THE
GODLY
Merchant
,
or
the
great
gaine
.
1.
TIM.
6.6
.
But
godlinesse
with
contentment
is
great
gaine
.
RIght
Honourable
,
and
beloued
in
the
Lord
;
Ibid.
vers.
21.23
.
for
they
are
entred
already
into
the
ioy
of
their
Lord
,
and
enioy
their
desired
felicity
in
fruition
of
God
.
The
Church
of
Christ
on
Earth
is
likewise
a
City
of
God
,
Ephes.
2.19
.
Gloriosissima
Ciuitas
Aug.
de
Ciuit.
Dei
.
l.
1.
c.
1.
yea
a
great
Citie
,
and
a
place
of
great
Trafique
and
Marchandize
:
all
the
Citizens
whereof
hauing
receiued
,
from
the
Lord
,
their
number
of
talents
,
are
become
Merchants
,
Now
as
it
fareth
in
other
Cities
,
so
it
falles
out
in
this
;
that
all
proue
not
wise
and
faithfull
factors
,
vsing
faire
and
honest
dealing
in
their
trading
,
and
contenting
themselues
with
a
good
and
lawfull
aduantage
:
but
some
are
craftie
and
deceitfull
Merchants
,
who
corrupt
and
adulterate
their
most
precious
wares
,
and
all
to
feed
their
couetous
humour
.
Such
were
the
false
Apostles
mentioned
in
the
former
verses
:
who
did
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
teach
otherwise
then
they
should
,
consenting
not
to
wholsome
words
,
euen
the
words
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
and
to
the
doctrine
which
is
according
vnto
godlinesse
,
did
set
out
religion
vnto
Sale
,
and
vsed
false
imposture
for
their
priuate
aduantage
:
Supposing
in
opinion
or
avowing
in
practise
,
that
gaine
was
godlinesse
.
While
they
measured
Christianity
by
earthly
commoditie
,
and
corrupted
the
truth
of
God
,
and
abused
the
precious
name
of
Pietie
,
onely
to
satisfie
their
greedy
appetite
:
as
though
the
mysterie
of
godlinesse
were
a
mysterie
of
iniquitie
,
their
siluer
is
turned
into
drosse
,
their
wine
is
mingled
with
water
,
Esa.
1.22
.
of
such
our
Apostle
had
experience
that
they
did
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
corrupt
the
word
of
God
.
2.
Cor.
2.17
.
and
concerning
such
he
forewarnes
Timotheus
saying
,
from
such
separate
or
withdraw
thy selfe
verse
5
There
is
another
sort
of
Merchants
that
are
wise
and
faithfull
,
who
hauing
found
the
precious
pearle
of
religion
and
pietie
,
Christ
Iesus
alone
,
as
of
sinceritie
,
as
of
God
,
in
the
sight
of
God
,
so
hee
did
preach
in
Christ
.
He
accounted
it
great
impietie
to
deale
deceitfully
,
and
extreame
folly
to
ayme
at
earthly
commoditie
;
and
made
this
his
rule
of
direction
in
all
his
trafique
,
which
was
an
vnmoueable
conclusion
of
his
most
serious
deliberation
:
That
,
Godlinesse
with
contentment
is
the
great
gaine
.
hee
were
the
holier
who
is
the
wealthier
)
and
made
their
preaching
and
practise
of
the
doctrine
of
pietie
,
to
become
a
base
and
sordide
trade
to
compasse
their
earthly
commoditie
:
but
to
become
partners
with
him
in
his
approued
course
:
to
embrace
the
Gospell
in
all
integritie
,
and
to
content
themselues
with
their
least
increase
in
their
outward
condition
,
so
they
were
surely
possessed
of
the
rich
pearle
of
pietie
,
able
of
it selfe
to
cause
a
wel-contenting
sufficiencie
,
and
therefore
he
backes
this
conclusion
with
all
force
of
reason
.
That
,
Godlinesse
with
contentment
is
great
gaine
.
Gaine
is
godlinesse
.
Goods
are
goodnesse
.
Where
there
is
wealth
enough
there
is
religion
enough
.
For
they
preached
and
professed
the
religion
of
Christ
,
onely
to
purchase
the
wealth
of
the
world
.
But
Saint
Pauls
sound
position
most
acutely
opposed
to
their
fond
supposition
is
this
.
Godlinesse
is
gaine
.
True
goodnesse
is
the
true
goods
.
Where
there
is
religion
enough
,
there
is
wealth
enough
.
Yea
,
godlinesse
is
great
gain
.
Naked
piety
is
the
wealthy
commodity
.
True
grace
is
the
richest
treasure
.
Godlinesse
with
contentment
is
great
gaine
.
Godlinesse
is
attended
with
contentment
.
True
pietie
brings
true
plenty
,
and
of
it selfe
will
cause
a
wel-contenting
sufficiency
.
The
summary
conclusion
of
all
is
this
.
It
is
most
false
,
which
the
false
Apostles
did
so
profanely
and
impiously
suppose
:
that
,
gaine
is
godlinesse
.
But
it
is
most
true
,
which
the
true
Apostle
did
most
fitly
and
religiously
oppose
:
that
,
godlinesse
with
contentment
is
great
gaine
.
corrupt
mindes
,
profane
hearts
,
that
suppose
gaine
to
be
godlinesse
;
while
they
publish
&
professe
the
religion
of
Christ
,
for
priuate
respect
of
the
pelfe
of
the
world
;
But
those
are
wise
and
faithfull
dealers
,
of
wel-staied
heads
,
prudent
mindes
,
vpright
hearts
,
who
esteeme
godlinesse
to
be
the
true
gaine
,
and
as
therewith
right
well
enriched
,
rest
well
contented
with
a
lesser
portion
in
their
outward
condition
.
And
further
,
those
are
certaine
loosers
that
account
gaine
godlinesse
,
for
such
crafty
Merchants
as
are
so
cunning
to
deceiue
others
,
become
so
wilie
that
they
beguile
themselues
,
and
shall
find
themselues
but
bankrupts
,
when
they
make
vp
their
accounts
,
and
are
cast
into
prison
till
they
haue
paied
their
debts
.
Christ
Iesus
,
in
whom
are
all
treasures
of
godlinesse
,
euen
the
fulnesse
of
the
God-head
.
Who
became
poore
to
make
vs
rich
:
godlinesse
with
contentment
is
great
gaine
.
Hetherto
we
haue
beene
taking
a
generall
suruay
of
the
coherence
,
and
scope
,
and
summe
of
this
sentence
.
Now
let
vs
enter
into
a
more
speciall
view
thereof
,
as
it
is
in
it selfe
an
heauenly
position
,
and
a
diuine
conclusion
,
short
but
pithy
,
in
very
few
wordes
very
greatly
commending
the
worth
and
excellency
of
godlines
,
as
the
only
pearle
of
price
,
worthy
the
purchase
of
the
wisest
and
richest
Merchant
.
In
this
golden
sentence
,
or
heauenly
aphorisme
,
wee
may
consider
a
simple
or
naked
assertion
,
godlinesse
is
gaine
.
The
parts
of
this
assertion
.
1.
The
subiect
(
or
antecedent
)
godlinesse
.
2.
The
attribute
(
or
consequent
)
gaine
,
are
either
amplifyed
and
illustrated
by
their
seueral
attendant
.
1.
The
attendant
of
godlinesse
is
contentment
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
true
pietie
is
attended
with
an
autarkie
or
wel-contenting
sufficiency
.
True
contentment
being
(
as
I
conceiue
it
)
a
fruit
and
effect
,
and
(
as
I
may
so
speake
)
a
daughter
of
godlinesse
:
borne
of
her
,
bred
vp
by
her
,
&
an
inseparable
attendant
of
her
:
and
therefore
they
are
by
this
particle
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
linked
together
as
with
a
golden
chaine
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
godlinesse
(
attended
)
with
contentment
.
2.
The
attribute
of
godlinesse
,
that
is
,
gaine
,
is
amplified
and
enlarged
by
an
attendant
quantity
,
great
.
Godlinesse
with
contentment
is
great
gaine
.
And
this
attendant
quantity
,
or
greatnesse
imports
a
commendation
of
this
gaine
,
which
,
the
greater
it
is
the
more
commendable
.
Godlinesse
is
such
a
gaine
as
is
great
.
1.
Great
in
it selfe
simply
considered
:
as
a
rich
treasure
of
great
sufficiency
.
