;
           if
           God
           will
           not
           helpe
           ,
           yet
           wel
           fare
           Mammon
           to
           helpe
           at
           a
           pinch
           .
           And
           seeing
           Mammon
           serues
           our
           present
           turne
           ,
           
           what
           more
           profit
           shall
           we
           haue
           in
           the
           seruice
           of
           God
           ?
           nay
           ,
           may
           not
           our
           precisenesse
           hinder
           our
           profit
           ?
           And
           therefore
           religion
           must
           be
           cast
           off
           as
           an
           enemy
           to
           our
           owne
           profit
           ,
           or
           else
           submitted
           to
           the
           compasse
           thereof
           .
        
         
           Behold
           the
           power
           of
           delusion
           preuailing
           with
           worldlings
           ,
           and
           let
           vs
           wisely
           trie
           our selues
           hereby
           .
           To
           conclude
           this
           point
           :
           seeing
           this
           bargaine
           is
           a
           mysterie
           rather
           performed
           in
           deedes
           then
           in
           words
           ,
           not
           without
           it
           glorious
           pretences
           to
           ensnare
           vs
           more
           easily
           ,
           &
           accompanied
           with
           dangerous
           sophistrie
           ,
           whereby
           we
           hope
           to
           come
           out
           thereof
           :
           learne
           we
           then
           in
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           ,
           
           first
           what
           these
           vizers
           and
           pretences
           are
           ,
           and
           how
           we
           may
           disclaime
           them
           .
        
         
           The
           vizers
           vnder
           which
           this
           fearefull
           bargaine
           is
           concealed
           ;
           are
           first
           ,
           that
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           maketh
           rich
           ;
           to
           thriue
           and
           encrease
           in
           the
           world
           is
           the
           gift
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           recompence
           of
           our
           labours
           ,
           and
           therefore
           who
           would
           not
           labour
           for
           aboundance
           ,
           seeing
           the
           Lord
           giues
           time
           thereto
           what
           neede
           we
           feare
           danger
           in
           that
           which
           is
           a
           blessing
           ?
           
           Which
           though
           it
           bee
           true
           to
           those
           that
           be
           sanctified
           ,
           yet
           neither
           any
           childe
           of
           God
           must
           looke
           for
           this
           blessing
           ,
           because
           it
           seemeth
           good
           to
           our
           God
           to
           giue
           some
           more
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           be
           stewards
           for
           others
           ,
           
           so
           also
           to
           giue
           some
           lesse
           ,
           
           that
           there
           may
           be
           a
           maintenance
           of
           the
           holy
           fellowship
           ,
           by
           this
           mutuall
           communication
           of
           each
           others
           gifts
           ?
           
           And
           so
           this
           diuersitie
           of
           outward
           gifts
           ,
           that
           the
           rich
           may
           ease
           the
           poore
           of
           their
           burthen
           of
           want
           by
           communicating
           of
           their
           store
           vnto
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           poore
           may
           also
           ease
           the
           rich
           of
           their
           burthen
           of
           riches
           ,
           and
           further
           their
           reckoning
           against
           the
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           by
           their
           thankfulnes
           and
           prayers
           ,
           thus
           the
           rich
           and
           the
           poore
           meete
           together
           ;
           the
           Lord
           is
           the
           maker
           of
           them
           both
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           Lord
           may
           haue
           the
           onely
           glory
           of
           his
           wise
           prouidence
           ,
           though
           in
           giuing
           to
           each
           as
           pleaseth
           him
           ,
           yea
           in
           satisfying
           each
           in
           this
           different
           measure
           here
           with
           thankfulnes
           and
           contentment
           .
           And
           so
           either
           of
           them
           may
           be
           prouoked
           to
           hunger
           after
           durable
           riches
           ,
           the
           rich
           in
           that
           they
           are
           but
           tennants
           at
           will
           ,
           and
           stewards
           for
           others
           ,
           and
           therefore
           must
           giue
           vp
           their
           account
           :
           and
           the
           poor
           also
           hereby
           prouoked
           to
           hunger
           after
           heauenly
           treasures
           ,
           in
           that
           they
           are
           wisely
           stinted
           &
           dieted
           of
           the
           present
           .
           And
           therefore
           as
           neither
           the
           Saints
           must
           reckon
           of
           these
           blessings
           ,
           so
           neither
           must
           they
           measure
           the
           worth
           of
           their
           labours
           hereby
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           did
           not
           serue
           God
           aright
           if
           they
           were
           not
           recompenced
           with
           aboundance
           ;
           because
           as
           our
           seruice
           of
           God
           deserueth
           not
           the
           least
           ,
           so
           to
           serue
           God
           for
           these
           things
           ,
           is
           to
           serue
           our selues
           aboue
           him
           :
           and
           so
           though
           we
           haue
           our
           
           reward
           heere
           ,
           yet
           we
           may
           misse
           of
           it
           in
           a
           better
           life
           .
           And
           therefore
           that
           Iob
           may
           not
           be
           iustly
           challenged
           to
           serue
           God
           for
           these
           things
           ,
           they
           shal
           be
           taken
           from
           him
           ,
           
           that
           his
           secret
           corruption
           may
           be
           purged
           out
           ,
           &
           sincerity
           approued
           .
           And
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           many
           an
           hypocrite
           and
           earthworme
           shal
           haue
           his
           portion
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           
           &
           be
           glutted
           in
           these
           things
           more
           then
           his
           heart
           can
           desire
           ,
           that
           so
           he
           may
           be
           iustly
           deceiued
           ,
           in
           what
           he
           desires
           to
           be
           flattered
           ,
           namely
           ,
           an
           opinion
           of
           goodnes
           ;
           and
           may
           also
           deceiue
           others
           hereby
           ,
           that
           measure
           righteousnes
           by
           outward
           prosperitie
           ;
           &
           yet
           most
           fearefully
           also
           deceiue
           himselfe
           ,
           not
           onely
           in
           finding
           no
           contentment
           in
           this
           his
           supposed
           happines
           ,
           but
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           being
           giuen
           vp
           by
           one
           delusion
           to
           another
           .
           That
           as
           he
           accounts
           it
           a
           seale
           of
           his
           vprightnes
           to
           be
           crowned
           with
           aboundance
           ,
           so
           he
           shal
           esteeme
           this
           his
           happines
           ;
           either
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           to
           abuse
           these
           things
           by
           putting
           them
           to
           no
           vse
           but
           vsury
           ,
           and
           so
           defrauding
           himselfe
           and
           others
           of
           the
           comfort
           of
           them
           ;
           or
           else
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           
           imagining
           this
           his
           happines
           to
           crowne
           his
           head
           with
           roses
           ,
           &
           fare
           deliciously
           euery
           day
           ,
           he
           shall
           be
           giuen
           vp
           to
           the
           abuse
           of
           these
           things
           by
           riot
           and
           excesse
           :
           not
           onely
           to
           the
           iust
           shame
           and
           confusion
           of
           all
           his
           ciuill
           honestie
           ,
           and
           conceited
           goodnes
           ;
           but
           to
           the
           iust
           ouerthrow
           of
           his
           conceited
           happines
           in
           them
           ;
           as
           by
           his
           ryot
           and
           superfluity
           ,
           bringing
           himselfe
           ofttimes
           to
           a
           morsell
           of
           bread
           ,
           and
           yet
           
           cannot
           haue
           so
           much
           as
           the
           huskes
           which
           the
           Swine
           fed
           on
           ,
           to
           satisfie
           his
           necessitie
           ;
           and
           so
           hereby
           plunging
           himselfe
           into
           fearefull
           shifts
           ,
           and
           wofull
           despaire
           .
           Behold
           here
           the
           power
           of
           his
           delusion
           .
           And
           conclude
           we
           iustly
           hence
           ,
           that
           the
           aboundance
           of
           outward
           things
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           but
           common
           blessings
           ,
           so
           they
           are
           often
           giuen
           to
           the
           wicked
           as
           curses
           ,
           to
           hasten
           their
           destruction
           .
           And
           they
           are
           often
           denyed
           to
           the
           godly
           in
           mercy
           ,
           to
           try
           their
           sincerity
           ,
           their
           faith
           ,
           and
           patience
           ;
           and
           also
           to
           prouoke
           their
           appetite
           to
           more
           heauenly
           treasures
           .
           
           So
           that
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           the
           hauing
           of
           aboundance
           ,
           but
           the
           right
           vse
           thereof
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           ,
           1.
           
           Tim.
           6.
           18
           ,
           19.
           whereby
           wee
           shall
           lay
           vp
           a
           good
           Foundation
           against
           the
           life
           to
           come
           .
        
         
           
           And
           therefore
           it
           is
           but
           a
           delusion
           to
           imagine
           that
           the
           more
           we
           haue
           ,
           the
           more
           we
           are
           blessed
           ,
           as
           being
           the
           colour
           whereby
           Satan
           drawes
           vs
           on
           to
           this
           Bargaine
           ;
           laying
           hereupon
           this
           false
           ground
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           that
           wee
           must
           abound
           in
           these
           things
           ,
           or
           else
           we
           cannot
           be
           blessed
           .
        
         
           And
           so
           vpon
           this
           sandy
           foundation
           ,
           
           raysing
           vp
           this
           Towre
           of
           Babell
           by
           diuers
           stones
           :
           As
           first
           ,
           to
           take
           vp
           our
           hearts
           especially
           ,
           to
           the
           compassing
           hereof
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           preuent
           them
           of
           the
           true
           riches
           :
           Next
           to
           plunge
           vs
           into
           any
           base
           and
           carnal
           courses
           for
           the
           enioying
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           so
           harden
           the
           conscience
           in
           sinne
           .
           And
           lastly
           ,
           to
           exclude
           repentance
           euer
           ,
           by
           the
           enioying
           hereof
           ;
           as
           if
           this
           were
           our
           happinesse
           ,
           
           to
           be
           secure
           of
           our
           Estates
           :
           and
           why
           may
           we
           not
           be
           secure
           ,
           seeing
           we
           sit
           as
           a
           Queene
           ,
           and
           shall
           see
           no
           euill
           ?
           we
           say
           in
           our
           prosperitie
           ,
           we
           shall
           neuer
           bee
           remooued
           ;
           we
           haue
           feathered
           our
           neasts
           on
           high
           ,
           and
           our
           habitations
           shall
           continue
           for
           euer
           .
           And
           so
           securitie
           makes
           way
           to
           sudden
           destruction
           ;
           Thou
           foole
           ,
           this
           night
           shall
           they
           fetch
           away
           thy
           soule
           :
           euen
           when
           thon
           sayest
           vnto
           thy
           soule
           ;
           Take
           thine
           ease
           ,
           thou
           hast
           goods
           laid
           vp
           for
           many
           years
           .
           Learne
           we
           hence
           therefore
           in
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           discerne
           this
           dāgerous
           colour
           ,
           &
           so
           be
           we
           wise
           to
           preuent
           the
           same
           ,
           
           as
           heretofore
           hath
           beene
           directed
           .
           The
           second
           colour
           wherby
           Satan
           draws
           vs
           on
           to
           this
           desperate
           Bargaine
           ,
           is
           the
           pretence
           of
           our
           Callings
           :
           some
           wherof
           are
           such
           ,
           as
           cannot
           be
           managed
           without
           aboundance
           ;
           and
           herein
           the
           delusion
           is
           more
           forcible
           ,
           for
           the
           enthralling
           of
           the
           soule
           ;
           both
           in
           that
           aboundance
           ,
           beeing
           an
           inseparable
           companion
           to
           greatnes
           ,
           doth
           hereby
           puffe
           vp
           the
           heart
           ,
           and
           so
           exalts
           it
           against
           the
           Lord
           ,
           
           as
           if
           this
           great
           Babel
           were
           attained
           by
           our
           own
           wit
           and
           industrie
           ,
           but
           vsually
           that
           we
           come
           to
           that
           fulnes
           without
           our
           owne
           labour
           and
           endeauours
           .
           Hereupon
           we
           grow
           carelesse
           in
           the
           vse
           of
           what
           wee
           came
           so
           lightly
           by
           ,
           and
           either
           vpon
           vaine
           pretence
           of
           Munificence
           ,
           we
           lauish
           out
           on
           such
           as
           wee
           purpose
           to
           honour
           ,
           that
           so
           we
           may
           be
           as
           Gods
           ;
           in
           bestowing
           where
           we
           will
           :
           or
           ,
           we
           supply
           prodigalitie
           ,
           by
           oppression
           of
           others
           ;
           and
           so
           affect
           
           a
           kinde
           of
           deitie
           ,
           in
           taking
           from
           whom
           we
           list
           ;
           and
           so
           on
           either
           side
           ,
           doe
           willingly
           endanger
           our
           precious
           soules
           ,
           either
           by
           putting
           confidence
           in
           that
           which
           daily
           we
           confound
           in
           our
           abuse
           ;
           or
           els
           by
           abusing
           the
           trust
           that
           is
           committed
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           as
           beeing
           but
           Stewards
           for
           others
           ,
           and
           seruants
           to
           the
           common
           good
           .
           Behold
           here
           then
           the
           delusion
           in
           high
           callings
           ;
           and
           learne
           we
           thus
           in
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           auoid
           the
           snare
           thereof
           .
        
         
           Consider
           we
           that
           high
           callings
           ,
           
           though
           they
           require
           necessarie
           supply
           of
           aboundance
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           not
           so
           much
           for
           their
           owne
           ,
           as
           the
           publique
           good
           :
           so
           to
           keepe
           their
           owne
           estate
           therewith
           ,
           as
           that
           withall
           they
           remember
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           subordinate
           to
           the
           Highest
           ;
           who
           as
           he
           gaue
           them
           these
           things
           ,
           so
           hee
           will
           require
           an
           account
           of
           thē
           .
           And
           secondly
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           also
           herein
           but
           seruants
           to
           the
           publique
           ;
           so
           to
           carie
           their
           state
           ,
           as
           the
           Common-wealth
           may
           thereby
           flourish
           .
           And
           therefore
           they
           must
           euer
           bare
           of
           their
           fulnesse
           ,
           to
           comfort
           the
           emptie
           soules
           :
           As
           good
           Nehemias
           did
           not
           take
           their
           set
           allowance
           of
           the
           Gouernour
           ,
           
           for
           the
           reliefe
           of
           the
           distressed
           .
           And
           in
           this
           most
           absolute
           libertie
           ,
           they
           must
           be
           confined
           within
           the
           boundes
           of
           best
           deseruing
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           casting
           of
           courtesies
           vpon
           a
           person
           ,
           that
           is
           otherwise
           meritorious
           ,
           is
           as
           seede
           that
           is
           cast
           into
           good
           ground
           :
           which
           commonly
           yeelds
           returne
           with
           much
           comfort
           ;
           so
           
           that
           our
           ,
           care
           and
           paines
           is
           so
           farre
           from
           being
           cast
           away
           ,
           as
           that
           wee
           reioyce
           therein
           .
           Especially
           ,
           be
           they
           carefull
           to
           honour
           God
           with
           their
           fulnesse
           ,
           in
           emptying
           of
           themselues
           ,
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Church
           and
           common
           benefit
           ;
           that
           so
           they
           may
           giue
           vp
           their
           account
           with
           ioy
           .
           
             This
             concerning
             high
             Callings
          
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           other
           ordinary
           ,
           and
           inferiour
           condition
           ,
           though
           each
           through
           pride
           and
           discontent
           be
           ayming
           at
           the
           highest
           ;
           yet
           let
           him
           here
           obserue
           the
           rules
           before
           set
           downe
           ;
           and
           so
           shall
           he
           auoid
           the
           snare
           which
           lyes
           therein
           .
           And
           thus
           of
           the
           second
           Colour
           ,
           drawing
           on
           to
           this
           Bargaine
           .
        
         
           A
           third
           Colour
           there
           yet
           remaines
           hereto
           ;
           
           Namely
           ,
           the
           conceit
           of
           doing
           the
           most
           good
           :
           which
           seeing
           we
           then
           can
           lest
           do
           ,
           when
           we
           haue
           most
           ;
           therefore
           each
           desireth
           aboundance
           ,
           vpon
           pretence
           hereof
           :
           and
           so
           ,
           either
           vpon
           pretence
           of
           doing
           good
           ,
           swalloweth
           vp
           many
           euils
           in
           the
           gayning
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           so
           committeth
           euill
           that
           good
           may
           come
           thereof
           ,
           
           whose
           damnation
           is
           iust
           ;
           or
           else
           ,
           which
           is
           worse
           ,
           and
           yet
           a
           common
           case
           ,
           though
           he
           hath
           got
           much
           wickedly
           ,
           yet
           by
           doing
           of
           good
           therewith
           ,
           
           he
           hopeth
           to
           make
           amends
           ;
           and
           so
           is
           iustly
           met
           withall
           by
           diuine
           vengeance
           :
           either
           he
           is
           taken
           away
           in
           his
           euill
           getting
           ,
           and
           so
           depriued
           of
           his
           hope
           of
           doing
           good
           ,
           or
           making
           amends
           thereby
           ;
           or
           else
           ,
           if
           he
           bee
           spared
           to
           try
           his
           charitie
           ,
           is
           it
           vsually
           any
           other
           ,
           then
           either
           
           to
           giue
           somewhat
           at
           his
           death
           ,
           when
           he
           can
           keepe
           his
           Mammon
           no
           longer
           ?
           and
           so
           it
           is
           not
           thankes-worthy
           ;
           or
           if
           any
           come
           from
           him
           while
           he
           liues
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           else
           ,
           but
           either
           to
           grease
           a
           fat
           Sow
           ,
           and
           cast
           water
           into
           the
           Sea
           ?
           or
           else
           ,
           he
           parts
           with
           a
           Godgin
           to
           catch
           a
           Pike
           ,
           his
           table
           is
           a
           snare
           ,
           and
           his
           wealth
           a
           nette
           to
           make
           him
           friends
           therewith
           ,
           or
           bridle
           his
           enemies
           :
           either
           he
           must
           haue
           a
           trumpet
           to
           bring
           him
           in
           present
           reward
           ,
           and
           depriue
           him
           of
           the
           future
           ;
           or
           hee
           giues
           with
           one
           hand
           ,
           and
           kils
           with
           the
           other
           ;
           the
           body
           must
           be
           relieued
           to
           enthrall
           the
           soule
           ,
           or
           the
           soule
           is
           neglected
           ;
           so
           the
           poore
           carkesse
           may
           be
           refreshed
           ,
           and
           that
           rather
           sparingly
           to
           kill
           it
           often
           with
           a
           lingring
           consumption
           ;
           or
           glutted
           once
           a
           yeere
           ,
           to
           fat
           it
           vp
           to
           the
           slaughter
           .
           Behold
           the
           ordinary
           charitie
           of
           Worldlings
           ,
           and
           iudge
           whether
           they
           proue
           good
           to
           themselues
           or
           others
           .
           
        
         
           
             Learne
             we
             therefore
          
           in
           the
           name
           of
           God
           ;
           thus
           to
           preuent
           this
           delusion
           .
           As
           first
           ,
           by
           considering
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           holy
           God
           hath
           appointed
           lawfull
           meanes
           for
           the
           obtaining
           of
           his
           owne
           blessings
           ,
           
           so
           that
           we
           may
           not
           doe
           euill
           that
           good
           may
           come
           thereof
           ;
           so
           he
           requireth
           no
           more
           of
           vs
           ,
           then
           accordingly
           as
           he
           giueth
           :
           the
           widows
           mite
           is
           accepted
           ,
           when
           we
           haue
           no
           more
           ;
           and
           the
           pound
           of
           the
           Vaine
           glorious
           is
           reiected
           ,
           where
           lesse
           will
           serue
           the
           turne
           .
           Neither
           the
           fruite
           of
           the
           body
           will
           procure
           any
           satisfaction
           for
           the
           sinne
           of
           the
           soule
           ,
           but
           to
           do
           righteously
           
           and
           walke
           with
           God
           ,
           this
           is
           acceptable
           with
           him
           .
           
           No
           other
           sacrifice
           of
           distributing
           to
           others
           ,
           
           is
           so
           pleasing
           vnto
           God
           ,
           but
           what
           is
           especially
           to
           the
           Houshold
           of
           Faith
           ;
           what
           may
           further
           our
           owne
           and
           others
           saluation
           .
           Aboue
           all
           know
           we
           that
           God
           loueth
           a
           cheerefull
           giuer
           :
           and
           therefore
           while
           we
           liue
           ,
           and
           haue
           time
           ,
           let
           vs
           be
           doing
           of
           good
           ,
           lest
           to
           morrow
           bee
           too
           late
           ;
           and
           let
           vs
           send
           our
           goods
           before
           vs
           to
           make
           vs
           friends
           of
           them
           ,
           not
           leaue
           them
           behinde
           vs
           ,
           lest
           wee
           lose
           the
           comfort
           of
           them
           :
           and
           whatsoeuer
           we
           doe
           ,
           let
           vs
           ayme
           at
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           doe
           it
           for
           his
           sake
           ,
           who
           thought
           not
           his
           life
           to
           be
           deare
           for
           vs
           :
           that
           so
           casting
           our
           bread
           vpon
           the
           waters
           we
           may
           finde
           it
           againe
           .
           And
           thus
           of
           these
           delusions
           ,
           which
           draw
           men
           to
           this
           Bargaine
           .
        
         
           There
           followeth
           another
           sorte
           of
           deceits
           ,
           
           which
           giues
           vs
           hope
           that
           though
           we
           haue
           ventured
           on
           the
           Bargaine
           ,
           yet
           we
           may
           be
           free
           againe
           ;
           of
           which
           we
           shall
           haue
           fitter
           occasion
           to
           speake
           in
           the
           last
           place
           .
           And
           so
           we
           come
           to
           the
           last
           place
           of
           obseruation
           ;
           namely
           the
           iudgement
           of
           the
           Bargaine
           ,
           which
           if
           our
           Sauour
           may
           be
           iudge
           ,
           will
           profit
           vs
           nothing
           ;
           for
           so
           his
           words
           imply
           :
        
         
           What
           shall
           it
           profit
           a
           man
           ?
           
           that
           is
           as
           much
           to
           say
           ,
           he
           shall
           profit
           nothing
           thereby
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           a
           very
           hard
           match
           to
           hazard
           the
           soule
           ,
           though
           it
           were
           for
           the
           gaining
           of
           the
           whole
           world
           .
        
         
           The
           reasons
           
           hereof
           lie
           couched
           in
           the
           words
           
           themselues
           ,
           which
           do
           imply
           two
           things
           .
           First
           ,
           a
           comparison
           of
           the
           price
           with
           the
           thing
           bought
           ;
           the
           price
           is
           amplified
           ,
           first
           by
           the
           matter
           thereof
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           soule
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           by
           the
           appropriation
           ,
           it
           is
           our
           owne
           ,
           as
           being
           our
           best
           part
           ,
           yea
           indeed
           al
           in
           al
           ;
           that
           which
           is
           the
           life
           of
           our
           life
           ,
           that
           which
           must
           continue
           for
           euer
           with
           vs
           ,
           when
           these
           things
           perish
           with
           the
           body
           ;
           that
           which
           eternally
           shall
           rue
           this
           bargain
           ,
           when
           we
           haue
           no
           other
           benefit
           thereof
           .
           Out
           of
           which
           two
           circumstances
           ,
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           doth
           inferre
           the
           iniquitie
           of
           the
           bargaine
           :
           as
           that
           first
           the
           immortall
           and
           diuine
           soule
           being
           made
           a
           price
           for
           these
           fading
           and
           earthly
           things
           ,
           
           this
           argueth
           that
           we
           haue
           paied
           more
           for
           them
           then
           they
           are
           worth
           ;
           and
           so
           withall
           haue
           made
           a
           bad
           market
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           that
           when
           as
           in
           other
           bargaines
           though
           we
           haue
           lost
           at
           one
           time
           ,
           
           yet
           we
           may
           helpe
           our selues
           in
           another
           ,
           yet
           this
           losse
           is
           irrecouerable
           ,
           because
           our
           soules
           once
           thus
           lost
           can
           neuer
           be
           recouered
           againe
           ;
           if
           Sathan
           haue
           once
           got
           hold
           on
           vs
           by
           this
           bond
           ,
           we
           are
           like
           neuer
           to
           get
           out
           againe
           :
           
           because
           it
           is
           a
           bargain
           made
           willingly
           ,
           and
           with
           great
           aduice
           and
           wisdome
           :
           abusing
           religion
           and
           conscience
           to
           the
           driuing
           thereof
           ,
           and
           reiecting
           all
           sence
           of
           religion
           and
           common
           honestie
           for
           the
           enioying
           thereof
           :
           what
           sacrifice
           now
           is
           left
           for
           sinne
           ,
           to
           such
           that
           haue
           thus
           made
           a
           mock
           of
           the
           Sonne
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           esteemed
           basely
           of
           his
           bloud
           ,
           in
           
           comparison
           of
           the
           world
           .
           And
           therefore
           let
           no
           man
           deceiue
           himselfe
           with
           vaine
           conceits
           ,
           as
           if
           hell
           would
           be
           satisfied
           ,
           
           or
           God
           mocked
           .
           Doth
           he
           thinke
           to
           winde
           out
           of
           the
           bargaine
           by
           deceiuing
           the
           Deuill
           with
           this
           tricke
           ,
           that
           his
           soule
           was
           not
           his
           owne
           ,
           and
           therefore
           he
           could
           not
           sell
           that
           which
           was
           none
           of
           his
           ?
           The
           holy
           Ghost
           here
           contradicts
           him
           :
           
           It
           is
           his
           own
           soule
           .
           Indeede
           it
           is
           not
           his
           owne
           to
           saue
           the
           same
           ,
           
           he
           must
           be
           bought
           with
           a
           price
           ,
           and
           so
           is
           not
           his
           owne
           ;
           but
           yet
           with
           this
           condition
           ,
           that
           not
           as
           his
           owne
           ,
           he
           may
           glorifie
           God
           therewith
           in
           body
           and
           spirit
           .
           To
           destroy
           and
           vndoe
           the
           same
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           his
           owne
           ,
           he
           hath
           this
           by
           inheritance
           ,
           to
           be
           his
           owne
           destruction
           ;
           our
           destruction
           is
           of
           our selues
           ,
           &
           that
           it
           may
           appeare
           so
           ,
           what
           God
           hath
           decreed
           ,
           we
           willingly
           execute
           in
           our
           conuersing
           with
           the
           world
           :
           we
           will
           haue
           presēt
           payment
           whatsoeuer
           it
           cost
           vs
           ,
           &
           so
           that
           we
           may
           enioy
           the
           pleasures
           of
           sinne
           for
           a
           season
           ;
           we
           haue
           no
           respect
           to
           that
           great
           recompense
           of
           the
           reward
           .
           
           Heb.
           11.
           26.
           
           Oh
           but
           we
           hope
           to
           vndoe
           the
           Bargaine
           by
           doing
           of
           good
           herewith
           .
           So
           indeede
           we
           may
           do
           good
           to
           others
           hereby
           ,
           and
           haply
           to
           our selues
           for
           a
           season
           .
        
         
           But
           yet
           withall
           more
           confirme
           the
           Bargain
           ,
           
           in
           that
           our
           doing
           good
           to
           our selues
           ,
           doth
           but
           harden
           the
           heart
           the
           more
           in
           sinne
           ,
           and
           lull
           it
           in
           securitie
           ,
           to
           expose
           it
           thereby
           to
           suddaine
           vengance
           :
           and
           our
           well
           doing
           to
           others
           may
           bee
           the
           vndoing
           of
           their
           soules
           :
           or
           though
           they
           fare
           
           the
           better
           euery
           way
           hereby
           ,
           yet
           this
           doth
           not
           hinder
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           may
           still
           fare
           the
           worse
           :
           as
           enioying
           more
           at
           their
           thriuing
           vnder
           vs
           ,
           or
           boasting
           &
           contenting
           our selues
           with
           others
           thriuing
           ,
           as
           hoping
           to
           make
           them
           our
           trumpes
           ,
           or
           sponges
           in
           time
           of
           neede
           :
           howsoeuer
           ,
           for
           good
           to
           other
           we
           may
           looke
           for
           indulgence
           ,
           yet
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           we
           are
           cruell
           to
           our
           own
           soules
           ;
           and
           so
           for
           this
           cruelty
           shal
           be
           condemned
           and
           iudged
           of
           our selues
           .
        
         
           Oh
           but
           thou
           wilt
           say
           ,
           
           though
           none
           of
           these
           things
           will
           serue
           the
           turne
           ,
           yet
           I
           may
           repent
           of
           the
           bargaine
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           may
           be
           broken
           .
           So
           did
           Iudas
           of
           betraying
           his
           Maister
           ,
           and
           yet
           he
           foūd
           no
           mercy
           :
           so
           Esau
           wept
           bitterly
           ,
           and
           yet
           hee
           foūd
           no
           place
           of
           repentance
           .
           Deceiue
           not
           thy selfe
           ,
           
           God
           will
           not
           be
           mercifull
           to
           presumptuous
           sinners
           .
           It
           is
           impossible
           that
           if
           we
           thus
           sin
           willingly
           in
           the
           pride
           of
           our
           wisdome
           ,
           that
           we
           shall
           finde
           mercy
           though
           we
           seeke
           the
           same
           .
           And
           alas
           ,
           how
           doe
           we
           seeke
           for
           mercy
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           but
           for
           feare
           of
           vengance
           ?
           and
           what
           remaines
           there
           vnto
           vs
           but
           a
           fearefull
           expectation
           thereof
           ?
           Is
           it
           with
           purpose
           to
           be
           ridde
           of
           our
           sinnes
           ,
           or
           rather
           for
           hope
           we
           may
           returne
           to
           our
           vomit
           againe
           ?
           or
           rather
           doe
           we
           not
           dreame
           of
           mercy
           ,
           and
           yet
           when
           we
           are
           awake
           we
           are
           an
           hungry
           ?
           hanging
           in
           hel
           oftētimes
           without
           pardon
           about
           our
           neckes
           ,
           because
           we
           haue
           not
           pleaded
           it
           in
           the
           acceptable
           time
           .
           Oh
           take
           heede
           to
           trie
           such
           conclusions
           with
           thy
           soule
           ;
           
           it
           is
           thine
           owne
           ,
           and
           these
           things
           are
           but
           lent
           thee
           ;
           &
           therefore
           take
           heed
           how
           thou
           part
           with
           an
           euerlasting
           inheritance
           ,
           for
           a
           tēnant
           at
           wil.
           It
           is
           thine
           owne
           ,
           and
           must
           euer
           fare
           wel
           or
           ill
           with
           thee
           :
           and
           therefore
           be
           wise
           not
           to
           part
           with
           it
           ,
           for
           that
           which
           when
           thou
           hast
           most
           neede
           of
           ,
           will
           part
           with
           thee
           ,
           and
           returne
           thy
           price
           againe
           ,
           as
           the
           Iewes
           did
           vnto
           Iudas
           ,
           to
           beginne
           &
           encrease
           thine
           euerlasting
           torments
           .
           Oh
           how
           gladly
           now
           would
           worldlings
           wish
           that
           they
           had
           parted
           with
           their
           soules
           ,
           neuer
           to
           thinke
           of
           them
           againe
           !
           But
           alas
           ;
           heerein
           they
           are
           miserably
           deceiued
           ;
           they
           part
           with
           the
           happines
           of
           their
           soules
           ,
           which
           was
           none
           of
           theirs
           to
           giue
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           good
           they
           gaine
           hereby
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           haue
           their
           soules
           returned
           vpon
           them
           ,
           and
           stick
           to
           them
           in
           their
           confusion
           ,
           to
           the
           most
           desperate
           continuance
           thereof
           for
           euer
           .
           