2.
And
great
comparatiuely
in
respect
of
other
gaine
.
Godlinesse
attended
with
contentment
is
of
all
the
greatest
gaine
.
The
true
gaine
,
the
great
gaine
,
the
greatest
gaine
of
all
is
:
Godlinesse
attended
with
contentment
.
Euen
true
pietie
,
which
bringeth
with
it
good
contentment
,
or
,
a
wel-contenting
sufficiency
.
The
particular
branches
of
my
future
discourse
,
(
as
by
that
which
is
spoken
,
you
may
discerne
)
for
order
and
number
may
well
be
these
.
The
first
concerning
godlinesse
the
subiect
of
this
gaine
.
The
second
concerning
contentment
,
the
attendant
of
godlinesse
.
The
third
concerning
gaine
,
the
attribute
of
godlinesse
.
And
herein
that
.
-
1.
True
godlinesse
is
true
gaine
.
-
2.
True
godlinesse
is
great
gaine
.
-
3.
True
godlinesse
is
the
greatest
gaine
of
all
.
And
of
these
in
order
as
God
shall
inable
,
and
your
patience
,
and
time
permit
.
The
matter
or
subiect
of
this
true
,
this
great
,
this
greatest
gain
is
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
godlinesse
or
pietie
.
The
name
imports
as
much
as
true
worship
or
religious
adoration
.
Which
Nazianzene
(
distinguishing
from
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
which
sometimes
signifies
worship
of
false
gods
)
describes
to
be
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
religious
adoration
of
the
blessed
Trinity
.
The
thing
it selfe
,
which
wee
vnderstand
by
the
name
of
Godlinesse
,
is
of
verie
great
and
large
extent
.
It
consisteth
of
the
concurrence
of
all
those
precious
gifts
,
and
louely
graces
of
the
sanctifying
spirit
of
God
:
and
conteyneth
the
whole
body
of
those
diuine
vertues
of
Christian
religion
,
expressed
sometime
by
the
feare
of
God
,
as
where
it
is
sayd
of
Cornelius
that
he
was
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
a
deuout
or
godly
man
,
and
one
who
feared
God
.
Where
the
feare
of
God
,
which
ere-while
notes
out
one
special
grace
;
or
gracious
disposition
,
may
well
comprize
,
all
religious
deuotion
&
due
respect
of
God
,
both
in
heart
and
life
:
and
may
plainly
and
briefly
be
thus
described
.
This
true
godlinesse
(
the
character
and
cognizance
of
true-beleeuing
Christians
,
which
distinguisheth
the
new
and
right-born
sonnes
of
God
,
from
the
bastard-brood
of
Satan
,
and
corrupt
generation
of
Adam
)
is
for
nature
and
propertie
a
religious
reuerence
and
awefull
respect
of
God
,
possessing
the
heart
of
man
with
all
due
regard
of
the
holy
presence
of
God
.
The
wel-spring
or
roote
thereof
is
the
feeling
and
effectuall
knowledge
of
God
,
which
is
the
ground
of
happinesse
,
the
seed
of
all
vertue
that
groweth
in
the
heart
,
and
the
first
gift
which
God
imparteth
to
a
people
selected
to
serue
him
,
and
to
bee
admitted
into
league
and
couenant
with
him
.
God
giues
an
heart
to
know
him
,
that
he
is
the
Lord
,
and
then
,
and
not
before
,
he
will
be
their
God
,
and
they
shall
be
his
people
.
Without
this
sacred
and
sauing
knowledge
man
is
not
godly
but
godlesse
:
stranger
from
the
life
of
God
.
Men
cannot
liue
well
that
doe
not
beleeue
well
:
nor
beleeue
well
,
that
doe
not
know
well
.
glorious
maiesty
and
sublimity
of
Gods
diuine
nature
,
and
of
his
pure
holinesse
infinitely
surpassing
the
modell
of
the
most
excellent
creatures
:
in
comparison
of
whose
brightnesse
the
very
sunne
is
darke
:
in
comparison
of
whose
puritie
the
very
heauens
are
polluted
:
Angels
couer
their
faces
:
the
heauens
,
flie
away
,
the
deuils
tremble
,
and
all
creatures
stand
astonished
and
amazed
.
Godlinesse
springeth
from
the
knowledge
of
Gods
al-seeing
eye
,
searcheth
the
hearts
,
tryeth
the
reines
,
hell
and
destruction
it selfe
.
Godlinesse
springeth
from
the
knowledge
of
Gods
al-ruling
prouidence
,
iron
rod
,
Godlinesse
springeth
from
the
knowledge
and
acknowledgement
of
Gods
exact
iustice
,
and
impartiall
equitie
:
whereby
the
Lord
,
accepting
persons
,
nor
taking
rewards
,
doth
distribute
and
diuide
to
euery
one
his
deserued
right
in
good
or
euill
,
rewards
or
punishments
,
for
obedience
or
breach
of
his
holy
,
diuine
,
and
soueraigne
reuealed
good
will
and
pleasure
.
And
all
these
considerations
doe
strongly
vrge
and
powerfully
enforce
vnto
piety
or
godlinesse
.
But
that
godlinesse
may
indeed
bee
wrought
,
and
grow
,
and
flourish
in
the
heart
of
a
Christian
(
and
that
hee
may
draw
neere
to
God
and
not
be
deterred
from
God
)
hee
must
aboue
al
find
and
feele
the
quickening
iuice
of
Gods
eternall
loue
,
issuing
out
of
the
roote
of
the
true
vine
,
Christ
Iesus
,
through
conueiance
and
sweete
influence
of
the
spirit
of
God
,
which
arising
into
the
heart
of
a
true
Christian
,
will
both
mollifie
,
heate
,
and
effectually
affect
the
heart
,
and
most
kindly
cause
therein
true
godlinesse
,
and
religious
respect
of
God
.
habite
of
good
things
(
as
Nazianzene
speakes
)
doth
take
the
possession
and
gouernment
of
euery
part
of
the
soule
,
doth
their
reside
and
rule
and
causeth
an
exercise
of
goodnesse
,
At
these
actions
of
pietie
doth
our
holy
Apostle
ayme
,
when
he
aduiseth
Timotheus
to
exercise
himselfe
vnto
godlinesse
.
prayers
and
supplications
be
made
for
all
men
:
for
Kings
and
for
all
that
are
in
authority
,
that
wee
may
leade
a
quiet
and
a
peaceable
life
,
in
all
godlinesse
and
honesty
.
Lastly
,
at
this
doth
the
Apostle
Saint
Peter
leuel
,
vpon
serious
meditation
of
the
finall
dissolution
of
the
world
.
Seeing
the
day
of
the
Lord
shall
come
as
a
thiefe
in
the
night
,
in
the
which
the
heauens
shall
passe
away
with
a
great
noyse
,
and
the
elements
shall
melt
with
feruent
heate
,
the
earth
also
and
the
workes
that
are
therein
shall
be
burnt
vp
:
seeing
then
that
all
these
things
shall
be
dissolued
,
what
manner
of
persons
ought
yee
to
be
in
all
holy
conuersation
and
godlinesse
,
or
duties
of
godlinesse
—
being
diligent
in
exercise
of
the
offices
of
piety
,
that
yee
may
be
found
of
him
in
peace
,
without
spot
and
blamelesse
.
And
this
I
take
to
be
the
sum
and
substantiall
nature
of
this
godlinesse
,
which
our
holy
Apostle
commends
vnto
vs
as
the
great
gaine
:
to
which
if
we
shall
adde
one
seasoning
grace
,
it
will
abide
the
touch
,
and
bee
approued
of
God
.
seasoning
grace
is
sound
sincerity
of
the
soule
and
inner
man
,
freed
and
purged
from
dissembling
and
hollow-hearted
hypocrisie
,
so
that
it
may
abide
the
through
tryall
of
Gods
discerning
view
.
And
so
much
the
name
godlinesse
doth
seeme
to
import
,
as
taken
from
God
:
so
that
,
in
my
apprehension
,
the
godlinesse
of
a
Christian
is
such
inward
disposition
of
heart
,
as
consorts
with
the
nature
and
will
of
God
:
such
outward
conuersation
of
life
,
as
beseemes
the
presence
of
God
.