        
         
           And
           yet
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           there
           were
           some
           miserable
           comfort
           vnto
           worldly
           men
           ,
           if
           they
           could
           for
           the
           present
           enioy
           their
           bargaine
           .
           But
           marke
           I
           pray
           you
           how
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           sets
           down
           heerein
           ,
           the
           subtlety
           of
           Sathan
           ,
           and
           so
           discouers
           in
           the
           a
           place
           ,
           the
           trechery
           of
           the
           bargain
           ;
           Sathan
           will
           be
           sure
           of
           his
           part
           to
           fetch
           ouer
           their
           soules
           ,
           
           though
           he
           neither
           can
           or
           would
           performe
           the
           bargaine
           vnto
           them
           .
           First
           I
           say
           ,
           he
           makes
           sure
           worke
           with
           them
           :
           he
           binds
           them
           by
           their
           thoughts
           ,
           they
           do
           dreame
           of
           no
           other
           heauen
           :
           sleeping
           and
           waking
           this
           is
           their
           compasse
           ,
           to
           be
           rich
           ,
           to
           liue
           in
           pleasure
           ;
           nay
           they
           
           cannot
           sleepe
           for
           this
           ,
           they
           cannot
           wake
           but
           to
           this
           .
           
           2.
           
           Hee
           bindes
           them
           by
           their
           words
           ,
           all
           their
           talke
           is
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           how
           to
           compasse
           the
           same
           :
           the
           Saboath
           is
           no
           other
           wayes
           sanctified
           ,
           but
           to
           conferre
           therof
           ,
           either
           abroad
           as
           occasion
           serues
           ,
           or
           at
           home
           in
           their
           closet
           .
        
         
           Here
           they
           blesse
           their
           soules
           in
           what
           they
           haue
           ,
           or
           may
           compasse
           :
           euery
           day
           too
           little
           to
           fetch
           in
           profit
           by
           lying
           or
           flattery
           ,
           by
           detraction
           or
           wispering
           ;
           their
           very
           tongues
           are
           set
           on
           fire
           of
           hell
           ,
           to
           owne
           them
           to
           their
           Maister
           .
        
         
           Especially
           ,
           their
           way
           vttereth
           their
           foolishnesse
           ,
           and
           slauerie
           to
           Satan
           ;
           he
           is
           not
           so
           readie
           to
           offer
           ,
           as
           they
           to
           execute
           :
           what
           by
           deceite
           in
           Bargaining
           ,
           and
           fraude
           in
           selling
           ;
           what
           by
           crueltie
           in
           oppressing
           ,
           and
           cunning
           in
           vndermining
           ;
           what
           by
           engrossing
           to
           themselues
           ,
           and
           encroaching
           vpon
           others
           .
           He
           is
           not
           wise
           ,
           that
           hath
           not
           a
           tricke
           to
           deceiue
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           so
           his
           owne
           soule
           .
        
         
           Their
           purpose
           is
           well
           knowne
           to
           Satan
           by
           their
           words
           and
           actions
           ,
           and
           so
           hereby
           he
           surely
           bindes
           them
           to
           performance
           of
           the
           Bargain
           .
           But
           now
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           
           doth
           hee
           performe
           with
           them
           ?
           Nothing
           lesse
           .
           The
           holy
           Ghost
           sets
           out
           his
           performance
           ,
           which
           he
           cannot
           ;
           yet
           if
           ,
           or
           though
           ,
           supposing
           what
           may
           be
           ,
           and
           so
           implying
           it
           cannot
           be
           .
           And
           indeed
           how
           can
           it
           be
           ,
           that
           Satan
           should
           performe
           with
           them
           ?
           Alas
           ,
           the
           earth
           is
           the
           Lords
           ,
           and
           the
           fulnesse
           thereof
           ;
           and
           he
           giues
           it
           to
           whom
           he
           please
           .
           But
           Satan
           is
           
           the
           god
           of
           this
           world
           ,
           
           and
           Prince
           that
           ruleth
           in
           the
           Ayre
           .
           
           True
           ,
           but
           so
           onely
           reputed
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           that
           adore
           no
           other
           thing
           ;
           so
           onely
           deputed
           vnder
           God
           ,
           to
           deceiue
           and
           plague
           them
           therewith
           .
           He
           offereth
           to
           Christ
           ;
           All
           these
           will
           I
           giue
           thee
           :
           
           Alas
           ,
           they
           were
           none
           of
           his
           to
           giue
           ;
           he
           cannot
           so
           much
           as
           take
           an
           haire
           of
           our
           head
           from
           vs
           ,
           without
           the
           dispensation
           of
           the
           most
           High
           ;
           much
           lesse
           can
           he
           giue
           vs
           the
           least
           crumbe
           ,
           but
           by
           leaue
           from
           God.
           And
           see
           herein
           also
           his
           notable
           treacherie
           ,
           he
           offers
           these
           of
           gift
           freely
           ,
           which
           are
           none
           of
           his
           to
           giue
           :
           and
           yet
           wee
           must
           exchange
           our
           soules
           for
           them
           ,
           which
           are
           infinitely
           inualuable
           .
        
         
           Thus
           is
           not
           Satan
           able
           to
           giue
           vs
           these
           things
           ,
           
           neither
           indeed
           are
           we
           capable
           of
           what
           hee
           so
           largely
           offers
           .
           What
           should
           wee
           doe
           with
           a
           whole
           world
           ,
           whereof
           nothing
           is
           our
           due
           ,
           and
           the
           least
           may
           serue
           the
           turne
           ?
           Is
           it
           not
           at
           the
           least
           as
           Sauls
           Armour
           ,
           too
           heauy
           a
           burthen
           for
           vs
           ?
           And
           when
           we
           haue
           the
           most
           thereof
           at
           the
           best
           ,
           will
           it
           not
           prooue
           too
           heauie
           a
           reckoning
           without
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           ?
           Behold
           here
           then
           ,
           the
           conclusion
           in
           the
           Bargaine
           .
           Neither
           can
           Satan
           giue
           what
           he
           proffers
           ,
           neither
           can
           we
           receiue
           the
           same
           :
           
           and
           indeed
           ,
           neither
           would
           Satan
           ,
           if
           he
           could
           ,
           performe
           with
           vs
           ,
           to
           keepe
           our
           desires
           afoote
           ,
           and
           so
           thereby
           our
           subiection
           to
           him
           ,
           to
           any
           base
           courses
           for
           the
           attayning
           thereof
           .
           He
           enuies
           our
           present
           happinesse
           :
           and
           were
           he
           not
           bridled
           by
           the
           wise
           
           and
           mightie
           Lord
           ,
           so
           vnquencheable
           is
           his
           malice
           against
           the
           power
           and
           gouernment
           of
           our
           God
           ;
           that
           if
           there
           were
           no
           other
           reason
           but
           to
           disgrace
           the
           prouidence
           of
           God
           ,
           he
           would
           daily
           breed
           combustions
           ,
           and
           desolations
           among
           men
           .
           No
           man
           should
           enioy
           a
           day
           of
           present
           happinesse
           ,
           he
           would
           be
           tormenting
           before
           his
           time
           ,
           and
           make
           hell
           euen
           with
           the
           earth
           by
           contnuall
           butcheries
           and
           Massacres
           .
           But
           he
           is
           wisely
           restrained
           by
           the
           Lord
           ,
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           generall
           prouidence
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           execution
           of
           his
           righteous
           iudgements
           against
           the
           wicked
           who
           serue
           him
           ;
           they
           shall
           not
           obtaine
           what
           they
           desire
           ,
           to
           the
           iust
           confusion
           of
           their
           hellish
           homage
           ,
           and
           yet
           to
           the
           hastening
           of
           their
           finall
           vengeance
           ,
           by
           this
           disappointmēt
           of
           their
           hopes
           ;
           which
           either
           breed
           more
           griedinesse
           in
           sin
           to
           compasse
           the
           same
           ,
           or
           els
           bring
           forth
           fearefull
           despaire
           ,
           to
           thrust
           them
           violently
           vpon
           damnation
           :
           and
           all
           this
           ,
           as
           righteously
           by
           the
           Lord
           ,
           vpon
           these
           that
           forsake
           him
           ,
           so
           willing
           ,
           by
           Satan
           and
           themselues
           :
           who
           haue
           made
           faslhood
           their
           refuge
           ,
           and
           are
           hid
           vnder
           vanitie
           ,
           and
           so
           no
           maruaile
           if
           they
           reape
           what
           they
           haue
           sowen
           ;
           euen
           of
           the
           flesh
           corruption
           ,
           and
           vtter
           confusion
           .
           
           Obserue
           here
           wisely
           ,
           the
           treacherie
           of
           the
           Bargaine
           ,
           and
           sit
           downe
           before
           hand
           ,
           and
           cast
           vp
           thy
           peny-worths
           .
           Is
           it
           no
           profit
           to
           aduenture
           thy
           soule
           for
           the
           world
           ?
           Is
           the
           price
           too
           deare
           ?
           and
           yet
           thou
           shalt
           be
           deceiued
           too
           :
           If
           thou
           haue
           Naama●s
           Talents
           ,
           
           thou
           must
           haue
           a
           Leprosie
           also
           to
           the
           Bargain
           :
           If
           thou
           hast
           thy
           desire
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           haue
           〈◊〉
           in
           thy
           soule
           ;
           or
           though
           thou
           part
           with
           thy
           soule
           ,
           yet
           shalt
           thou
           still
           be
           fed
           with
           the
           wind
           :
           either
           thou
           shalt
           not
           haue
           what
           is
           promised
           ,
           or
           be
           better
           without
           it
           ,
           so
           to
           be
           giuen
           vp
           to
           the
           abuse
           thereof
           ,
           as
           thereby
           only
           to
           ripen
           thy
           sinne
           ,
           and
           so
           hasten
           thy
           vengeance
           ;
           or
           els
           to
           part
           with
           it
           then
           ,
           when
           thou
           most
           depends
           thereon
           .
           Will
           Satan
           play
           thus
           false
           with
           thee
           ,
           and
           cheate
           thee
           in
           thy
           Bargaine
           ?
        
         
           Oh
           then
           ,
           
           be
           wise
           in
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           preuent
           his
           treacherie
           .
           Admire
           not
           these
           Gallants
           that
           reauell
           in
           these
           things
           ,
           neither
           enuie
           their
           happines
           that
           haue
           payed
           so
           deare
           for
           them
           ,
           lest
           this
           doating
           admiration
           ,
           dazle
           and
           corrupt
           the
           eye
           of
           thy
           iudgement
           ,
           that
           so
           thou
           mayest
           wish
           to
           be
           like
           vnto
           them
           ;
           and
           enuie
           of
           their
           happines
           leaue
           thee
           to
           Satans
           malice
           ,
           to
           be
           ensnared
           in
           such
           wayes
           which
           haue
           set
           them
           aloft
           .
           Looke
           into
           the
           Sanctuary
           of
           thy
           God
           ,
           to
           the
           ende
           of
           these
           men
           ,
           that
           their
           present
           lustre
           may
           not
           bewitch
           thee
           :
           and
           be
           alwayes
           thinking
           of
           that
           life
           which
           is
           without
           end
           ;
           that
           so
           thy
           heart
           may
           bee
           satisfied
           with
           the
           hope
           thereof
           .
           Build
           thy
           foundation
           by
           Faith
           ,
           vpon
           the
           Rocke
           ,
           that
           no
           stormes
           may
           split
           thee
           ;
           and
           let
           the
           load-starre
           of
           hope
           guide
           thee
           through
           the
           surges
           ,
           that
           the
           billowes
           may
           carie
           thee
           ouer
           safely
           ,
           to
           thy
           desired
           Hauen
           :
           let
           patience
           sit
           at
           the
           Helme
           ,
           to
           keepe
           thee
           in
           a
           setled
           course
           ,
           
           and
           so
           shall
           experience
           be
           thy
           Steere-man
           ,
           to
           stablish
           thee
           in
           present
           stormes
           .
           So
           experience
           shall
           giue
           contentment
           ,
           whatsoeuer
           doth
           befall
           thee
           ,
           and
           contentment
           shall
           prouoke
           thankfulnes
           ,
           for
           what
           thou
           hast
           vndeseruedly
           .
           Thankfulnesse
           shall
           prooue
           an
           holy
           venture
           ,
           to
           returne
           thee
           with
           Vsurie
           ;
           either
           with
           a
           greater
           measure
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           as
           shall
           be
           fittest
           for
           thee
           ,
           or
           with
           what
           shall
           be
           farre
           better
           :
           euen
           a
           supply
           of
           spirituall
           pouertie
           ,
           to
           hunger
           after
           durable
           riches
           ;
           happy
           pouertie
           ,
           that
           will
           make
           thee
           rich
           for
           euer
           ,
           and
           blessed
           hunger
           that
           shall
           be
           thus
           satisfied
           .
           Oh
           ,
           that
           we
           were
           wise
           thus
           to
           deceiue
           Satan
           !
           What
           roome
           could
           there
           bee
           for
           him
           ,
           if
           the
           heart
           were
           so
           employed
           ?
           What
           hope
           of
           preuailing
           ,
           where
           the
           soule
           is
           thus
           armed
           ?
           Oh
           ,
           that
           we
           could
           be
           thus
           wise
           for
           our
           latter
           end
           !
           If
           we
           could
           daily
           renewe
           our
           repentance
           ,
           how
           should
           we
           preuent
           ,
           or
           reiect
           Satans
           assaults
           ?
           If
           we
           could
           be
           humbled
           dayly
           in
           the
           sence
           of
           our
           vnworthynesse
           ,
           how
           should
           we
           be
           thankfull
           for
           the
           least
           ?
           How
           could
           wee
           enuie
           and
           fret
           at
           the
           prosperity
           of
           others
           ?
           We
           should
           now
           finde
           too
           much
           to
           doe
           at
           home
           ,
           to
           haue
           any
           leasure
           to
           looke
           abroad
           ;
           or
           if
           we
           looke
           abroad
           wisely
           ,
           it
           will
           returne
           vs
           home
           againe
           ,
           either
           to
           examine
           our selues
           whether
           we
           are
           such
           ,
           or
           else
           to
           be
           carefull
           and
           circumspect
           ouer
           our selues
           that
           we
           may
           not
           be
           such
           .
           What
           can
           we
           see
           abroad
           which
           may
           not
           more
           humble
           vs
           vnder
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           ?
           and
           shall
           not
           
           our
           abasing
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           ,
           be
           the
           meanes
           of
           our
           exalting
           and
           acceptance
           with
           him
           .
           And
           what
           need
           wee
           desire
           the
           wine
           and
           the
           corne
           ,
           when
           our
           God
           is
           at
           peace
           with
           vs
           ?
           Is
           not
           he
           our
           sufficient
           portion
           ,
           and
           shall
           we
           not
           with
           him
           haue
           all
           things
           else
           ?
           Oh
           ,
           let
           vs
           then
           make
           still
           sure
           of
           him
           ,
           by
           seeking
           all
           from
           him
           ,
           by
           renouncing
           all
           for
           him
           ,
           and
           vsing
           all
           to
           him
           ;
           resting
           in
           him
           onely
           ,
           and
           not
           our selues
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           at
           greatest
           worldly
           ease
           ,
           and
           making
           him
           our
           refuge
           when
           we
           finde
           no
           rest
           elsewhere
           .
           How
           shall
           this
           tryall
           of
           our
           Faith
           perfect
           the
           worke
           by
           patience
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           perfect
           and
           entire
           ,
           wanting
           nothing
           ,
           enioying
           all
           things
           ,
           
           euen
           when
           we
           haue
           nothing
           ,
           and
           being
           rich
           in
           content
           ,
           though
           wee
           are
           base
           and
           contemned
           of
           the
           world
           ?
           Happy
           contempt
           ,
           to
           keepe
           vs
           from
           the
           loue
           thereof
           ,
           and
           make
           vs
           long
           the
           more
           after
           heauen
           ;
           yea
           most
           happy
           abasing
           of
           man
           ,
           that
           casts
           vs
           vpon
           our
           God
           ,
           to
           haue
           experience
           of
           his
           fauour
           ,
           and
           euerlasting
           compassions
           .
           Let
           them
           make
           the
           wedge
           of
           golde
           their
           hope
           ,
           that
           haue
           no
           repose
           in
           God
           ;
           and
           let
           their
           glory
           be
           their
           shame
           ,
           whose
           belly
           is
           their
           God.
           
        
         
           Let
           them
           take
           their
           fill
           of
           dalliance
           ,
           till
           a
           dart
           be
           strucke
           through
           their
           Liuer
           ;
           and
           let
           them
           be
           contented
           with
           the
           leprosie
           ,
           that
           will
           needs
           run
           after
           the
           talents
           of
           deceit
           .
           Miserable
           foole
           ,
           that
           will
           be
           thus
           led
           to
           the
           stockes
           ,
           and
           as
           an
           Oxe
           to
           the
           shambles
           ;
           wretched
           Gehezi
           that
           to
           receiue
           
           that
           which
           his
           Maister
           refused
           ,
           partakes
           of
           that
           plague
           which
           his
           Maister
           cured
           .
        
         
           To
           conclude
           all
           ,
           a
           Bargaine
           you
           see
           is
           a
           bruing
           ;
           and
           our
           vnsatiable
           hearts
           driue
           the
           same
           .
           A
           match
           is
           made
           vp
           ,
           and
           we
           see
           the
           danger
           of
           it
           :
           wee
           are
           deceiued
           therein
           ,
           and
           yet
           cannot
           helpe
           our selues
           .
           Let
           vs
           therefore
           bee
           wise
           to
           set
           bounds
           to
           our
           restlesse
           desires
           ,
           and
           let
           vs
           turne
           the
           currant
           contrary
           ,
           that
           so
           wee
           may
           wade
           safely
           and
           enioy
           our
           endeauours
           ;
           vnhappy
           they
           ,
           that
           so
           desire
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           can
           be
           sooner
           wearied
           ,
           then
           satisfied
           with
           their
           labours
           .
           Miserable
           men
           that
           seeke
           for
           happinesse
           in
           sinfull
           vanitie
           and
           changeablenesse
           ,
           and
           can
           finde
           this
           their
           onely
           content
           to
           be
           restlesse
           in
           the
           pursuit
           of
           what
           they
           cannot
           compasse
           ;
           or
           what
           they
           compasse
           ,
           increaseth
           their
           miserie
           :
           most
           desperate
           their
           estate
           that
           haue
           no
           hope
           but
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           wherein
           (
           notwithstanding
           )
           they
           are
           iustly
           deceiued
           and
           confounded
           .
           Oh
           then
           ,
           happy
           they
           that
           haue
           the
           God
           of
           gods
           for
           their
           refuge
           ,
           who
           sweetens
           vnto
           them
           all
           their
           bitter
           pilles
           ,
           and
           hereby
           preuents
           surfaiting
           of
           worldly
           excesse
           :
           happy
           they
           that
           haue
           their
           affections
           set
           vpon
           heauenly
           things
           ,
           which
           can
           neither
           be
           taken
           from
           them
           ,
           though
           they
           are
           from
           them
           ;
           and
           so
           being
           from
           them
           doe
           encrease
           their
           spirituall
           appetite
           ,
           that
           so
           they
           may
           neuer
           cease
           longing
           ,
           till
           they
           be
           satisfyed
           with
           him
           .
           Oh
           happy
           are
           they
           that
           can
           be
           contented
           with
           their
           estates
           !
           because
           what
           the
           Lord
           disposeth
           
           is
           best
           and
           fittest
           for
           them
           ;
           and
           yet
           by
           faith
           can
           still
           be
           restlesse
           after
           what
           is
           promised
           :
           that
           so
           God
           may
           fulfill
           the
           desires
           of
           them
           that
           feare
           him
           .
           Yea
           they
           are
           happy
           ,
           and
           euer
           more
           blessed
           are
           they
           that
           vse
           the
           world
           as
           strangers
           and
           as
           strangers
           are
           entertained
           thereof
           ;
           that
           so
           they
           may
           approue
           themselues
           to
           belong
           to
           another
           countrey
           ,
           and
           may
           hasten
           to
           that
           Countrie
           and
           Citie
           which
           is
           aboue
           .
           This
           happinesse
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           he
           which
           is
           the
           Way
           grant
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           euen
           for
           his
           trueth
           sake
           ;
           that
           so
           by
           him
           we
           may
           be
           conducted
           to
           the
           happinesse
           of
           our
           Countrey
           .
           To
           whom
           with
           God
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           the
           blessed
           Spirit
           ,
           three
           glorious
           Persons
           and
           one
           God
           in
           vnitie
           ,
           might
           and
           maiesty
           be
           ascribed
           of
           vs
           and
           all
           Saints
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           most
           due
           ;
           all
           glory
           ,
           power
           ,
           dominion
           ,
           and
           thanksgiuing
           ,
           with
           all
           feare
           and
           obedience
           ,
           both
           now
           and
           for
           euer
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           
             Conclusion
             to
             the
             Reader
             :
             Resoluing
             certaine
             Cases
             of
             Conscience
             i●oident
             hereunto
             .
          
           
             THus
             hast
             thou
             gentle
             Reader
             a
             Briefe
             of
             such
             Meditations
             ,
             which
             by
             obseruatiō
             of
             worldly
             courses
             I
             haue
             conceiued
             ,
             concerning
             the
             desperate
             estate
             of
             Worldlings
             ,
             endangering
             their
             soules
             for
             the
             gayning
             of
             worldly
             commodities
             .
             And
             for
             thy
             further
             satisfaction
             herein
             ,
             that
             thou
             mayest
             preuent
             deceit
             in
             thy
             Christian
             libertie
             ,
             lest
             it
             be
             an
             occasion
             to
             the
             flesh
             ;
             and
             follow
             thy
             earthly
             plough
             so
             that
             the
             better
             Plough
             still
             goe
             forward
             ,
             I
             haue
             thought
             
             it
             necessarie
             to
             adioyne
             hereunto
             certaine
             Cases
             of
             Conscience
             ,
             whereby
             thou
             mayest
             be
             resolued
             in
             such
             difficulties
             ,
             and
             seeming
             contradictions
             as
             appeare
             betweene
             thy
             generall
             and
             ciuill
             calling
             ;
             that
             so
             thou
             mayest
             wisely
             subordinate
             the
             one
             vnto
             the
             other
             :
             and
             make
             thy
             ciuill
             calling
             ,
             a
             furtherance
             to
             the
             perfection
             of
             thy
             generall
             .
             To
             this
             end
             ,
             seeing
             ,
             as
             the
             keeping
             of
             the
             Sabboath
             is
             a
             speciall
             tryall
             and
             furtherance
             of
             synceritie
             in
             all
             other
             occasion
             ;
             so
             the
             maine
             quarrell
             of
             Worldlings
             is
             against
             the
             same
             :
             either
             they
             would
             vtterly
             abolish
             the
             same
             that
             it
             may
             not
             be
             kept
             at
             all
             ,
             or
             else
             they
             would
             delude
             and
             frustrate
             the
             power
             thereof
             vnder
             pretence
             of
             Christian
             libertie
             .
             Therefore
             the
             first
             Quaere
             ,
             
             shal
             be
             concerning
             the
             libertie
             which
             the
             Sabboath
             allowes
             .
          
           
             What
             vse
             of
             our
             ciuill
             callings
             ,
             and
             other
             accedents
             thereto
             ,
             may
             bee
             allowed
             vpon
             the
             Lords
             day
             .
          
           
             To
             which
             we
             answer
             briefly
             ,
             that
             such
             liberty
             hereto
             is
             onely
             allowed
             herein
             ,
             as
             the
             word
             and
             equitie
             therof
             doth
             confine
             vnto
             vs.
             Namely
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             That
             in
             case
             of
             necessitie
             for
             the
             preseruation
             of
             life
             ,
             so
             that
             without
             present
             helpe
             it
             may
             be
             certainly
             endangered
             ,
             wee
             may
             lawfully
             exercise
             our
             ciuill
             callings
             ,
             but
             neither
             in
             the
             same
             manner
             as
             at
             other
             times
             ,
             or
             to
             the
             same
             ends
             .
             First
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
          
           
             Not
             in
             the
             same
             manner
             ,
             that
             is
             ;
             not
             with
             the
             same
             intention
             of
             the
             minde
             ,
             which
             on
             this
             
             day
             must
             be
             more
             abstracted
             from
             earthly
             affections
             ,
             then
             another
             day
             :
             not
             so
             much
             our
             loue
             to
             the
             person
             ,
             as
             our
             loue
             vnto
             God
             ,
             must
             now
             beare
             sway
             in
             doing
             the
             thing
             with
             an
             entire
             respect
             to
             God
             commanding
             the
             same
             ,
             that
             he
             may
             haue
             the
             glory
             of
             our
             simple
             obedience
             ;
             thē
             ,
             that
             man
             may
             receiue
             benefit
             therby
             :
             which
             though
             I
             acknowledge
             is
             to
             guide
             vs
             at
             all
             times
             ,
             yet
             specially
             the
             Saboth
             requires
             this
             retired
             obediēce
             .
             And
             in
             our
             releeuing
             the
             person
             ,
             though
             his
             body
             or
             state
             be
             in
             present
             danger
             ,
             yet
             our
             principall
             ayme
             must
             be
             the
             reliefe
             of
             the
             soule
             by
             exhortation
             ,
             reproof
             ,
             &c.
             as
             occasion
             serues
             :
             and
             that
             without
             any
             respect
             of
             refreshing
             the
             minde
             or
             body
             by
             any
             such
             labour
             ,
             which
             is
             lawfull
             at
             other
             times
             .
          
           
             Thus
             is
             the
             different
             manner
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             minde
             ;
             and
             so
             also
             there
             must
             be
             a
             difference
             in
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             body
             :
             as
             so
             to
             exercise
             the
             body
             as
             specially
             to
             humble
             and
             abase
             it
             by
             the
             manner
             of
             our
             labour
             ;
             whereas
             at
             other
             times
             wee
             may
             more
             respect
             the
             ease
             thereof
             .
          
           
             And
             yet
             so
             farre
             onely
             to
             exercise
             it
             as
             not
             to
             tire
             &
             weary
             it
             ,
             if
             vrgent
             occasion
             donot
             require
             ,
             lest
             wearisomenesse
             require
             some
             such
             recreation
             thereof
             as
             is
             not
             meete
             .
          
           
             And
             if
             any
             vrgent
             occasion
             may
             bring
             wearisomenes
             ,
             yet
             now
             insteed
             of
             such
             bodily
             recreation
             ,
             the
             minde
             may
             be
             enlarged
             to
             heauenly
             meditations
             and
             thankesgiuing
             ,
             thereby
             to
             refresh
             the
             wearied
             carcase
             .
          
           
           
             Whence
             it
             followeth
             that
             all
             bodily
             recreations
             that
             do
             not
             further
             vs
             to
             diuine
             worship
             ,
             are
             vnlawfull
             on
             the
             Lords
             day
             :
             Because
             they
             serue
             onely
             to
             refresh
             the
             body
             after
             labour
             ;
             which
             is
             restrained
             therefrō
             ;
             otherwise
             I
             say
             ,
             thē
             they
             shal
             make
             vs
             fitter
             to
             serue
             God
             ,
             when
             we
             haue
             any
             liberty
             to
             labour
             vpon
             case
             of
             necessity
             ,
             though
             we
             may
             vse
             that
             liberty
             to
             wearisomnes
             ,
             yet
             this
             is
             to
             be
             releeued
             specially
             with
             spirituall
             recreation
             .
          
           
             2
             This
             inferreth
             that
             the
             vse
             of
             our
             Ciuil
             callings
             on
             this
             day
             ,
             is
             not
             as
             they
             are
             Ciuill
             ,
             but
             rather
             as
             they
             are
             abstracted
             from
             all
             Ciuill
             respects
             .
          
           
             And
             this
             shall
             appeare
             the
             better
             ,
             if
             we
             consider
             the
             different
             Ends
             of
             imployment
             on
             this
             day
             from
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             Our
             End
             on
             ordinary
             dayes
             ,
             may
             be
             benefit
             to
             our selues
             ,
             for
             the
             encrease
             of
             our
             outward
             meanes
             and
             maintenance
             in
             the
             world
             ;
             so
             may
             we
             not
             do
             on
             the
             Lords
             day
             .
             Here
             wee
             must
             labour
             freely
             without
             hire
             or
             see
             ,
             our
             paines
             must
             be
             a
             free
             will
             offering
             without
             respect
             of
             recompence
             ,
             to
             approue
             the
             sincerity
             of
             our
             obedience
             ,
             wholy
             for
             Gods
             sake
             ,
             and
             not
             our
             owne
             .
          
           
             And
             that
             our
             labour
             must
             now
             be
             seuered
             from
             al
             respect
             or
             cōtentment
             of
             the
             body
             ,
             but
             rather
             to
             the
             humiliation
             both
             of
             soule
             and
             body
             .
             The
             like
             must
             be
             resolued
             concerning
             such
             other
             workes
             as
             are
             allowed
             this
             day
             .
             As.
             
          
           
           
             2.
             