Without
this
soundnesse
and
perfection
of
the
inwards
,
and
the
heart
,
our
pretended
godlinesse
is
little
better
then
profanenesse
;
This
(
beloued
in
the
Lord
)
euen
this
is
the
comely
feature
of
godlinesse
,
the
subiect
of
our
gaine
,
a
thing
of
great
worth
and
excellency
euery
way
:
which
yet
notwithstanding
is
so
smally
respected
,
yea
so
greatly
contemned
,
as
is
lamentable
to
behold
,
of
the
most
and
greatest
part
,
of
this
foolish
world
.
Oh
that
our
blind
eyes
were
able
to
behold
it
!
Oh
that
our
peruerse
hearts
were
able
to
esteeme
it
!
Surely
,
surely
:
it
would
command
both
eye
,
&
hand
,
and
heart
,
and
all
,
to
seeke
it
,
to
embrace
it
,
to
yeeld
all
kind
and
louing
entertainment
vnto
it
.
I
will
not
now
speake
but
pray
.
That
the
God
of
all
grace
would
graunt
vnto
you
all
,
this
marrow
of
all
grace
,
true
godlinesse
and
piety
to
guide
both
heart
and
life
.
Thus
much
I
thought
good
to
premise
concerning
godlinesse
alone
,
which
is
presupposed
as
the
matter
,
and
subiect
of
our
gaine
:
now
I
proceed
to
the
attendant
of
godlinesse
which
is
Contentment
,
for
godlinesse
,
is
not
alone
but
attended
of
contentment
.
Godlinesse
with
Contentment
is
our
great
gaine
.
al-sufficient
God
.
God
al-sufficient
in
himselfe
,
of
himselfe
and
for
himselfe
,
and
for
all
his
creatures
,
of
whom
all
creatures
stand
in
need
,
but
he
in
need
of
none
,
but
resteth
,
euer
wel-contended
within
himselfe
as
beeing
Iehoua
,
Our
sufficiency
is
from
God
.
2.
Cor.
3.5
.
From
God
we
deriue
our
beeing
,
our
wel-beeing
,
our
ability
to
doe
well
,
to
suffer
ill
:
our
godlinesse
,
our
goodnesse
,
and
our
good
contentment
in
our
owne
condition
,
which
,
with
our
godlinesse
,
wee
receiue
from
our
God
.
Which
our
holy
Apostle
most
elegantly
and
emphatically
expresseth
to
the
magnifying
of
Gods
bounty
and
our
felicity
.
2.
Cor.
9.8
.
And
God
is
able
to
make
all
grace
abound
towards
you
,
that
yee
alwaies
hauing
all
sufficiencie
,
in
all
things
,
may
abound
in
euery
good
worke
.
As
God
is
able
,
so
is
he
willing
,
as
in
grace
to
bestow
godlinesse
:
so
with
godlinesse
to
giue
this
happy
attendant
of
Contentment
,
godlinesse
hath
the
promises
of
the
life
that
now
is
,
and
of
that
which
is
to
come
.
2.
While
hee
causeth
the
godly
minde
recounting
with
it selfe
it
owne
inward
plenty
(
as
beeing
enriched
with
treasures
of
spirituall
goodnesse
)
to
rest
wel-pleased
,
and
wel-appayed
,
with
what
outward
estate
or
condition
can
befall
him
:
which
,
whatsoeuer
it
is
,
is
that
which
his
heauenly
Father
hath
shared
out
vnto
him
,
and
therefore
hee
is
resolued
to
rest
content
therewith
till
it
shall
please
God
to
better
the
same
:
hauing
by
the
instruction
of
godlinesse
learned
with
Saint
Paul
,
in
all
Estates
to
be
content
,
and
if
any
occasion
of
discontent
befall
him
,
hee
retires
himselfe
into
his
counting-house
:
and
there
findeth
himselfe
so
well
stored
through
Godlinesse
,
that
hee
sees
no
place
for
discontentment
?
wel-contenting
sufficiencie
:
so
it
poyseth
the
heart
to
holy
equabilitie
,
and
quieteth
the
minde
in
all
Estates
.
contentment
attendeth
godlinesse
,
are
generally
two
.
One
in
this
life
,
the
other
in
the
life
to
come
:
in
this
of
grace
:
in
that
other
of
glory
.
And
as
this
and
that
life
are
not
two
in
kind
,
but
only
one
;
and
two
in
degree
of
grace
and
happinesse
:
so
is
godlinesse
it selfe
,
and
godly
contentment
,
in
these
two
seuerall
times
;
not
two
in
nature
,
but
onely
in
degree
:
either
suiting
and
consorting
with
either
condition
,
both
liue
and
loue
,
goe
and
grow
togither
.
When
godlinesse
beginnes
,
then
beginnes
contentment
,
as
godlinesse
increaseth
,
so
contentment
is
inlarged
,
and
when
godlinesse
is
growen
to
full
perfection
,
then
shall
the
godly
heart
finde
full
contentation
.
Perfect
holinesse
shall
be
attended
with
perfect
happinesse
,
perfect
pietie
with
perfect
felicity
:
and
all
this
through
full
fruition
of
God
in
Christ
,
who
is
the
wel-spring
of
our
godlinesse
and
goodnesse
:
and
the
ful-flowing
fountaine
of
our
sufficiency
and
contentment
.
doctrine
according
to
godlinesse
,
which
holy
doctrine
directeth
vnto
godlinesse
,
and
vnto
godly
contentment
.
Vnto
godlinesse
,
in
this
tenour
:
seeke
yee
first
the
Kingdome
of
God
and
his
righteousnesse-purchase
pietie
,
gaine
godlinesse
.
Then
,
exercise
thy selfe
vnto
godlinesse
:
Be
not
carefull
for
your
life
saying
:
what
shall
we
eate
?
what
shall
we
drinke
?
wherewith
shall
we
be
cloathed
?
(
where
prudent
prouision
is
enioyned
,
distractiue
care
condemned
)
For
your
heauenly
Father
knoweth
,
that
you
haue
need
of
these
things
.
These
things
shall
be
cast
vnto
you
,
(
beeing
godly
)
without
your
vngodly
care
)
let
your
conuersation
be
without
couetousnesse
,
and
be
content
with
those
things
which
you
haue
.
And
when
piety
prouokes
to
pray
for
more
,
it
prescribes
godly
moderation
,
with
this
limitation
;
Giue
vs
this
day
our
daily
bread
,
want
of
dependance
on
God
for
a
competent
portion
,
or
needfull
protection
,
by
good
and
godly
meanes
.
ought
to
content
,
viz.
Meate
drinke
and
apparell
;
if
God
giue
no
more
.
If
we
haue
food
&
rayment
let
vs
therewith
be
content
.
not
to
thirst
,
not
to
starue
,
meate
and
drinke
are
the
riches
of
Christians
:
yea
bread
and
water
with
the
Gospell
are
good
cheere
.
More
ought
not
to
discontent
,
if
God
giue
more
.
Lesse
if
God
giue
not
so
much
.
(
Any
thing
is
more
,
then
any
man
can
chalenge
.
The
smalest
good
is
aboue
mans
greatest
desert
,
all
is
of
mercy
nothing
of
merite
.
)
Whatsoeuer
God
measures
out
vnto
vs
,
that
ought
to
giue
contentment
to
vs
.
And
a
godly
man
may
wel
content
himselfe
in
all
estates
:
and
if
in
any
,
hee
finde
himselfe
not
well
:
it
is
not
because
he
might
not
therein
be
well
:
but
because
hee
doth
not
in
such
holy
manner
demeane
himselfe
,
Happy
,
happy
,
yea
thrice
happy
is
that
soule
,
that
is
so
quietly
setled
,
and
so
well
composed
,
that
it
is
not
much
shaken
and
tossed
with
discontent
!
and
so
happy
may
euery
one
of
our
soules
become
,
shall
we
seriously
consider
,
The
first
ground
of
godly
contentment
is
Gods
powerfull
prouidence
,
The
Lord
killeth
and
maketh
aliue
,
he
bringeth
downe
to
the
graue
,
and
bringeth
vp
.
The
Lord
maketh
poore
,
and
maketh
rich
:
he
bringeth
low
and
exalteth
:
he
rayseth
vp
the
poore
out
of
the
dust
,
and
listeth
vp
the
begger
from
the
dunghill
,
to
set
them
amongst
Princes
,
and
to
make
them
inherite
the
throne
of
glory
:
for
the
pillars
of
the
earth
are
the
Lords
,
and
hee
hath
set
the
world
vpon
them
.