             Workes
             of
             Charitie
             ,
             which
             though
             they
             may
             now
             bee
             performed
             ,
             (
             as
             relieuing
             the
             poore
             ,
             visiting
             the
             sicke
             and
             afflicted
             )
             yet
             here
             they
             must
             be
             limited
             by
             the
             former
             circumstances
             ,
             as
             after
             a
             diuers
             Nature
             and
             to
             diuers
             Endes
             then
             at
             other
             times
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Now
             they
             are
             to
             be
             performed
             more
             liberally
             then
             at
             other
             times
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             matter
             we
             giue
             ;
             because
             this
             day
             requires
             a
             restrayning
             of
             our selues
             herein
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             be
             more
             enlarged
             to
             others
             ;
             both
             in
             that
             our
             lesse
             bodily
             labour
             hath
             need
             thereof
             ;
             and
             the
             greater
             labour
             of
             the
             mind
             ,
             requires
             the
             lesse
             ,
             lest
             it
             be
             hindred
             and
             dulled
             hereby
             .
             And
             yet
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             manner
             ,
             they
             are
             to
             be
             performed
             more
             sparingly
             :
             lesse
             time
             bestowed
             thereon
             ,
             lesse
             wearying
             of
             the
             body
             ;
             and
             all
             this
             that
             both
             bodie
             and
             soule
             may
             bee
             more
             free
             and
             ready
             in
             the
             worship
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             The
             like
             may
             be
             concluded
             of
             that
             other
             bodily
             worke
             allowed
             on
             the
             Sabboath
             ;
             namely
             ,
             the
             view
             of
             the
             creature
             :
             Now
             the
             minde
             must
             be
             abstracted
             from
             all
             delight
             in
             them
             ,
             as
             they
             serue
             for
             present
             vse
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             allowed
             at
             other
             times
             ;
             and
             onely
             inflamed
             hereby
             to
             glorifie
             God
             ,
             in
             the
             wonderfull
             varietie
             and
             vse
             to
             them
             ,
             for
             the
             aduancement
             of
             his
             power
             and
             prouidence
             in
             their
             creation
             and
             gouernment
             ,
             without
             any
             respect
             of
             right
             or
             vse
             of
             them
             to
             our selues
             .
          
           
             Whence
             it
             followeth
             :
          
           
           
             1.
             
             That
             all
             liberall
             vse
             of
             the
             Creatures
             in
             prodigall
             Feasting
             ,
             &c
             ,
             is
             now
             forbidden
             ,
             but
             onely
             such
             as
             may
             serue
             necessitie
             ,
             and
             bee
             agreeable
             vnto
             good
             reason
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Generally
             no
             other
             bodily
             labour
             is
             now
             admitted
             ,
             but
             what
             is
             confined
             within
             the
             former
             bounds
             of
             necessitie
             and
             charitie
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             together
             with
             such
             other
             circumstances
             of
             different
             manner
             and
             end
             ,
             as
             before
             are
             laid
             downe
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             of
             the
             first
             Case
             and
             Resolution
             thereof
             .
          
           
             A
             second
             case
             ariseth
             ;
             
             That
             seeing
             the
             Lord
             hath
             set
             apart
             but
             one
             day
             for
             his
             Seruice
             ,
             and
             left
             vs
             sixe
             for
             our
             ciuill
             callings
             :
             Whether
             it
             be
             not
             lawfull
             to
             spend
             more
             time
             in
             following
             the
             world
             ,
             then
             seeking
             after
             heauen
             ?
             And
             so
             whether
             though
             our
             thoughts
             runne
             more
             vpon
             present
             occasions
             of
             this
             life
             ,
             then
             vpon
             those
             of
             a
             better
             ,
             we
             may
             not
             yet
             haue
             comfort
             that
             our
             estate
             is
             secure
             ,
             our
             interest
             good
             in
             eternall
             happinesse
             .
          
           
             The
             Resolution
             hereof
             consists
             ,
             First
             ,
             in
             the
             Consideration
             of
             the
             right
             vse
             and
             intent
             of
             the
             Sabboath
             ,
             which
             is
             principally
             to
             confine
             and
             employ
             our
             thoughts
             wholie
             vpon
             heauenly
             things
             and
             such
             occasions
             ,
             as
             that
             day
             are
             publikely
             offered
             to
             further
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             that
             for
             two
             ends
             .
             One
             ,
             that
             this
             heauenly
             employment
             of
             our
             thoughts
             on
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             so
             of
             our
             words
             and
             actions
             sutable
             thereto
             ,
             may
             be
             both
             a
             resemblance
             of
             our
             pure
             and
             perfect
             estate
             in
             
             heauen
             ,
             when
             all
             our
             thoughts
             ,
             words
             and
             actions
             shall
             be
             thus
             wholy
             exercised
             ,
             and
             also
             on
             euidence
             of
             our
             right
             in
             that
             happinesse
             ,
             and
             withall
             may
             prouoke
             vs
             to
             sigh
             and
             hasten
             to
             that
             perfect
             estate
             ;
             by
             how
             much
             our
             experience
             of
             fayling
             in
             these
             things
             on
             this
             day
             argues
             our
             shortnes
             and
             abertation
             from
             that
             perfection
             .
          
           
             And
             hereupon
             followes
             another
             vse
             and
             intent
             of
             the
             Sabboath
             ;
             Namely
             ,
             that
             by
             restrayning
             and
             setting
             our
             thoughts
             now
             onely
             vpon
             heauen
             ,
             he
             obiects
             wee
             may
             at
             all
             other
             times
             keepe
             them
             better
             in
             order
             ,
             that
             though
             they
             may
             haue
             libertie
             on
             the
             other
             dayes
             to
             worldly
             occasions
             :
             yet
             by
             the
             former
             imployment
             of
             them
             on
             the
             Sabboath
             ,
             they
             may
             now
             be
             so
             bridled
             and
             seasoned
             with
             holy
             grounds
             and
             Spirituall
             ends
             :
             as
             that
             we
             may
             so
             vse
             the
             world
             as
             if
             we
             vsed
             it
             not
             ,
             our
             hearts
             may
             not
             bee
             set
             vpon
             the
             same
             ,
             though
             we
             must
             conuerse
             therewith
             :
             but
             both
             lifted
             vp
             to
             God
             for
             the
             sanctifying
             of
             our
             businesse
             ,
             and
             kept
             still
             euer
             with
             God
             in
             the
             prosecuting
             thereof
             ,
             and
             so
             returne
             vnto
             God
             for
             the
             blessing
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             relie
             again
             vpon
             God
             in
             waiting
             on
             his
             prouidence
             ,
             and
             meditating
             of
             the
             heauenly
             riches
             :
             making
             still
             these
             worldly
             occasions
             daily
             matter
             to
             humble
             vs
             hereby
             ,
             in
             that
             we
             cannot
             be
             without
             what
             in
             some
             sort
             hinders
             our
             intire
             fellowship
             with
             God
             :
             to
             exercise
             our
             Faith
             and
             patience
             ;
             in
             that
             our
             labour
             is
             nothing
             without
             the
             blessing
             of
             God
             :
             to
             try
             our
             synceritie
             ,
             that
             we
             can
             
             spare
             time
             for
             heauenly
             occasions
             ,
             and
             season
             our
             earthly
             affaires
             with
             Spirituall
             Meditations
             .
             And
             so
             to
             prepare
             vs
             by
             a
             daily
             viewing
             of
             our
             reckonings
             ,
             and
             making
             euen
             with
             God
             ,
             to
             our
             great
             account
             ;
             and
             so
             hereby
             to
             fit
             vs
             the
             better
             to
             the
             next
             Sabboath
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             prouoke
             vs
             to
             hunger
             after
             the
             eternall
             Sabboath
             .
          
           
             Thus
             doth
             the
             right
             vse
             and
             entent
             of
             the
             Sabboath
             extend
             to
             the
             holy
             ordering
             of
             our
             ciuill
             Callings
             .
          
           
             And
             surely
             if
             we
             consider
             rightly
             in
             the
             second
             place
             ,
             the
             right
             vse
             and
             ende
             of
             our
             ciuill
             Callings
             .
             Which
             is
             not
             so
             much
             for
             present
             maintenance
             of
             life
             ,
             or
             to
             thriue
             thereby
             ,
             as
             to
             humble
             vs
             vnder
             the
             mightie
             hand
             of
             God
             ,
             in
             that
             we
             haue
             need
             of
             such
             meanes
             ,
             which
             ,
             had
             not
             sinne
             entred
             into
             the
             world
             ,
             we
             should
             not
             haue
             had
             ;
             and
             so
             daily
             to
             renew
             repentance
             and
             thereby
             to
             prouoke
             to
             loue
             and
             compassion
             towards
             others
             ;
             that
             so
             we
             may
             lay
             vp
             a
             good
             foundation
             against
             the
             life
             to
             come
             .
             The
             wise
             consideration
             and
             comparing
             of
             both
             these
             together
             ;
             both
             the
             right
             vse
             and
             ende
             of
             the
             Sabboath
             and
             our
             ciuill
             Callings
             ,
             will
             happily
             further
             the
             resolution
             of
             these
             doubts
             ,
             and
             satisfie
             the
             Conscience
             ,
             in
             any
             scruples
             that
             may
             arise
             there-from
             .
          
           
             For
             out
             of
             this
             comparison
             will
             arise
             these
             conclusions
             .
             First
             though
             the
             Lord
             hath
             allowed
             vs
             sixe
             dayes
             for
             our
             ciuill
             Callings
             ,
             and
             but
             one
             for
             the
             generall
             ,
             yet
             from
             this
             proportion
             
             it
             doth
             not
             follow
             ,
             that
             though
             more
             time
             be
             allowed
             for
             our
             worldly
             occasions
             then
             for
             our
             spirituall
             ,
             therefore
             wee
             may
             enlarge
             our
             thoughts
             so
             much
             the
             more
             after
             worldly
             things
             ,
             then
             after
             those
             of
             a
             better
             life
             :
             seeing
             as
             our
             ciuill
             Callings
             are
             ordained
             ,
             not
             so
             much
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             this
             present
             ,
             as
             that
             life
             which
             is
             to
             come
             ;
             so
             our
             managing
             of
             them
             must
             bee
             Spirituall
             ,
             with
             thoughts
             and
             actions
             deriued
             from
             that
             Fountaine
             ,
             guided
             by
             the
             same
             Rule
             ,
             and
             ayming
             at
             the
             same
             End.
             
          
           
             And
             therefore
             as
             the
             Sabboath
             doth
             restraine
             vs
             altogether
             from
             these
             carnall
             worldly
             thoughts
             ,
             as
             being
             simply
             euill
             on
             that
             day
             :
             so
             neither
             doe
             the
             other
             dayes
             otherwise
             allow
             them
             ,
             then
             as
             they
             proceed
             from
             a
             spirituall
             intent
             to
             glorifie
             God
             in
             obedience
             to
             him
             in
             our
             Calling
             ,
             rather
             then
             to
             enrich
             our selues
             ,
             and
             so
             ayme
             at
             a
             Spirituall
             end
             ,
             euen
             the
             furthering
             of
             vs
             to
             a
             better
             life
             .
          
           
             The
             Summe
             of
             all
             is
             :
          
           
             1.
             
             Our
             ciuill
             Callings
             one
             the
             Lords
             day
             must
             wholly
             cease
             ,
             but
             vpon
             the
             former
             occasions
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             On
             the
             weeke
             dayes
             they
             must
             be
             followed
             ,
             not
             with
             worldly
             but
             with
             heauenly
             minds
             .
             They
             must
             be
             begun
             with
             Prayer
             ,
             both
             priuate
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             may
             be
             ,
             with
             the
             Familie
             :
             they
             must
             be
             continued
             with
             spirituall
             Meditations
             ,
             tending
             to
             weane
             vs
             from
             the
             loue
             of
             them
             ;
             by
             experience
             of
             the
             manifold
             distractions
             ,
             the
             basenes
             ,
             
             and
             corruption
             incident
             thereto
             ,
             and
             so
             prouoking
             to
             raise
             vp
             the
             minde
             to
             heauenly
             obiects
             ;
             and
             they
             must
             bee
             ended
             with
             contentment
             ,
             and
             thankefulnesse
             ,
             with
             prayer
             ,
             and
             humbly
             submitting
             to
             the
             will
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             waiting
             by
             Faith
             his
             glorious
             Blessing
             .
          
           
             Thus
             if
             we
             doe
             ,
             our
             thoughts
             (
             though
             conuersant
             with
             the
             world
             ,
             yet
             )
             shall
             haue
             sweet
             commerce
             with
             heauen
             ;
             our
             time
             ,
             though
             more
             dayes
             spent
             in
             our
             ciuil
             Callings
             ,
             yet
             now
             thus
             employed
             ,
             shall
             sanctifie
             them
             vnto
             vs
             ,
             and
             sanctifie
             vs
             more
             and
             more
             by
             them
             ,
             and
             so
             make
             euery
             day
             a
             spirituall
             Sabboath
             .
             Thus
             we
             shall
             walke
             with
             God
             ,
             while
             we
             haue
             dealing
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             &
             haue
             our
             conuersation
             in
             heauen
             ,
             while
             wee
             are
             thus
             strangers
             on
             the
             earth
             :
             Our
             thoughts
             though
             imployed
             vpon
             the
             world
             ,
             yet
             shall
             not
             rest
             thereon
             ,
             but
             retire
             againe
             to
             their
             true
             Center
             of
             heauen
             ;
             and
             our
             wayes
             ,
             though
             trauailing
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             yet
             shall
             stil
             be
             ayming
             and
             hastening
             to
             our
             country
             which
             is
             aboue
             .
             So
             that
             ,
             though
             we
             liue
             in
             the
             flesh
             ,
             we
             shall
             not
             liue
             after
             the
             flesh
             :
             and
             though
             we
             may
             take
             care
             for
             the
             flesh
             ,
             yet
             wee
             shall
             not
             care
             to
             satisfie
             the
             same
             ,
             nor
             vse
             our
             libertie
             as
             occasion
             thereto
             .
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             we
             shall
             hereby
             so
             vse
             the
             world
             ,
             as
             that
             we
             may
             not
             loue
             it
             ;
             we
             shall
             so
             desire
             to
             liue
             ,
             and
             seeke
             meanes
             for
             the
             maintenance
             thereof
             ;
             as
             that
             still
             wee
             shall
             bee
             ready
             to
             die
             ,
             and
             to
             leaue
             all
             for
             Christ.
             
          
           
           
             And
             this
             may
             serue
             for
             answere
             to
             the
             second
             Question
             .
          
           
             Hence
             ariseth
             a
             third
             scruple
             :
             Whether
             it
             be
             not
             lawfull
             to
             desire
             riches
             and
             aboundance
             .
          
           
             To
             which
             we
             answere
             :
             1.
             
             By
             a
             distinction
             of
             riches
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             considered
             .
             1
             As
             they
             are
             necessary
             and
             sufficient
             ,
             and
             so
             a
             small
             thing
             may
             be
             counted
             riches
             ,
             as
             contenting
             Nature
             and
             being
             sufficient
             for
             vs.
             2.
             
             They
             may
             be
             cōsidered
             as
             they
             are
             in
             the
             estimation
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             own
             Nature
             ,
             and
             so
             aboundance
             is
             to
             be
             deemed
             riches
             ,
             &
             so
             they
             are
             vnnecessary
             .
          
           
             A
             2.
             
             Difference
             ,
             now
             to
             be
             considered
             ,
             is
             of
             the
             persons
             which
             may
             desire
             them
             ,
             which
             are
             of
             two
             sorts
             .
             First
             ,
             publike
             ;
             such
             whose
             Callings
             cannot
             be
             well
             executed
             without
             aboundance
             ,
             as
             that
             of
             the
             Magistrate
             ,
             and
             such
             other
             publike
             Callings
             .
             Secondly
             ,
             some
             persons
             are
             priuate
             ,
             and
             these
             also
             in
             regard
             of
             their
             charge
             and
             such
             like
             occasion
             ,
             may
             lawfully
             desire
             more
             or
             lesse
             .
          