The
Lord
,
powerfull
prouidence
of
our
most
gracious
God
.
new
apparel
can
preserue
the
old
:
sicknesse
,
health
;
out
of
death
,
life
;
out
of
sinne
,
good
;
and
out
of
miserie
,
can
draw
felicity
.
His
hand
is
not
shortened
that
hee
cannot
now
helpe
:
hee
is
now
God
al-sufficient
,
as
well
as
euer
he
was
.
And
what
cannot
our
God
doe
for
vs
?
God
is
able
(
saith
our
holy
Apostle
)
to
make
all
grace
to
abound
toward
you
,
that
yee
,
alwaies
,
hauing
all
sufficiency
,
in
all
things
,
may
abound
to
euery
good
worke
.
Euery
word
hath
it
waight
.
Our
God
al-sufficient
hath
al-sufficiency
,
for
vs
all
,
alwaies
,
in
all
things
,
to
cause
all
grace
to
abound
to
vs
,
and
to
cause
vs
to
abound
to
euery
good
worke
.
Oh
the
powerfull
prouidence
of
our
gracious
God
?
Oh
the
vnmoueable
foundation
of
godly
contentment
!
What
feare
of
want
or
woe
can
discontent
vs
,
seeing
our
God
hath
al-sufficient
for
vs
?
our
God
hath
sufficient
wisdome
for
our
instruction
;
sufficient
power
for
our
preseruation
:
sufficient
grace
for
our
infirmities
:
sufficient
plenty
to
supply
our
penurie
:
sufficient
mercy
for
all
our
miseries
:
sufficient
comfort
for
all
our
maladies
:
sufficient
honour
to
wipe
away
our
infamy
:
sufficient
life
to
ouercome
our
death
,
and
sufficient
glory
to
perfect
our
felicity
.
Thus
is
our
God
able
to
make
all
grace
to
abound
toward
vs
,
that
wee
alwaies
hauing
al-sufficiencie
in
all
things
may
abound
to
euery
good
worke
.
On
this
foundation
may
a
godly
man
beginne
to
build
his
house
of
godly
contentment
thus
.
Doth
any
euill
or
crosse
befall
mee
?
It
comes
not
from
the
haplesse
stroke
of
blinde
Fortune
,
but
from
the
al-ruling
hand
of
an
al-seeing
God
.
Did
the
spitefull
tongue
of
my
enenemy
defame
me
?
Or
his
powerfull
hand
oppresse
and
iniure
mee
?
Or
did
any
other
creature
bring
any
euill
vpon
me
?
Whatsoeuer
was
the
meanes
,
or
how
ill
soeuer
affected
to
mee
,
Gods
ouer-ruling
prouidence
hath
some
hand
therein
.
Not
indeed
himselfe
vniustly
striking
,
or
instilling
malice
into
the
striker
,
or
exciting
him
to
sinne
,
or
excusing
him
in
sinne
:
yet
guiding
the
blow
,
and
directing
it
to
me
,
as
an
actor
in
,
not
an
idle
spectator
of
the
action
:
yet
no
author
or
approuer
,
but
iudge
and
reuenger
of
the
euill
,
of
the
action
.
Threatning
&
punishing
the
instrument
of
the
euill
,
and
correcting
euill
in
mee
,
by
the
good
euent
of
this
euill
accident
,
intended
for
euill
,
by
euill
man
,
against
mee
:
but
turned
to
good
,
by
Gods
goodnesse
,
vnto
mee
.
Well
;
whatsoeuer
it
is
:
Gods
will
appointed
it
,
Gods
prouidence
ordereth
it
,
his
power
ouer-ruleth
it
,
his
hand
limiteth
it
:
and
,
when
he
sees
fit
,
hee
can
as
easily
remooue
it
,
as
permit
it
,
and
turne
this
great
euil
to
my
greater
good
,
and
therefore
I
will
be
content
.
The
second
ground
of
godly
contentment
is
Gods
prudent
loue
.
prudent
loue
,
which
makes
him
willing
.
Such
is
Gods
loue
vnto
a
godly
man
,
that
he
cannot
but
wish
well
to
him
,
and
doe
well
for
him
.
Your
heauenly
Father
(
saith
our
blessed
Sauiour
,
knoweth
that
you
haue
neede
of
these
things
.
God
is
your
Father
,
if
you
be
godly
:
yea
,
your
heauenly
Father
;
and
beares
vnto
you
the
affection
of
a
Father
:
and
cannot
but
loue
you
,
as
being
your
Father
:
and
that
prudently
,
as
your
heauenly
Father
.
if
you
beeing
euill
know
how
to
giue
good
things
vnto
your
children
,
how
much
more
shall
your
Father
which
is
in
heauen
,
giue
good
things
to
you
that
aske
him
?
God
your
Father
is
heauenly
wise
,
and
knowes
better
then
you
,
what
is
best
for
you
.
The
God
of
heauen
is
your
good
and
louing
Father
,
and
will
not
,
for
his
loue
,
suffer
you
to
want
what
might
doe
you
good
.
And
therefore
not
to
rest
content
with
that
which
your
Father
giues
you
,
were
either
to
make
your selues
wiser
then
hee
,
as
if
you
knew
better
then
hee
,
what
is
best
for
you
:
or
more
louing
to
your selues
,
then
your
heauenly
Father
is
to
you
,
in
wishing
more
good
to
befall
you
,
then
your
heauenly
Father
is
,
in
loue
,
willing
to
bestow
vpon
you
.
If
you
doubt
of
God
your
Fathers
prudence
,
it
is
because
you
are
not
wise
:
if
of
his
loue
to
you
,
it
is
because
you
loue
not
him
.
For
God
is
not
ineprudent
in
any
of
all
his
actions
,
nor
wanting
in
loue
to
any
of
all
his
creatures
:
nor
in
any
degree
of
loue
,
to
those
that
loue
him
well
.
And
if
God
so
cloathe
the
grasse
of
the
field
,
shall
hee
not
much
more
cloathe
you
?
Oh
yee
of
little
fayth
to
your
Father
,
if
you
beleeue
not
this
word
and
promise
of
your
Father
!
Oh
yee
of
little
loue
to
your
Father
,
if
you
bee
not
so
well
perswaded
of
your
Father
,
that
hee
loues
you
well
!
prudent
loue
of
God
his
heauenly
Father
vnto
him
,
must
needes
in
prudence
content
himselfe
with
that
portion
which
God
his
Father
hath
carued
out
vnto
him
.
Gods
gracious
promise
passed
to
a
godly
man
.
And
what
is
this
gracious
promise
?
Hee
hath
said
.
I
will
not
leaue
thee
nor
forsake
thee
,
therefore
let
your
conuersation
bee
without
(
vngodly
)
couetousnesse
,
and
bee
content
with
such
things
as
yee
haue
.
Question
But
what
if
I
haue
not
,
but
want
,
shall
I
then
be
content
?
Answ.
Feare
not
want
,
but
feare
the
Lord
:
there
is
no
want
to
them
that
feare
him
.
Obie
.
Yes
,
some
that
feare
the
Lord
doe
sometime
want
(
as
Elijah
.
Lazarus
.
Paul
,
The
young
Lions
doe
lacke
and
suffer
hunger
:
but
they
that
seeke
the
Lord
shall
want
nothing
that
is
good
.
Euery
thing
,
good
in
it selfe
,
is
not
good
for
thee
.
If
good
for
thee
,
it
shall
not
bee
wanting
vnto
thee
.
Surely
the
Lord
will
not
faile
his
people
,
God
will
supply
all
thy
necessities
.
Thou
shalt
sometimes
want
indeede
(
as
those
godly
ones
did
)
because
it
is
good
for
thee
sometimes
to
want
.
But
thou
shalt
want
nothing
that
is
good
for
thee
to
haue
:
vnlesse
thou
be
wanting
to
thy selfe
.
And
therefore
thou
shalt
not
sometimes
want
afflictions
:
because
it
is
not
good
for
thee
,
to
want
them
,
but
good
to
haue
them
.
And
when
they
are
vpon
thee
,
thou
shalt
not
want
due
comfort
in
them
,
for
God
hath
said
:
I
will
not
leaue
thee
nor
forsake
thee
.
I
will
bee
with
thee
in
the
fire
and
in
the
water
.
The
Lord
will
not
forsake
,
for
euer
:
but
though
hee
cause
griefe
,
yet
will
hee
haue
compassion
,
according
to
the
multitude
of
his
mercies
.
His
grace
is
sufficient
for
thee
.
Hee
will
lay
no
more
vpon
thee
then
he
will
make
thee
able
to
beare
.
All
things
shall
worke
together
for
the
good
of
the
Godly
(
that
loue
God
)
:
rich
reuenue
,
Oh
how
sweete
a
song
of
triumph
may
a
godly
man
sing
,
in
the
greatest
threats
or
assaults
of
his
most
dreadfull
foes
!
godly
contentment
?
Vnlesse
it
bee
the
consideration
of
his
portion
?
Which
yet
is
not
wanting
vnto
him
:
because
God
hath
in
part
already
bestowed
it
on
him
.
And
what
is
this
portion
?
Surely
such
as
may
well
vphold
and
support
his
soule
with
godly
contentment
.
Hee
is
already
possessed
df
some
part
of
godlinesse
it
selfe
,
which
of
it selfe
is
a
goodly
portion
:
as
beeing
a
rich
treasure
of
all
precious
pearles
of
grace
and
goodnesse
.
Yea
;
Thou
art
my
portion
O
Lord
(
saith
holy
Dauid
.
)
The
Lord
is
the
portion
of
mine
inheritance
,
and
of
my
cup
:
thou
maintainest
my
lot
.
The
lines
are
fallen
vnto
mee
,
in
pleasant
places
;
I
haue
a
goodly
heritage
.
My
flesh
and
my
heart
faileth
:
but
God
is
the
strength
of
my
heart
,
and
my
portion
for
euer
.
The
Lord
is
my
portion
,
The
Lord
of
hostes
is
the
portion
of
Iacob
:
and
Israel
is
the
rodde
of
his
inheritance
.
If
the
Lord
himselfe
bee
Aarons
portion
and
his
inheritance
:
inheritance
among
the
people
?
And
if
the
Lord
bee
the
portion
of
Iacob
,
of
Israel
,
of
euery
godly
man
,
Israel
of
God
:
why
should
hee
not
rest
well
contented
,
although
hee
want
an
inheritance
in
the
things
of
this
world
?
Oh
happy
man
,
that
in
that
his
want
enioyeth
more
,
then
the
world
can
either
performe
or
promise
!
himselfe
to
me
.
God
the
Father
gaue
his
Sonne
to
mee
:
God
the
Sonne
gaue
himselfe
to
mee
:
God
the
Holy
ghost
gaue
his
seale
,
all
things
from
the
Father
.
I
will
be
content
.
Tell
mee
now
(
beloued
in
the
Lord
)
can
that
true
godly
soule
shrink
downe
through
discontentment
,
that
is
so
strongly
propt
with
these
so
many
pillars
?
or
can
it
euer
languish
,
and
waxe
faint
,
while
it
doth
seriously
recount
and
call
to
minde
,
Gods
powerfull
prouidence
disposing
all
things
for
him
:
Gods
prudent
loue
intending
all
good
vnto
him
:
Gods
gracious
promise
assuring
him
of
his
loue
:
and
his
plentifull
portion
,
as
a
pawne
of
Gods
gracious
promise
?
While
hee
hath
receiued
godlinesse
,
as
a
treasure
of
goodnesse
,
and
holinesse
as
a
pledge
of
his
happinesse
,
and
some
measure
of
grace
as
a
forerunner
of
vnmeasurable
glory
?
The
raine
of
afflictions
may
fall
indeed
:
beate
vpon
the
house
of
a
godly
mans
contentment
:
and
shake
and
batter
it
,
but
it
shall
not
fall
:
for
it
is
builded
on
the
foundations
of
God
.
Euen
vpon
the
rocke
Christ
Iesus
,
and
chiefe
corner
stone
,
liuing
stones
are
built
,
and
whereupon
also
they
build
and
found
their
impregnable
fortresse
of
godly
contentment
.
On
these
grounds
and
foundations
doth
a
godly
man
,
when
hee
is
himselfe
,
build
a
sanctuary
to
his
soule
of
godly
contentment
:
wherein
hee
doth
shelter
,
and
solace
himselfe
,
in
all
the
changes
of
this
present
mortality
,
in
this
manner
.
What
now
is
there
,
in
al
the
world
,
that
can
threaten
,
and
cause
discontentment
vnto
a
godly
man
?
Surely
many
things
threaten
it
:
euill
committed
.
Secondly
,
strength
and
violence
of
temptation
enforced
.
Thirdly
,
sense
,
or
feare
of
euill
suffered
.
Fourthly
,
want
and
defect
of
good
desired
.
And
these
indeed
,
are
of
great
force
to
worke
or
threaten
discontentment
.
For
where
guilt
of
sinne
is
not
remooued
:
where
assaults
and
temptations
are
not
repelled
:
where
the
bitternesse
of
crosses
is
not
sweetened
:
and
where
desire
of
good
is
not
competently
supplied
,
peace
and
contentment
cannot
lodge
in
the
heart
of
any
mortall
man
.
Here
is
a
large
field
opened
,
but
I
may
not
walke
therein
at
length
.
In
one
word
therefore
.
God
be
thanked
.
sinne
committed
,
is
of
great
force
to
disease
the
minde
,
and
to
distemper
the
heart
with
discontentment
.
For
howsoeuer
sinne
proffer
delight
,
and
promise
contentment
,
in
the
beginning
:
yet
it
worketh
woe
,
and
breedeth
sorrow
,
in
the
ending
,
and
neuer
can
true
contentment
lodge
in
the
heart
within
,
as
long
as
the
guilt
of
sinne
is
not
remooued
out
.
Sinne
causeth
God
to
bee
discontent
with
man
,
man
with
himselfe
,
while
God
,
&
his
conscience
do
war
against
him
,
what
can
worke
contentment
in
him
?
new
temptations
worke
much
disturbance
;
and
neuer
cease
to
vexe
and
disquiet
,
till
they
be
either
vtterly
vanquished
,
or
strongly
repelled
.
The
soule
is
not
contented
,
vntill
it
bee
setled
;
neuer
setled
,
while
it
is
importunately
molested
:
and
as
this
molestation
cannot
bee
auoided
:
so
danger
of
falling
cannot
,
by
nature
,
bee
preuented
.
spirit
of
comfort
.
Hence
,
for
the
most
part
,
it
comes
to
passe
;
quiet
fruite
of
righteousnesse
to
all
that
are
exercised
thereby
.
So
that
hee
hath
but
small
experience
of
the
power
of
godlinesse
,
who
hath
not
learned
some
measure
of
contentment
in
present
miseries
,
on
assured
expectation
of
future
deliuerance
,
and
infallible
hope
of
a
better
resurrection
.
want
of
some
desired
good
doth
greatly
vnsettle
and
discontent
the
minde
,
for
hope
deferred
is
the
languishing
of
the
soule
.
It
is
the
nature
of
the
desire
,
still
to
put
forth
it selfe
,
vntill
it
receiue
wel-pleasing
satisfaction
,
through
fruition
of
some
desired
good
.
Now
were
the
desire
directed
by
iudgement
,
and
bounded
within
the
limits
of
Christian
moderation
,
it
were
easie
to
satisfie
and
well
to
content
it
.
But
as
it
is
euer
ranging
and
roauing
after
euery
faire-seeming
shew
,
so
it
is
not
alwaies
satisfied
with
sound
and
solid
good
;
and
while
it
carelesly
neglecteth
the
true
good
,
it
remaines
vnprouided
of
true
contentment
.
In
nothing
bee
careful
,
cast
all
your
care
on
God
,
for
hee
careth
for
all
,
and
,
cast
thy
burden
vpon
the
Lord
&
he
shall
nourish
thee
.
Delight
thy selfe
in
the
Lord
,
and
hee
shall
giue
thee
thine
hearts
desire
&c.
And
applying
to
the
heart
such
experiments
of
Gods
gracious
supply
of
great
necessities
of
his
Church
in
the
wildernesse
,
2.
Godlinesse
prouides
for
satisfaction
of
the
desires
by
directing
them
to
things
aboue
,
Now
,
godlinesse
is
attended
of
true
contentment
:
1.
Some
,
through
vngodlinesse
,
haue
plunged
themselues
into
comfortlesse
and
heart-breaking
miseries
:
and
for
want
of
godlinesse
,
can
finde
no
meanes
of
remedie
and
reliefe
.