           
             A
             3.
             
             Difference
             is
             in
             respect
             of
             our
             desires
             ,
             which
             are
             either
             absolute
             ,
             such
             as
             require
             simply
             the
             performance
             of
             what
             we
             desire
             ;
             such
             as
             are
             all
             desires
             for
             Spirituall
             graces
             ,
             which
             for
             the
             grace
             simply
             must
             be
             absolute
             ,
             though
             for
             the
             measure
             thereof
             they
             may
             be
             conditionall
             :
          
           
             2.
             
             Our
             desires
             are
             conditionall
             ,
             with
             subiection
             to
             Gods
             will
             ,
             as
             may
             make
             most
             for
             his
             glorie
             and
             our
             good
             ;
             and
             so
             ought
             all
             our
             desires
             be
             for
             earthly
             things
             :
             because
             that
             God
             
             hath
             so
             onely
             promised
             them
             ,
             as
             they
             shal
             be
             for
             our
             good
             .
             And
             so
             must
             we
             onely
             desire
             them
             .
             Out
             of
             these
             distinctions
             arise
             these
             conclusions
             .
          
           
             1
             First
             we
             may
             generally
             desire
             riches
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             in
             the
             first
             sence
             necessary
             and
             sufficient
             ,
             not
             as
             they
             are
             lesse
             necessary
             &
             aboundant
             .
             
               Genes
               .
               28.
               
               Deuter.
               17.
               16.
               17.
               1
               
               Tim.
            
             6.
             8.
             
          
           
             2
             Secondly
             ,
             we
             may
             desire
             what
             may
             aswell
             fit
             our
             callings
             as
             persons
             ;
             though
             this
             may
             be
             satisfyed
             with
             lesse
             ,
             yet
             the
             calling
             may
             desire
             more
             ,
             and
             so
             such
             callings
             as
             require
             state
             and
             maiestie
             ,
             may
             require
             aboūdance
             :
             yet
             so
             as
             that
             ,
          
           
             3
             All
             our
             desires
             for
             these
             things
             must
             be
             conditional
             ,
             submitting
             to
             Gods
             pleasure
             ,
             both
             for
             the
             thing
             ,
             as
             also
             for
             the
             meanes
             to
             obtaine
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             so
             for
             the
             measure
             and
             continuance
             thereof
             vnto
             vs
             ,
             and
             so
             not
             enlarged
             by
             our
             owne
             couetous
             minde
             ,
             but
             confined
             to
             the
             iudgement
             and
             example
             of
             the
             most
             sober
             and
             frugall
             persons
             .
             And
             therefore
             ,
          
           
             4
             All
             our
             desires
             for
             these
             things
             must
             be
             accompanied
             with
             prayers
             vnto
             God
             ,
             both
             for
             the
             thing
             we
             desire
             ,
             as
             also
             for
             the
             measure
             and
             blessing
             thereon
             .
          
           
             Thus
             may
             we
             lawfully
             desire
             Riches
             .
          
           
             A
             fourth
             question
             ariseth
             hereupon
             ,
             whether
             we
             may
             vse
             such
             meanes
             for
             the
             gathering
             of
             riches
             as
             mans
             law
             doth
             tollerate
             ,
             
             and
             come
             not
             within
             the
             compasse
             of
             the
             Penalty
             thereof
             :
             As
             vsury
             ,
             Monopolies
             ,
             letters
             of
             mart
             ,
             trading
             
             with
             Infidels
             and
             Idolaters
             ;
             tentering
             and
             burnishing
             our
             wares
             ,
             by
             pressing
             ,
             sliking
             ,
             and
             keeping
             in
             and
             storing
             our
             commodities
             ;
             changing
             of
             our
             callings
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             To
             which
             we
             answer
             ,
             first
             by
             some
             generall
             
             rules
             to
             all
             .
             1.
             
             That
             whatsoeuer
             is
             not
             against
             the
             law
             of
             equitie
             and
             charitie
             ,
             without
             intent
             to
             deceiue
             ,
             as
             we
             would
             be
             done
             vnto
             ,
             that
             may
             lawfully
             be
             done
             herein
             .
          
           
             That
             wherein
             the
             law
             of
             man
             is
             subordinate
             
             to
             the
             law
             of
             God
             ,
             we
             may
             safely
             venture
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             law
             of
             man
             may
             dispense
             with
             some
             
             things
             which
             yet
             it
             allowes
             not
             simply
             ,
             but
             so
             only
             tollerates
             as
             to
             preuēt
             a
             worse
             mischief
             ;
             so
             confines
             in
             the
             tolleration
             ,
             as
             indeed
             in
             a
             manner
             implyes
             the
             impossiblitie
             of
             what
             it
             tollerates
             ;
             or
             condemnes
             the
             same
             ▪
             Of
             this
             nature
             is
             vsury
             ,
             which
             though
             it
             be
             tollerated
             by
             mans
             law
             ,
             yet
             is
             restrained
             within
             such
             straight
             limits
             ,
             as
             if
             the
             law
             were
             straightly
             executed
             ,
             it
             might
             easily
             restraine
             what
             it
             seemes
             to
             tollerate
             .
             My
             purpose
             is
             not
             to
             enter
             into
             the
             mystery
             and
             sleights
             of
             this
             dangerous
             Trade
             .
             I
             leaue
             this
             to
             that
             worthy
             treasure
             of
             Maister
             Doctor
             Fenton
             ,
             who
             hath
             very
             profitably
             waded
             heerein
             .
             Only
             my
             cōclusion
             is
             ,
             that
             though
             couetousnes
             is
             vsually
             the
             ground
             and
             Broker
             hereto
             ,
             yet
             there
             may
             be
             some
             vse
             therof
             ,
             vpon
             some
             necessary
             occasions
             &
             extreamities
             in
             these
             barren
             times
             ,
             wherein
             so
             few
             will
             lend
             freely
             ,
             and
             few
             make
             conscience
             to
             repay
             what
             they
             borrow
             ;
             as
             
             may
             tollerate
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             that
             rather
             for
             the
             borrowers
             sake
             ,
             then
             the
             lenders
             :
             so
             that
             oppression
             be
             hereby
             avoyded
             ,
             and
             the
             rules
             of
             equitie
             be
             obserued
             :
             which
             ,
             because
             each
             mans
             vpright
             conscience
             must
             be
             the
             iudge
             ,
             therefore
             I
             leaue
             the
             discussing
             and
             ordering
             thereof
             to
             that
             soueraigne
             arbiterment
             touching
             Monopolies
             ,
             &
             engrossing
             of
             cōmodities
             though
             they
             be
             somewhat
             of
             diuerse
             nature
             ,
             and
             being
             abused
             ,
             may
             tend
             to
             the
             oppression
             of
             the
             subiect
             ,
             enriching
             of
             priuate
             men
             :
             yet
             seeing
             the
             Prince
             hath
             his
             prorogatiue
             ,
             and
             may
             lawfully
             aduance
             whom
             it
             please
             him
             ,
             seeing
             heereby
             there
             may
             be
             a
             speedier
             vent
             for
             the
             inning
             of
             commodities
             from
             abroad
             ,
             if
             few
             buy
             vp
             the
             same
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             not
             lye
             vpon
             the
             Merchants
             hands
             ,
             and
             so
             he
             hindred
             from
             his
             seasons
             and
             occasions
             of
             venture
             ;
             and
             hereby
             also
             there
             may
             be
             a
             speedier
             communicating
             of
             them
             to
             the
             subiect
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             retaile
             them
             :
             I
             see
             not
             but
             that
             these
             courses
             may
             be
             lawfull
             ,
             so
             that
             ,
          
           
             1
             Priuate
             gaine
             eate
             not
             out
             the
             Publique
             .
          
           
             2
             The
             subiect
             be
             not
             oppressed
             .
          
           
             3
             The
             Magistrate
             defrauded
             ,
             &
             scandalized
             .
          
           
             4
             And
             so
             the
             peace
             and
             welfare
             of
             the
             common-wealth
             preserued
             concerning
             Letters
             of
             mart
             .
             These
             howsoeuer
             in
             time
             of
             peace
             with
             forrain
             nations
             ,
             I
             hold
             them
             vtterly
             vnlawfull
             ,
             because
             they
             tend
             to
             the
             violation
             of
             leagues
             :
             yet
             in
             time
             of
             hostilitie
             ,
             I
             imagine
             they
             may
             
             haue
             some
             vse
             ,
             especially
             with
             the
             enemies
             of
             God
             &
             true
             religion
             ;
             because
             we
             are
             commanded
             to
             roote
             them
             out
             ,
             and
             heereby
             wee
             may
             both
             discouer
             their
             designes
             against
             vs
             ,
             and
             also
             wisely
             curbe
             ,
             and
             defeate
             the
             same
             ,
             by
             weakening
             their
             forces
             ,
             and
             ouertaking
             them
             in
             their
             mischieuous
             intents
             .
             And
             therefore
             ,
          
           
             1
             So
             that
             priuate
             gaine
             be
             not
             principally
             aymed
             at
             .
          
           
             2
             Cruelty
             and
             extreamity
             herein
             be
             avoyded
             .
          
           
             3
             Neighbourhood
             be
             not
             infringed
             .
          
           
             4
             And
             only
             the
             ruine
             of
             Gods
             enemies
             be
             intended
             :
             I
             hold
             also
             that
             these
             may
             in
             some
             measure
             be
             tollerated
             .
          
           
             As
             for
             trading
             with
             Infidels
             and
             Idolaters
             ,
             this
             howsoeuer
             it
             be
             generally
             forbidden
             in
             the
             word
             ,
             
             as
             leagues
             &
             confederacies
             with
             them
             ,
             
             1.
             
             
               Cor.
               6.
               9.
               
               Deuter.
               12.
               
               Os.
            
             12.
             1.
             
             
          
           
             Yet
             seeing
             we
             haue
             presidents
             in
             the
             word
             of
             commerce
             with
             Infidels
             :
             as
             of
             Abraham
             with
             Escol
             and
             Aner
             ;
             and
             Abraham
             and
             Isaac
             with
             Abimelec
             ,
             of
             Iacob
             with
             
               Laban
               ,
               Iosua
            
             with
             the
             Gibeonits
             :
             These
             in
             some
             Cases
             ,
             with
             some
             special
             bounds
             ,
             may
             warrant
             this
             libertie
             ,
          
           
             As
             when
             we
             haue
             no
             other
             to
             commerce
             withall
             ,
             and
             without
             commercing
             with
             them
             ,
             we
             cannot
             be
             supplied
             with
             necessaries
             ,
             beecause
             life
             must
             be
             maintained
             :
             &
             what
             is
             theirs
             ,
             by
             al
             peaceable
             means
             ,
             we
             may
             partake
             of
             .
             Prouided
             that
             we
             be
             not
             drawne
             heereby
             ,
             to
             any
             more
             thē
             necessary
             dealing
             with
             them
             for
             commodities
             ,
             
             auoyding
             further
             familiaritie
             and
             neerer
             communion
             ,
             lest
             we
             be
             drawne
             hereby
             ,
             by
             degrees
             to
             communion
             in
             Religion
             ,
             and
             so
             forsake
             the
             liuing
             God.
             
          
           
             But
             rather
             labour
             hereby
             our
             constancie
             and
             wisedome
             ,
             to
             win
             them
             to
             the
             true
             keeping
             of
             that
             golden
             Rule
             :
             Let
             them
             returne
             to
             vs
             ,
             but
             returne
             not
             we
             vnto
             them
             ,
             Ierem.
             15.
             19.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Touching
             those
             ordinary
             sleights
             of
             tentering
             ,
             pressing
             ,
             
             sliking
             ,
             garbeling
             ,
             washing
             ,
             &c.
             of
             our
             wares
             ;
             though
             there
             be
             much
             deceit
             in
             them
             :
             yet
             there
             may
             bee
             also
             some
             lawfull
             vse
             thereof
             ,
             with
             these
             conditions
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             That
             hereby
             only
             our
             Wares
             may
             be
             made
             more
             saleable
             ,
             and
             yet
             so
             as
             the
             glosse
             and
             stretching
             of
             them
             ,
             diminish
             not
             the
             substance
             ,
             and
             goodnesse
             thereof
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Be
             not
             a
             meanes
             to
             enhance
             the
             price
             ,
             aboue
             the
             worth
             thereof
             :
             by
             making
             them
             seeme
             hereby
             finer
             and
             sounder
             then
             they
             are
             indeed
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             That
             we
             propound
             the
             common
             rule
             of
             Equitie
             ;
             to
             doe
             to
             others
             ,
             as
             we
             would
             be
             done
             to
             our selues
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             may
             bee
             sayde
             ,
             concerning
             our
             keeping
             in
             ,
             
             and
             storing
             vp
             our
             Wares
             ,
             wherein
             though
             we
             may
             aime
             at
             a
             priuate
             gaine
             ,
             to
             raise
             the
             present
             prises
             ,
             or
             else
             to
             expect
             a
             deerer
             rate
             ,
             &c
             :
             to
             defraud
             the
             Common
             wealth
             of
             it
             present
             necessitie
             :
             yet
             herein
             also
             there
             may
             be
             some
             allowance
             ,
             both
             in
             times
             of
             plentie
             ,
             and
             in
             time
             of
             scarcitie
             ,
             especially
             for
             all
             kinde
             of
             victuals
             .
             
             In
             time
             of
             plentie
             ,
             that
             so
             excesse
             may
             be
             preuented
             for
             the
             present
             ;
             and
             extremitie
             may
             be
             relieued
             in
             time
             of
             distresse
             :
             and
             to
             this
             end
             our
             Garners
             and
             Store-houses
             in
             the
             Citie
             and
             elsewhere
             haue
             speciall
             vse
             ,
             to
             plucke
             downe
             the
             prises
             in
             time
             of
             dearth
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             refresh
             the
             hearts
             of
             the
             poore
             ;
             as
             also
             to
             prouide
             ,
             if
             supply
             should
             not
             come
             in
             abroad
             .
             And
             so
             also
             in
             times
             of
             penurie
             ,
             that
             neuer
             there
             may
             be
             no
             extreame
             want
             .
             
             So
             Ioseph
             by
             diuine
             warrant
             stored
             vp
             ,
             that
             the
             Church
             might
             be
             relieued
             in
             extremitie
             .
             So
             haue
             we
             relieued
             our
             neighbours
             ,
             and
             they
             vs.
             