2.
Others
haue
great
wealth
,
but
little
contentment
;
because
they
haue
much
goods
,
but
little
goodnesse
:
great
returne
of
earthly
riches
,
but
little
increase
of
heauenly
graces
:
great
store
of
pelfe
,
but
little
piety
.
For
certaine
it
is
,
that
according
to
the
measure
of
godlinesse
is
the
measure
of
godly
contentment
.
Little
godlinesse
,
little
contentment
:
no
godlinesse
,
no
true
contentment
:
great
godlinesse
,
great
contentment
.
Many
complaine
as
well
when
they
haue
,
as
when
they
want
;
because
they
want
it
,
while
,
they
haue
it
,
as
wanting
godlinesse
which
teacheth
.
1.
How
to
esteeme
it
.
2.
How
to
enioy
it
.
3.
How
to
bestow
it
.
Yea
,
the
more
they
haue
,
the
lesse
they
are
satisfied
:
because
,
the
further
they
are
from
godlinesse
,
the
further
from
contentment
.
They
greedily
gape
for
more
gaine
without
,
because
they
want
due
measure
of
godlinesse
within
.
For
were
they
wel-stored
of
godlinesse
inwardly
,
they
would
not
feele
such
want
of
riches
outwardly
.
inner
prison
)
in
the
stockes
,
Iaylor
was
ready
,
for
feare
of
their
escape
,
to
make
away
himselfe
.
sorrowfull
,
as
alway
reioycing
:
as
chastened
,
yet
not
killed
:
as
dying
,
yet
behold
he
liueth
:
as
hauing
nothing
yet
possesseth
all
things
.
troubled
on
euery
side
,
yet
is
he
not
distressed
:
perplexed
yet
not
in
despaire
:
persesecuted
yet
not
forsaken
:
cast
downe
,
yet
not
destroyed
:
dying
for
Iesus
,
yet
receiuing
life
from
Iesus
.
And
though
hee
fall
,
yet
the
Lord
shall
raise
him
vp
:
Though
he
sit
in
darkenesse
,
yet
the
Lord
shall
bee
a
light
vnto
him
.
Weeping
may
endure
for
a
night
,
but
ioy
commeth
in
the
morning
.
And
the
more
his
former
affliction
increased
,
the
more
his
after-ioy
aboundeth
.
Godlinesse
can
mitigate
and
asswage
the
grieuousnesse
of
present
afflictions
,
and
make
patient
of
change
from
better
to
worse
,
in
the
fluent
vncertainty
of
this
outward
estate
and
the
power
of
godlinesse
is
a
soueraigne
cordiall
to
cheere
vp
the
spirits
,
and
to
make
able
to
counteruaile
all
assailing
dangers
,
and
sinister
or
crosse
euents
.
So
that
it
is
the
priuiledge
of
a
truely
godly
and
sound
hearted
Christian
to
reioyce
in
tribulation
,
spirituall
enemies
:
so
that
he
alone
hath
sufficient
cause
to
liue
comfortably
,
and
to
applaud
himselfe
in
his
happie
condition
,
when
all
the
world
doth
threaten
,
or
is
threatned
,
miserie
.
carelesse
neglect
of
that
which
they
ought
to
take
;
and
greedy
grasping
after
that
which
they
ought
not
to
desire
.
1.
A
godly
man
dare
neither
liue
out
of
a
calling
,
nor
neglect
his
duty
in
a
gainfull
course
;
because
he
is
godly
.
2.
Neither
can
he
be
greedy
of
gaine
,
and
rent
himselfe
with
distractiue
care
,
or
vse
vnseemely
means
to
rake
to
himselfe
that
which
is
not
his
;
because
hee
is
content
with
his
owne
.
This
constant
endeauour
is
,
not
to
decline
either
to
the
right
hand
or
to
the
left
:
but
to
bound
himself
within
the
limits
of
Christian
prudence
,
and
religious
moderation
.
He
accounts
him
rich
,
not
who
abounds
in
his
wealth
,
but
who
is
godly
in
his
desires
,
not
who
hath
his
possessions
enlarged
,
but
who
hath
his
affections
moderated
,
and
if
the
greedy
appetite
be
not
satisfied
;
hee
accounts
the
treasures
of
Diues
extreame
pouertie
:
and
the
penurie
of
St.
Paul
sufficient
plentie
.
And
maruails
not
that
a
godly
Swaine
can
finde
more
content
in
his
beggers
cottage
;
then
an
vngodly
Emperour
in
his
princely
Pallace
.
In
a
word
:
he
can
learne
of
godlinesse
with
godly
Saint
Paul
;
in
whatsoeuer
estate
he
is
,
therewith
to
bee
content
,
he
knowes
how
to
be
abased
,
and
how
to
abound
:
to
be
full
,
and
to
bee
hungry
to
abound
and
to
suffer
neede
.
Hee
can
doe
all
things
through
Christ
who
strengtheneth
him
:
and
through
the
power
of
godlinesse
which
workes
contentment
in
him
.
The
holy
Teacher
of
wisedome
telles
him
,
that
,
better
is
a
little
with
the
feare
of
the
Lord
,
then
great
treasure
&
trouble
therwith
.
That
a
little
which
the
righteous
man
hath
,
is
better
then
the
riches
of
many
wicked
.
Not
because
that
lesse
which
hee
hath
is
better
:
but
because
hee
which
hath
that
lesse
,
is
better
.
And
as
a
godly
man
findes
his
holinesse
increased
,
so
he
esteemes
his
estate
bettered
.
And
when
hee
knowes
himselfe
perfectly
holy
:
then
shall
he
finde
himselfe
perfectly
happy
.
And
then
,
and
not
before
,
shall
he
obtaine
the
full
fruition
of
heauenly
felicitie
,
when
hee
hath
bid
farewell
,
to
all
earthlie
store
,
and
outward
plentie
.
As
his
godlinesse
is
a
wel-spring
of
his
contentment
:
so
is
his
holinesse
a
fore-runner
of
his
happinesse
.
Contentment
the
attendant
of
godlinesse
.
Gaine
.
Godlinesse
with
Contentment
is
gaine
,
and
this
gaine
is
not
small
,
but
Great
.
Godlinesse
with
contentment
is
great
gaine
.
Where
vnder
the
borrowed
termes
of
gaine
and
aduantage
in
trading
and
trafique
in
the
course
of
this
world
,
the
worth
and
excellency
of
godlinesse
is
magnifyed
and
extolled
.
Returne
and
increase
in
worldly
profits
is
esteemed
gaine
:
and
so
it
is
,
but
not
such
gaine
as
the
profane
Apostles
did
fondly
suppose
:
True
godlinesse
is
true
gaine
:
2.
Yea
great
gaine
:
3.
Yea
the
great
gaine
or
greatest
gaine
of
all
.
And
here
are
three
points
,
and
as
it
were
three
precious
pearles
,
found
out
by
our
holy
Apostle
,
in
turning
ouer
the
dung-hill
of
those
profane
Apostles
,
who
abused
religion
to
filthy
lucre
.
And
these
are
three
linkes
in
a
chaine
of
gold
,
one
in-linked
within
another
,
which
howsoeuer
they
may
be
distinctly
conceiued
,
yet
can
they
not
well
be
separately
handled
.
For
when
I
affirme
that
godlinesse
is
gaine
,
I
intimate
withall
,
that
it
is
great
gaine
,
and
when
I
auouch
,
that
godlinesse
is
great
gaine
;
I
further
insinuate
,
that
it
is
the
greatest
gaine
of
all
.
In
one
word
then
,
Godlinesse
is
true
gaine
,
inualuable
,
and
incomparable
,
or
more
distinctly
thus
.
1.
True
godlinesse
is
true
gaine
.
2.
True
godlinesse
is
great
gaine
.
3.
True
godlinesse
is
the
greatest
gaine
of
all
,
and
of
these
in
order
.
Godlinesse
is
true
gaine
.
Godlinesse
as
it
is
a
diuine
habite
of
grace
,
wrought
in
the
heart
of
man
,
is
●●esteeme
in
it selfe
,
though
not
esteemed
:
commendable
in
it selfe
,
though
not
commended
,
apearle
of
price
,
a
treasure
very
rich
.
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〈◊〉
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is
profit
indeede
to
get
gaine
into
the
soule
.
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diuitiae
non
opes
sunt
,
sed
virtutes
.
Bern.
Vertue
not
wealth
is
the
true
riches
.
So
gracious
is
vertue
in
the
eye
of
the
worst
,
that
it
can
extort
from
the
vilest
man
an
approbation
of
it
true
goodnesse
.
The
Heathen
wise
in
their
three
orders
of
their
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Bona.
goods
.
(
1.
Of
body
:
as
health
,
strength
,
beauty
.
2.
Of
Fortune
(
as
they
termed
them
)
as
riches
,
lands
,
treasures
.
3.
Of
the
minde
:
as
knowledge
of
arts
and
tongues
,
wisdome
,
vertue
)
placed
vertue
in
their
highest
ranke
of
all
;
Wealth
in
the
lowest
.
This
scarce
deseruing
the
name
of
good
;
as
vnable
to
make
the
owner
good
.
That
of
large
extent
,
and
most
diuine
;
as
able
of
it selfe
to
make
man
happy
.
If
they
so
highly
esteemed
of
the
shadow
of
vertue
,
little
better
,
indeed
,
then
shining
vice
:
where
shall
wee
place
the
substance
,
or
vertue
it selfe
,
truely
and
indeed
diuine
and
heauenly
?
which
whosoeuer
hath
gotten
,
&
surely
enioyceth
,
oh
happy
he
truly
&
blessed
!
The
wise
man
thus
speaketh
,
inspired
by
Gods
spirit
:
Blessed
is
the
man
that
findeth
wisdome
,
and
the
man
that
getteth
vnderstanding
.
For
the
merchandise
of
it
is
better
then
the
merchandise
of
siluer
:
and
the
gaine
thereof
then
fine
gold
.
No
summe
of
siluer
,
no
masse
of
gold
,
is
so
true
a
gaine
,
as
vertue
and
godlinesse
.
Gold
and
siluer
what
are
they
?
Their
matter
is
mud
,
of
the
basest
element
.
Their
greatest
estimation
from
the
folly
of
the
vainest
men
.
Yet
if
this
mire
and
mud
(
condensated
by
heate
of
the
Sunne
,
and
influence
of
the
heauens
,
purified
by
the
heate
of
the
fire
,
instamped
with
the
image
and
inscription
of
the
King
,
attained
&
purchased
by
labour
and
industry
,
)
be
accounted
truely
gaine
,
and
a
blessing
of
God
,
as
indeed
it
is
;
What
then
shall
wee
say
of
this
true
pearle
of
pietie
,
which
is
not
digged
out
of
any
earthly
mine
,
but
fetched
downe
from
the
highest
heauens
:
not
of
mire
and
mud
,
but
of
diuine
of-spring
:
not
generated
by
the
heate
of
this
visible
Sunne
,
or
inferior
cause
,
but
through
diuine
influence
of
Gods
eternall
spirit
:
not
drossie
and
impure
,
but
cleane
,
and
sincere
:
not
bearing
the
stampe
,
and
inscription
of
mortall
man
,
but
the
image
and
similitude
of
the
immortall
God
?
The
hauing
whereof
will
not
onely
enrich
him
,
but
transforme
him
into
the
glorious
similitude
of
the
inuisible
King
of
heauen
:
whose
image
instamped
in
mans
heart
by
creation
,
consisted
in
conformity
with
him
in
diuine
graces
and
vertues
,
true
gaine
.
great
gaine
indeede
,
as
it
intiteleth
and
interesteth
into
further
aduantage
,
in
that
it
hath
the
promises
of
the
life
that
now
is
and
of
that
,
which
is
to
come
.
1.
Tim.
4
8.
Of
life
naturall
,
and
life
spirituall
.
Christ
our
treasury
emptied
(
as
it
were
)
himselfe
,
to
replenish
vs
:
became
poore
to
make
vs
rich
.
Poore
in
outward
estate
,
to
make
vs
rich
in
our
inward
condition
:
poore
in
our
nature
,
that
we
might
be
rich
in
his
grace
:
poore
temporally
,
to
make
vs
rich
eternally
.
In
Christ
we
gaine
sufficient
treasures
of
righteousnesse
to
discharge
our
debt
of
disobedience
.
holy
Ghost
in
sted
of
sorrow
in
our
soule
;
Saints
glorified
before
vs
:
Lift
vp
your
heads
,
Oh
yee
heauenly
gates
,
and
bee
yee
lifted
vp
yee
euerlasting
doores
,
that
the
King
of
glory
may
bring
vs
in
.
Now
when
Heauen
shall
be
our
gaine
,
what
can
be
our
losse
?
Vnlesse
we
loose
our
teares
,
wiped
from
our
eyes
?
Vnlesse
wee
loose
our
sorrowes
,
expelled
from
our
hearts
?
Vnlesse
we
loose
our
daungers
,
remoued
from
our
persons
?
Vnlesse
we
loose
our
infirmities
,
our
deformities
,
our
transitory
estate
,
our
temporall
condition
(
which
we
account
for
precious
)
to
change
them
for
permanent
and
eternall
happinesse
?
And
what
is
,
or
rather
is
not
the
gaine
of
godlinesse
,
when
it
hath
brought
man
to
happinesse
?
That
,
indeed
,
which
no
mortall
eye
hath
euer
seene
,
no
eare
heard
,
no
tongue
vttered
,
no
heart
conceiued
.
What
hand
can
measure
the
boundes
of
infinitie
?
What
minde
can
number
the
yeeres
of
eternitie
?
What
hand
,
what
minde
,
can
measure
,
can
number
,
the
vnmeasurable
measure
,
and
innumerable
number
of
the
wealth
and
treasures
of
piety
and
godlinesse
?
Oh
that
I
had
the
tongues
of
the
glorious
Angels
,
in
some
sort
,
for
your
sakes
to
vtter
?
Oh
,
rather
,
that
you
had
the
hearts
of
the
glorified
Saints
,
in
some
little
small
measure
to
conceiue
,
of
some
part
and
parcell
of
this
spirituall
gaine
of
godlinesse
!
But
this
glorious
Sunne
doth
so
dazle
my
weake
eyes
,
this
bottomlesse
depth
doth
so
ouerwhelme
my
shallow
heart
,
and
the
surpassing
greatnesse
of
these
rich
treasures
doth
so
euery
way
ouercharge
mee
,
that
I
must
needes
stand
silent
,
amazed
and
astonished
,
at
the
serious
consideration
of
the
exceeding
aboundant
excellencie
of
these
reuenues
of
godlinesse
.
Godlinesse
hath
the
promise
of
the
life
that
now
is
.
Whatsoeuer
true
gaine
can
bee
found
in
this
life
,
it
is
annexed
to
godlinesse
as
an
auctarie
or
appendant
,
and
is
as
an
ouerplus
or
ouer-measure
cast
vnto
him
,
first
haue
sought
the
kingdome
of
God
and
his
righteousnesse
,
heire
of
all
vnto
him
that
is
truly
godly
,
or
truly
beleuing
.
A
godly
man
hath
two
treasuries
,
without
him
of
gainefull
reuenues
.
Heauen
aboue
a
replenished
treasurie
of
blessings
spirituall
:
and
Earth
below
a
wel-furnished
store-house
of
benefits
temporall
.
As
those
aboue
are
bestowed
onely
vpon
a
godly
man
:
so
these
below
are
by
most
iust
title
to
descend
to
him
,
who
is
fellow
heire
with
Christ
,
great
sinne
,
yet
can
he
not
enioy
them
with
any
great
comfort
;
as
wanting
the
best
title
,
through
the
want
of
Christ
.
Now
then
if
any
man
bee
possessed
with
an
ouerweening
conceit
,
of
the
exceeding
woorth
of
worldly
gaine
:
be
it
knowen
vnto
him
that
whatsoeuer
it
is
,
rightly
to
waigh
it
,
and
properly
to
speake
of
it
,
it
is
all
,
and
onely
entailed
to
godlinesse
.
The
best
title
being
lost
in
Adam
,
restored
by
Christ
;
for
godlinesse
hath
the
promises
both
of
this
life
present
and
of
that
which
is
to
come
:
Yet
if
any
be
so
retchlesly
peeuish
and
peruerse
,
that
hee
will
still
contend
:
that
the
gaine
of
the
world
belongs
aswell
to
the
vngodly
,
as
godly
,
as
de
facto
,
so
de
iure
.