          
           
             Otherwise
             ,
             for
             those
             tending
             onely
             to
             ornament
             and
             superfluitie
             ,
             I
             hold
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             not
             keepe
             in
             our
             Commodities
             ,
             especially
             if
             it
             tend
             to
             the
             spoyling
             and
             corrupting
             of
             them
             ;
             vnlesse
             we
             cannot
             sell
             them
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             bee
             sauers
             thereby
             :
             and
             yet
             in
             case
             of
             returning
             the
             price
             ,
             or
             for
             the
             common
             good
             ,
             we
             must
             vtter
             them
             though
             it
             be
             to
             our
             losse
             ,
             because
             in
             such
             cases
             we
             are
             bound
             to
             giue
             freely
             ,
             rather
             then
             our
             Commoditie
             should
             be
             lost
             ,
             or
             the
             poore
             lost
             for
             want
             of
             them
             ;
             and
             so
             to
             depend
             vpon
             the
             Prouidence
             of
             God.
             As
             for
             changing
             of
             our
             Callings
             ,
             
             though
             this
             may
             serue
             to
             argue
             discontent
             and
             want
             of
             Faith
             ,
             in
             depending
             on
             the
             prouidence
             of
             God
             ;
             yet
             seeing
             some
             Callings
             depend
             vpon
             the
             custome
             and
             fashion
             of
             the
             time
             ,
             
             which
             is
             alterable
             ,
             as
             of
             kindes
             of
             apparell
             :
             some
             depend
             vpon
             casualties
             which
             
             may
             ouerthrow
             the
             same
             :
             many
             things
             haue
             beene
             vsed
             in
             Poperie
             ,
             which
             now
             are
             antiquated
             ;
             many
             things
             may
             be
             currant
             occasions
             of
             commerce
             with
             such
             and
             such
             forraine
             Nations
             ,
             where
             the
             cause
             being
             taken
             away
             ,
             the
             effect
             must
             cease
             .
             And
             the
             Lord
             furnishing
             his
             children
             with
             wisedome
             and
             insight
             into
             all
             necessarie
             occasions
             ,
             necessitie
             may
             force
             and
             enable
             them
             ,
             if
             one
             will
             not
             serue
             for
             maintenance
             ,
             that
             another
             may
             be
             followed
             :
             yea
             ,
             it
             may
             so
             fall
             out
             ,
             that
             our
             aptnesse
             to
             one
             may
             bee
             more
             then
             to
             another
             ,
             to
             which
             notwithstanding
             we
             haue
             been
             bound
             .
             Especially
             ,
             seeing
             it
             fals
             out
             that
             some
             Callings
             may
             haue
             for
             the
             most
             their
             ground
             from
             custome
             and
             vanity
             ,
             and
             not
             from
             conscience
             ;
             as
             generally
             of
             tyring
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             ,
             and
             tend
             to
             the
             satisfying
             of
             the
             flesh
             :
             I
             see
             not
             but
             in
             such
             Cases
             ,
             it
             is
             not
             only
             lawfull
             but
             necessarie
             euen
             to
             change
             our
             Callings
             ,
             lest
             otherwise
             wee
             make
             ship-wracke
             of
             good
             conscience
             ,
             and
             defraud
             our selues
             of
             that
             libertie
             which
             God
             and
             Nature
             allowes
             ,
             and
             limit
             the
             prouidence
             of
             God
             to
             our
             meanes
             ,
             which
             extends
             it selfe
             to
             all
             lawfull
             .
             Prouided
             that
             still
             we
             keepe
             the
             distinction
             betweene
             Authoritie
             and
             subiection
             ;
             remembring
             that
             wee
             may
             so
             change
             our
             Callings
             ,
             as
             still
             to
             keepe
             our selues
             within
             the
             compasse
             of
             our
             generall
             bounds
             ,
             which
             are
             ,
             still
             to
             be
             subiect
             to
             gouernment
             ,
             and
             so
             onely
             vnto
             them
             ,
             as
             to
             serue
             them
             in
             the
             Lord.
             Not
             encroaching
             vpon
             the
             Calling
             of
             
             the
             Magistrate
             ;
             nor
             by
             our
             libertie
             ,
             aduancing
             the
             Magistrate
             aboue
             what
             is
             meet
             ;
             but
             still
             seruing
             one
             another
             in
             loue
             ,
             and
             all
             studying
             to
             serue
             the
             Lord
             Christ.
             
          
           
             
               Whether
               one
               man
               may
               haue
               diuers
               Callings
               ?
               As
               ,
               the
               Minister
               may
               be
               also
               a
               Magistate
               ?
               One
               Trades-man
               may
               exercise
               diuers
               ciuill
               Callings
               ?
            
          
           
             To
             the
             former
             we
             answer
             generally
             ,
             that
             where
             Callings
             are
             subordinate
             to
             each
             other
             ,
             there
             in
             case
             of
             necessitie
             ,
             one
             may
             supply
             diuers
             Callings
             ,
             as
             his
             abilitie
             is
             thereto
             :
             so
             the
             Minister
             may
             in
             some
             Cases
             and
             degrees
             ,
             execute
             the
             office
             of
             a
             Magistrate
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Magistrates
             are
             of
             two
             sorts
             :
             1.
             supreame
             ,
             and
             soueraigne
             ,
             as
             the
             King
             :
             and
             2.
             
             Inferior
             and
             subordinate
             ,
             as
             such
             as
             are
             appointed
             vnder
             him
             ,
             for
             the
             easing
             of
             his
             burthen
             ,
             and
             better
             seruing
             the
             publike
             good
             :
             so
             a
             Minister
             may
             be
             a
             Magistrate
             ,
             though
             he
             may
             not
             encroach
             vpon
             the
             supreame
             authoritie
             .
             I
             say
             hee
             may
             not
             vsurpe
             soueraigne
             Gouernment
             ;
             because
             this
             is
             a
             marke
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
             2.
             
             Thess.
             2.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
             This
             is
             contrary
             to
             the
             Word
             ,
             which
             commands
             all
             both
             Priests
             and
             people
             ,
             to
             be
             subiect
             to
             the
             higher
             Powers
             .
             Rom.
             13.
             1.
             
             This
             cannot
             be
             for
             the
             preseruation
             of
             the
             common
             Peace
             ,
             which
             is
             by
             Vnitie
             ,
             and
             Reformation
             of
             all
             abuses
             which
             tend
             to
             the
             disturbance
             thereof
             .
             And
             how
             shall
             the
             faults
             of
             Ministers
             bee
             corrected
             
             but
             by
             the
             supreame
             Magistrate
             ?
             how
             shall
             their
             wrongs
             be
             righted
             but
             by
             him
             ?
          
           
             Yet
             I
             hold
             that
             a
             Minister
             may
             be
             an
             inferiour
             Gouernour
             ;
             because
             it
             is
             lawfull
             for
             the
             Magistrate
             to
             bestow
             honour
             and
             authoritie
             ,
             as
             it
             pleaseth
             him
             for
             the
             publike
             good
             .
          
           
             And
             this
             authoritie
             giuen
             to
             the
             Ministerie
             ,
             may
             tend
             to
             the
             publike
             good
             ;
             and
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             ,
             as
             hereby
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             Their
             Persons
             may
             be
             better
             accepted
             ,
             and
             preserued
             from
             contempt
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Their
             Callings
             be
             executed
             more
             currantly
             ,
             when
             they
             haue
             some
             power
             to
             restraine
             open
             and
             grosse
             euils
             ,
             and
             compell
             the
             Outward
             man
             to
             conformation
             in
             Religion
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Their
             constancie
             and
             courage
             herein
             ,
             as
             it
             may
             ease
             of
             a
             burthen
             ,
             so
             it
             may
             confirme
             and
             encourage
             the
             supreame
             Magistrate
             in
             the
             loue
             and
             maintenance
             of
             the
             Trueth
             :
             so
             that
             still
             the
             holy
             Order
             of
             subiection
             bee
             kept
             ,
             that
             all
             this
             bee
             done
             with
             direction
             from
             the
             supreame
             Power
             ,
             and
             returne
             thereto
             :
             and
             confusion
             be
             auoyded
             ;
             that
             we
             so
             execute
             these
             seuerall
             Callings
             ,
             as
             that
             still
             we
             reserue
             a
             distinction
             betweene
             them
             ,
             and
             oppose
             not
             those
             things
             ,
             which
             are
             wisely
             to
             bee
             subordinated
             ,
             which
             we
             may
             doe
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             If
             we
             consider
             that
             there
             are
             some
             speciall
             actions
             particular
             to
             each
             Callings
             ,
             which
             on
             either
             side
             may
             not
             be
             encroached
             vpon
             .
             As
             ,
             the
             Magistrate
             may
             not
             preach
             ,
             minister
             the
             
             Sacraments
             ,
             &c
             ,
             because
             this
             is
             peculiar
             to
             the
             Minister
             .
             So
             the
             Minister
             (
             I
             meane
             as
             a
             Minister
             )
             may
             not
             prescribe
             Lawes
             ,
             execute
             the
             Penalties
             of
             them
             ,
             Determine
             of
             the
             persons
             ,
             and
             goods
             of
             the
             subiect
             ,
             &c
             ,
             because
             these
             are
             the
             Magistrates
             Prerogatiue
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             That
             all
             things
             bee
             done
             with
             direction
             from
             the
             royall
             Canon
             ,
             &
             ayme
             at
             Gods
             glory
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             So
             is
             it
             in
             the
             reformed
             Churches
             ,
             where
             the
             Consistorie
             doth
             as
             well
             medle
             in
             Ciuill
             ,
             as
             Ecclesiasticall
             occasions
             .
             And
             is
             it
             any
             other
             in
             our
             Honourable
             Court
             of
             the
             High
             Commission
             ,
             and
             in
             other
             Consistories
             of
             our
             Clergie
             ?
          
           
             As
             for
             the
             other
             ;
             That
             one
             man
             may
             exercise
             diuers
             ciuill
             Callings
             :
             As
             this
             is
             apparent
             by
             the
             practise
             of
             our
             Land
             ,
             where
             some
             Merchants
             euer
             vse
             other
             Trades
             :
             Mercers
             abroad
             sell
             things
             belonging
             to
             many
             Trades
             ;
             so
             I
             see
             not
             but
             that
             it
             may
             be
             warrantable
             by
             the
             word
             ,
             which
             so
             enioyneth
             vs
             to
             be
             contented
             with
             the
             Calling
             that
             God
             hath
             placed
             vs
             in
             ;
             as
             the
             seruant
             ,
             while
             he
             is
             a
             seruant
             ,
             is
             not
             to
             encroach
             vpon
             the
             Calling
             of
             the
             Maister
             ;
             as
             that
             it
             denieth
             not
             ,
             but
             when
             we
             are
             for
             our selues
             ,
             we
             may
             follow
             what
             Calling
             we
             please
             ,
             though
             we
             bee
             not
             bound
             thereto
             ;
             so
             wee
             haue
             skill
             therein
             ,
             and
             respect
             the
             publike
             good
             ,
             hinder
             not
             our
             Spirituall
             Calling
             :
             and
             obserue
             the
             Sacred
             Lawes
             and
             Customes
             of
             the
             Countrey
             wherein
             we
             liue
             :
             because
             one
             Calling
             will
             not
             serue
             to
             redeeme
             the
             time
             ,
             and
             maintaine
             our
             charge
             
             and
             therefore
             in
             these
             respects
             we
             may
             lawfully
             imploy
             our selues
             in
             diuers
             .
          
        
         
           
             To
             conclude
             this
             point
             ,
             and
             resolue
             all
             in
             one
             Case
             ,
             which
             is
             mainely
             stood
             vpon
             :
          
           
             NAmely
             ;
             
             whether
             a
             man
             cannot
             liue
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             thriue
             in
             his
             calling
             ,
             without
             ship-wrack
             of
             a
             good
             conscience
             .
             To
             which
             we
             answer
             :
             That
             though
             ,
          
           
             The
             contrarie
             hereof
             be
             ,
             
               Vox
               populi
            
             ,
             The
             voice
             of
             the
             people
             :
             That
             conscience
             is
             dead
             ,
             or
             goes
             a
             begging
             ;
             meaning
             that
             the
             world
             admits
             not
             the
             rule
             of
             conscience
             ,
             or
             if
             it
             do
             ,
             it
             cannot
             thriue
             :
             yet
             ,
          
           
             That
             we
             may
             liue
             and
             thriue
             with
             a
             good
             cōscience
             is
             manifest
             ,
             1.
             
             Because
             it
             is
             promised
             as
             a
             blessing
             and
             fruit
             of
             godlinesse
             ,
             
               Psa.
               112
            
             :
             so
             that
             ,
             1.
             
             Tim.
             6.
             8.
             
          
           
             2
             Our
             ciuill
             Callings
             in
             the
             world
             are
             subordinate
             ,
             not
             contrarie
             to
             our
             Christian
             Callings
             ;
             and
             so
             ,
          
           
             3
             We
             cannot
             keepe
             a
             good
             conscience
             if
             we
             liue
             not
             in
             a
             calling
             ,
             &
             perhaps
             thriue
             not
             thereby
             :
             Except
             in
             case
             of
             triall
             ,
             when
             God
             wil
             exercise
             our
             Faith
             and
             patience
             ,
             in
             keeping
             vs
             from
             hand
             to
             mouth
             ;
             or
             exercise
             our
             sincerity
             in
             not
             answering
             our
             endeuours
             for
             the
             present
             ,
             lest
             we
             should
             seeme
             to
             serue
             God
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             thriue
             :
             or
             finally
             ,
             by
             some
             casualtie
             .
          
           
             Of
             our
             Calling
             may
             be
             mean
             ,
             such
             as
             yeeld
             
             only
             so
             much
             exercise
             daily
             ,
             as
             may
             serue
             necessity
             ,
             and
             so
             cannot
             promise
             aboundance
             ,
             but
             onely
             yeeld
             competency
             and
             sufficiency
             ,
             for
             necessarie
             maintenance
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             accounted
             thriuing
             ,
             though
             we
             attaine
             not
             to
             great
             riches
             ;
             and
             yet
             euen
             in
             these
             the
             blessing
             of
             God
             is
             admirable
             ,
             where
             Religious
             wisedome
             teacheth
             parsimony
             and
             diligence
             to
             better
             our
             estates
             .
          
           
             Or
             our
             callings
             may
             be
             vpon
             aduenture
             ,
             such
             as
             depend
             vpon
             diuine
             prouidence
             ,
             in
             blessing
             our
             going
             out
             ,
             and
             comming
             home
             :
             which
             seeing
             it
             is
             arbitrary
             as
             may
             make
             most
             for
             Gods
             glory
             ,
             and
             our
             chiefest
             good
             ;
             therefore
             if
             hereby
             we
             attaine
             not
             to
             great
             matters
             ,
             yet
             herein
             shall
             appeare
             the
             blessing
             of
             godlinesse
             ,
             that
             we
             shall
             be
             content
             with
             whatsoeuer
             our
             wise
             and
             gracious
             God
             shall
             dispose
             ,
             and
             whether
             it
             be
             much
             or
             little
             ,
             it
             shal
             be
             but
             sufficient
             .
             He
             that
             gathered
             more
             Manna
             had
             but
             to
             serue
             his
             turne
             ,
             and
             he
             that
             gathered
             lesse
             had
             no
             want
             .
             Exod.
             16.
             19.
             20.
             
             To
             conclude
             all
             ,
          
           
             1
             Labour
             we
             first
             for
             grace
             ,
             and
             these
             things
             shal
             be
             castvpon
             vs.
             Math.
             6.
             33.
             
          
           
             2
             If
             not
             in
             aboundance
             ,
             yet
             in
             what
             shal
             be
             best
             for
             vs
             ,
             to
             further
             to
             a
             better
             life
             .
          
           
             3
             It
             is
             good
             that
             still
             we
             should
             finde
             some
             want
             in
             these
             things
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             not
             set
             our
             harts
             vpon
             thē
             ,
             but
             hunger
             after
             durable
             riches
             .
          
           
             4
             And
             therefore
             let
             vs
             liue
             by
             Faith
             ,
             &
             not
             by
             sence
             ,
             waiting
             vpon
             the
             blessing
             of
             God
             in
             what
             
             we
             haue
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             be
             sanctified
             vnto
             vs
             ,
             and
             waiting
             vpon
             the
             power
             and
             prouidence
             of
             God
             in
             what
             we
             haue
             not
             ,
             that
             wee
             may
             bee
             suffised
             in
             the
             needfull
             and
             fittest
             occasion
             :
             or
             recompensed
             with
             what
             shal
             be
             better
             for
             vs.
             And
             when
             we
             haue
             canuased
             and
             studied
             all
             ,
             remember
             we
             that
             some
             corruption
             must
             fall
             out
             in
             these
             things
             ,
             to
             humble
             the
             flesh
             ,
             and
             cast
             vs
             vpon
             Christ
             our
             sufficient
             riches
             .
             And
             that
             a
             good
             conscience
             ,
             as
             it
             shall
             guide
             vs
             through
             each
             particular
             occasion
             ,
             that
             wee
             make
             not
             ship-wrack
             thereof
             ,
             so
             it
             shall
             also
             abase
             vs
             in
             our
             greatest
             sincerity
             ,
             that
             though
             we
             know
             nothing
             by
             our selues
             ,
             yet
             herein
             wee
             may
             not
             be
             iustified
             ,
             but
             still
             labour
             to
             be
             found
             in
             Christ
             ,
             not
             hauing
             our
             owne
             righteousnesse
             ,
             and
             endeuour
             to
             be
             found
             of
             him
             in
             peace
             ,
             at
             his
             glorious
             appearance
             .
          
           
             And
             if
             this
             shall
             not
             sufficiently
             satisfie
             thee
             in
             whatsoeuer
             scruples
             may
             fall
             out
             herein
             :
             I
             aduise
             thee
             to
             cōmend
             thee
             particular
             doubts
             in
             humble
             prayers
             vnto
             thy
             God
             ,
             who
             will
             fulfill
             the
             desires
             of
             them
             that
             feare
             him
             ,
             and
             satisfie
             thy
             carefull
             soule
             that
             waits
             vpon
             him
             .
             And
             so
             I
             hartily
             cōmend
             thee
             to
             the
             word
             of
             his
             grace
             ,
             whereby
             thou
             shalt
             be
             enformed
             sufficiently
             in
             whatsoeuer
             may
             hinder
             the
             pece
             of
             thy
             conscience
             ,
             and
             build
             it
             vp
             further
             in
             all
             wisedome
             and
             spirutuall
             vnderstanding
             ,
             that
             thou
             maiest
             be
             able
             to
             discerne
             of
             things
             that
             differ
             ,
             and
             so
             trying
             all
             things
             ,
             maiest
             hold
             that
             
             which
             is
             good
             ,
             and
             grow
             vp
             thereby
             in
             all
             power
             and
             conscience
             of
             sinceritie
             and
             righteousnesse
             ,
             that
             so
             thou
             mayest
             be
             perfect
             and
             intire
             wanting
             nothing
             ,
             vnto
             the
             full
             measure
             of
             the
             age
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           
             
               In
               whom
               I
               rest
               thine
               and
               the
               Churches
               seruant
               Thomas
               Couper
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           The
           Contents
           .
        
         
           
             THe
             Coherence
             and
             sence
             of
             the
             wordes
             ,
             with
             the
             diuision
             thereof
             .
             P.
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             The
             ground
             of
             the
             Bargaine
             :
             
             Mans
             vnsatiable
             desire
             ,
             with
             the
             reasons
             and
             vse
             thereof
             .
             how
             to
             preuent
             and
             remedy
             the
             same
             .
             pag.
             2.
             3.
             4.
             
          
           
             Vnsatiable
             desire
             make
             way
             for
             subiectiō
             to
             Satan
             .
             
             Reasons
             thereof
             .
          
           
             With
             the
             vse
             .
             1.
             
             To
             iustifie
             God
             ,
             seeing
             our
             condemnation
             is
             of
             our selues
             .
             p.
             5.
             
          
           
             2
             Directions
             how
             to
             vse
             aboundance
             .
             p.
             11.
             12.
             
          
           
             3
             How
             to
             preuent
             Satan
             herein
             .
             p.
             13.
             
          
           
             4
             How
             to
             behaue
             our selues
             in
             a
             meane
             estate
             .
             ibid.
             10.
             
          
           
             It
             is
             ordinary
             with
             Worldlings
             to
             trade
             with
             Satan
             for
             the
             world
             ,
             
             with
             the
             losse
             of
             their
             soules
             .
             pag.
             18.
             
          
           
             Reasons
             hereof
             .
             pag.
             19.
             20.
             
          
           
             Ground
             and
             manner
             of
             the
             Bargaine
             .
             pag.
             22.
             with
             the
             ends
             propounded
             thereof
             ,
             wherein
             worldlings
             are
             painted
             out
             in
             the
             gathering
             &
             vse
             of
             riches
             .
             pag.
             23.
             24.
             pag.
             26.
             
          
           
             Vse
             hereof
             ,
             1.
             
             For
             conuictiō
             of
             Worldlings
             .
             p.
             27.
             
          
           
             2
             For
             triall
             of
             our
             estates
             hereby
             .
             pag.
             28.
             
          
           
             3
             Vizars
             whereby
             this
             Bargaine
             is
             concealed
             .
             pag.
             31.
             32.
             33.
             34.
             
          
           
             1
             That
             they
             are
             Gods
             blessings
             .
             pag.
             35.
             
          
           
             2
             That
             our
             Callings
             require
             them
             .
             p.
             34.
             35.
             36.
             
          
           
             3
             Pretence
             of
             doing
             good
             hereby
             .
             pag.
             37.
             
          
           
             These
             discouered
             and
             reiected
             ,
             with
             the
             remedy
             against
             them
             .
             pag.
             38.
             39.
             
          
           
             Obser.
             4.
             
             It
             is
             an
             vnprofitable
             Bargaine
             ,
             to
             
             loose
             the
             soule
             for
             the
             world
             .
             pag.
             39.
             
          
           
             Reasons
             hereof
             ,
             1.
             
             Because
             we
             pay
             too
             deere
             for
             them
             .
          
           
             2
             Our
             losse
             is
             irrecouerable
             .
             pag.
             40.
             40.
             41.
             
          
           
             Vse
             diuers
             collusions
             detected
             ,
             which
             flatter
             vs
             in
             the
             goodnesse
             of
             the
             Bargaine
             .
             pag.
             41.
             42.
             
          
           
             3
             Reason
             Satan
             performes
             not
             the
             Bargaine
             on
             his
             part
             ,
             though
             he
             will
             be
             sure
             of
             our
             payment
             .
             pag.
             43.
             44.
             
          
           
             1
             Because
             he
             cannot
             performe
             what
             is
             not
             his
             to
             giue
             .
             pag.
             45.
             
          
           
             2
             Neither
             We
             are
             capable
             of
             what
             he
             promiseth
             .
             45.
             
          
           
             3
             Neither
             would
             he
             performe
             if
             he
             could
             .
             p.
             45.
             
          
           
             Vse
             hereof
             ,
             1.
             
             To
             forecast
             before
             hand
             .
             pag.
             46.
             
          
           
             2
             To
             preuent
             Satans
             treachery
             .
             pag.
             47.
             
          
           
             Conclusion
             to
             the
             Reader
             ,
             where
             these
             Cases
             are
             resolued
             .
             pag.
             51.
             
          
           
             1
             What
             vse
             of
             our
             ciuill
             callings
             and
             other
             accidents
             therto
             are
             allowed
             on
             the
             Lords
             day
             .
             p.
             52.
             53
          
           
             2
             Whether
             we
             may
             imploy
             more
             time
             ,
             &
             exercise
             our
             thoughts
             more
             vpon
             worldly
             then
             heauenly
             things
             ,
             seeing
             we
             are
             allowed
             six
             dayes
             for
             our
             ciuill
             Callings
             ,
             and
             but
             one
             for
             our
             generall
             .
             p.
             56.
             57
          
           
             3
             Whether
             it
             be
             not
             lawfull
             to
             desire
             riches
             ,
             and
             aboundance
             .
             pag.
             61.
             62.
             
          
           
             4
             Whether
             we
             may
             desire
             such
             meanes
             for
             the
             gathering
             of
             riches
             ,
             as
             mans
             law
             doth
             allow
             :
             As
             ,
          
           
             1
             Vsury
             .
             63.
             
          
           
             2
             Monopolies
             ,
             and
             engrossing
             of
             wares
             .
             64.
             
          
           
             3
             Letters
             of
             mart
             .
             65.
             
          
           
             
             4
             Trading
             with
             Infidels
             and
             Idolaters
             .
             65.
             
          
           
             5
             Tentering
             ,
             pressing
             and
             such
             like
             .
             pag.
             66.
             
          
           
             6
             Keeping
             in
             of
             wares
             .
             pag.
             67
             ,
          
           
             7
             Changing
             of
             Callings
             .
             pag.
             68.
             
          
           
             8
             Whether
             one
             may
             haue
             diuers
             Callings
             .
             68.
             
          
           
             As
             the
             Minister
             may
             be
             also
             a
             Magistrate
             ,
             one
             trades-man
             may
             exercise
             diuers
             Ciuill
             Callings
          
           
             Whether
             a
             man
             may
             thriue
             with
             a
             good
             conscience
             .
             69.
             70.
             
          
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A19297-e300
           
             Coherence
             .
          
           
             2
             Summe
             hereof
             .
          
           
             3
             Parts
             of
             the
             Text.
             
          
           
             1
             Obseruation
             in
             vnsatiable
             earthly
             desires
             .
          
           
             Eccles.
             1.
             9.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             5.
             8.
             
          
           
             Reasons
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             2
             
          
           
             3
             
          
           
             4
             
          
           
             5
             
          
           
             Genes
             .
             4.
             14.
             15.
             
          
           
             6
             
          
           
             Vse
             
          
           
             To
             conince
             natures
             corruption
             and
             desperate
             estate
             .
          
           
             Psa.
             50.
             19.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             41.
             1.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             1.
             15.
             16.
             
          
           
             Ground
             of
             idolatry
             .
          
           
             Meanes
             of
             Antichrists
             rising
             .
          
           
             Ierem.
             45.
             6.
             
          
           
             Note
             .
          
           
             Coloss.
             3.
             1
             
          
           
             Obseruation
             .
             An
             vnsatiable
             minde
             ,
             lies
             open
             to
             Satans
             snares
             .
          
           
             Reasons
             .
          
           
             Psa.
             52.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             19.
             
          
           
             Genes
             .
             3
             4.
             
          
           
             Iob
             2.
             11.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Sam.
             16.
             
          
           
             Vse
             .
          
           
             Directions
             how
             to
             vse
             bargaining
             
          
           
             Luk.
             ●4
             .
          
           
             Act.
             1.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             17.
             3.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             37.
             
          
           
             Ierem.
             12.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             73.
             22.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             73.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             ●19
             .
          
           
             Psa.
             73.
             17.
             18.
             19.
             
          
           
             Tim.
             6.
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             4.
             34.
             
          
           
             Math.
             6.
             33.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             16.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             6.
             18.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             6.
             10.
             
          
           
             Directions
             in
             a
             meane
             estate
             
          
           
             Math.
             21.
             
          
           
             Genes
             .
             32.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             4.
             13.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Cor.
             12.
             8.
             
          
           
             Obser.
             3.
             
          
           
             Ordinary
             to
             exchange
             the
             soule
             for
             the
             world
             .
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             19.
             
          
           
             Reasons
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             6.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             3.
             42
             
          
           
             Esau.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             25.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             16.
             
          
           
             Osea
             12.
             8.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             17.
             14.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             7
             3.
             
          
           
             Meanes
             and
             Markes
             of
             this
             Bargaine
             .
          
           
             Chryso
             .
          
           
             Iob
             27.
             
          
           
             Iames
             5.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             Psa.
             52.
             6.
             
          
           
             Vse
             .
          
           
             Psa.
             49.
             12.
             
          
           
             Rules
             of
             faith
             
          
           
             Psa.
             130.
             7.
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             7.
             
          
           
             Iob.
             21.
             15.
             
          
           
             Pretences
             to
             colour
             the
             Bargaine
             ,
             with
             their
             delusion
             and
             confusion
             .
          
           
             That
             riches
             are
             the
             blessing
             of
             God
             ,
             how
             and
             to
             whom
             
          
           
             All
             haue
             them
             outwardly
             .
          
           
             May
             be
             a
             meames
             to
             exercise
             spirituall
             graces
             .
          
           
             Iob.
             1.
             9.
             
          
           
             Wicked
             how
             they
             haue
             them
             .
          
           
             How
             they
             vse
             man.
             
          
           
             Not
             the
             hauing
             but
             the
             right
             vse
             makes
             the
             Blessing
             .
          
           
             How
             these
             prooue
             curses
             to
             the
             wicked
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Colours
             of
             worldlings
             .
          
           
             Danger
             of
             High
             Callings
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             remedie
             this
             euill
             .
          
           
             Nehe.
             5.
             13.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Colour
             ,
             pretence
             of
             doing
             good
             .
          
           
             The
             snare
             herein
             .
          
           
             Worldly
             charitie
             decyphered
             .
          
           
             Remedy
             hereof
             .
          
           
             Euill
             not
             to
             be
             done
             that
             good
             may
             come
             thereof
             .
          
           
             Matt.
             6.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             True
             charitie
             ,
             the
             Markes
             .
          
           
             Discouerie
             of
             deceits
             ,
             flattering
             the
             hope
             of
             vndoing
             the
             Bargaine
             .
          
           
             Obseruation
             4
             The
             iudgement
             of
             the
             bargaine
             ,
             no
             profite
             .
          
           
             Reasons
             .
          
           
             1
             Price
             too
             decre
             .
          
           
             2
             No
             hope
             of
             recouery
             .
          
           
             Because
             the
             soule
             thus
             lost
             cannot
             be
             recouered
             .
          
           
             Answer
             to
             deceits
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             not
             our
             owne
             .
          
           
             how
             .
          
           
             1
             Deceit
             .
             hope
             of
             doing
             good
             with
             these
             things
             .
          
           
             This
             reiected
             .
          
           
             Decei●●
             Hope
             of
             repentance
             .
          
           
             This
             dilated
             .
          
           
             2
             Reasons
             :
             that
             the
             bargaine
             is
             naught
             ,
             but
             not
             performed
             .
          
           
             Sathan
             will
             be
             sure
             of
             his
             ;
             how
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             73.
             56.
             
          
           
             Satan
             performes
             not
             with
             vs.
             
          
           
             Obiect
             .
          
           
             Answ.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             4.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             We
             not
             capable
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Satan
             would
             not
             performe
             if
             he
             could
             .
          
           
             Vse
             hereof
             ,
             casting
             before
             hand
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             preuent
             him
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Cor.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Quaere
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Case
             .
          
           
             4
             Quaere
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Cl●o
             .
             20.
             37
             
          
           
             Iudg.
             1.
             24
             
          
           
             Gen.
             14.
             13.
             21
             ,
             27.
             26.
             31.
             31.
             44.
             
          
           
             Tentering
             ,
             Pressing
             .
          
           
             Keeping
             in
             of
             wares
             .
          
           
             Genes
             .
             42.
             
          
           
             Changing
             of
             Callings
             .
          
           
             Cappes
             ,
             Miniuer
             ,
             Hoods
             .
          
           
             5
             Quaere
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A19297-e4340
           
             1.
             
             Obser.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Obser.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Obser.