To
leaue
the
deciding
of
that
controuersie
as
a
fit
Nisiprius
for
the
great
Iudge
of
all
,
at
the
generall
Assises
,
be
it
granted
vnto
him
that
his
claime
is
as
good
:
yet
his
gaine
is
still
lesse
then
the
godly
mans
is
,
for
howsoeuer
the
gaine
of
the
world
be
granted
to
bee
great
,
yet
the
gaine
of
godlinesse
is
of
all
the
greatest
gaine
.
And
in
this
I
am
to
spend
,
the
last
part
of
my
discourse
.
gaine
of
Godlinesse
should
be
of
all
the
greatest
gaine
,
it
is
holden
a
Paradox
and
a
strange
assertion
,
among
many
in
the
world
.
The
godlesse
worldling
,
take
him
in
his
humour
,
would
be
loath
to
be
thought
so
foolish
,
as
to
exchange
his
gaine
with
a
godly
mans
.
His
eyes
are
so
blinded
,
and
his
heart
so
possessed
with
the
supposed
worth
and
excellencie
of
this
earthly
gaine
;
that
hee
hath
neither
eyes
to
see
,
nor
heart
to
esteeme
the
price
of
the
heauenly
.
Yea
the
euer-thirsting
desire
,
and
restlesse
endeauour
,
after
that
gaine
of
the
world
,
and
the
carelesse
neglect
and
retchlesse
contempt
of
this
of
Godlinesse
,
which
is
seene
in
the
most
,
doeth
plainely
demonstrate
that
,
of
all
,
the
fewest
doe
account
of
godlinesse
,
as
of
all
the
best
,
and
greatest
gaine
.
temporall
gaine
of
the
world
(
which
a
godles
worldling
may
haue
in
common
with
the
godly
)
and
the
spirituall
gaine
:
of
godlinesse
(
which
a
godly
man
doth
alone
possesse
,
besides
his
part
and
portion
in
that
other
:
)
and
it
shall
soone
appeare
(
I
hope
to
our
profit
)
that
the
gaine
of
godlinesse
is
far
the
greater
gaine
.
1.
And
worldlings
gaine
may
be
great
in
deede
,
shall
we
(
to
helpe
him
)
suppose
him
possessed
,
of
pleasant
gardens
,
fruitfull
orchards
,
fieldes
and
vineyards
,
faire
pallaces
,
and
large
prouinces
,
shall
we
suppose
him
enriched
with
wealth
at
will
,
Wisdome
,
which
is
better
then
fine
gold
,
more
precious
then
the
Rubies
;
pietie
,
righteousnes
,
holinesse
,
all
heauenly
vertues
,
and
diuine
graces
,
treasures
inualuable
,
of
incomparable
woorth
.
And
what
were
those
worldly
goodes
in
the
iudgement
of
the
wisest
among
the
heathen
?
surely
but
indifferent
.
Neither
good
nor
euill
.
Or
good
,
not
so
much
in
their
owne
nature
,
as
in
the
iudgement
of
men
.
Others
accounted
them
,
vsefull
to
some
good
end
.
Or
let
them
bee
good
,
as
indeed
they
are
,
the
good
blessings
of
God
:
yet
are
they
good
things
but
of
the
lowest
rancke
of
good
.
siluer
to
him
may
be
blood
and
soule
:
hange
himselfe
,
as
hauing
lost
already
his
life
,
layd
vp
in
his
goods
.
Let
all
bee
trifles
compared
with
his
gold
.
Yea
let
him
say
to
the
wedge
of
gold
thou
art
my
hope
,
profitable
gods
.
Yet
what
of
all
this
?
is
he
therefore
rich
?
The
godly
hath
wealth
which
is
a
God
in
deed
,
for
Christ
is
his
gaine
;
and
God
is
his
portion
.
2
Let
the
worldlings
wealth
bee
graced
with
honour
,
Empire
,
and
authority
royall
.
Let
him
sit
on
the
Throne
,
weare
the
crowne
,
saay
the
scepter
,
prescribe
lawes
,
command
,
forbid
,
reward
,
punish
:
Let
him
be
able
to
helpe
his
friends
,
to
hurt
his
foes
,
to
aduance
his
fauorites
,
to
debase
his
opposites
:
Let
him
be
royally
attended
,
highly
honoured
,
lowly
saluted
;
as
victorious
,
wise
,
prudent
,
politique
:
Let
him
be
heartily
loued
,
and
loyally
embraced
,
as
the
piller
of
the
weale-publique
,
father
of
his
countrie
,
patterne
of
antiquity
,
Titus
Vespasian
:
Let
him
be
esteemed
the
light
of
the
eyes
,
Let
him
be
so
fully
replenished
with
such
earthly
good
things
,
as
no
mortall
man
durst
wish
so
great
(
As
Augustine
speakes
of
Constantine
the
Great
)
Yet
if
in
all
this
prosperity
hee
be
but
a
meere
worldling
,
the
godly
mans
game
is
greater
then
this
;
shall
hee
bee
likewise
inuested
with
his
expected
soueraignty
.
Yet
is
the
godly
mans
estate
far
better
then
this
:
for
hee
doth
most
comfortably
enioy
the
sweetest
delights
and
comforts
of
the
soule
:
due
submission
of
body
to
soule
,
of
soule
to
God
:
peace
of
conscience
,
ioy
in
the
holy
Ghost
,
comfort
in
affliction
,
strength
in
temptation
,
life
in
death
,
and
neuer-fading
delights
,
and
riuers
of
pleasures
;
the
ioy
and
solace
of
a
Sonne
of
God
,
of
a
spouse
of
Christ
,
of
an
inhabitant
of
heauen
,
and
of
an
enioyer
of
God
,
in
fulnesse
of
ioy
,
and
vnchangeable
glory
.
Oh
consider
(
I
beseech
you
,
beloued
in
the
Lord
)
consider
and
weigh
these
things
a
little
.
The
matter
is
worthy
your
deepest
meditation
.
The
greatest
gaine
the
worldling
can
enioy
,
is
but
outward
and
superficiall
,
Riches
take
their
wings
and
flie
away
:
honour
with
euery
crosse
blast
is
blowen
away
:
and
pleasures
melt
in
the
taste
,
as
dew
before
the
morning
sun
.
How
soone
are
our
feastes
turned
into
fastes
,
and
our
sweetest
songs
into
mournefull
lamentations
!
They
that
did
feede
delicately
are
desolate
in
the
streetes
,
and
they
that
were
brought
vp
in
scarlet
embrace
the
dunghill
.
Instin
.
histor.
lib.
2.
How
soone
fayre-shining
Fortunes
fall
and
faile
!
Renowmed
Xerxes
,
the
fame
of
antiquity
,
passed
ouer
into
Greece
,
in
passing
state
and
pride
,
but
returned
home
in
great
basenesse
and
feare
.
As
he
went
,
he
couered
the
seas
,
with
his
gallant
shippes
:
but
as
hee
came
,
was
scarce
prouided
of
a
meane
fishers
boate
.
Hee
went
guarded
with
an
army
so
huge
and
mighty
,
that
it
emptied
deepe
riuers
,
did
eate
vp
large
countries
,
and
was
a
burden
to
the
very
earth
:
but
he
returned
not
attended
of
a
wayting
boy
.
And
he
who
of
late
was
the
terrour
of
the
world
a
broade
,
was
presently
in
contempt
with
the
meanest
of
his
house
at
home
.
Would
you
see
an
admirable
spectacle
of
humane
mutability
?
the
wrath
of
God
,
the
vastity
and
calamity
of
the
world
?
Hee
left
his
kingdome
,
stuffed
with
wealth
and
treasures
,
to
be
dissipated
and
extinguished
by
his
disagreeing
sonnes
.
Read
the
historie
of
Adoni-bezek
.
Kings
,
hauing
their
thumbes
and
great
toes
cut
off
to
bee
g'ad
like
whelpes
to
gather
crummes
from
vnder
his
table
:
hee
was
requited
of
God
,
and
brought
to
like
misery
,
and
experienced
the
mutability
of
all
earthly
states
.
What
should
I
mention
the
known
History
of
Croesus
,
Oh
Solon
,
Solon
,
Solon
!
The
cause
of
this
out-cry
when
Cyrus
vnderstood
,
he
gaue
him
his
life
,
and
intreated
him
kindly
,
fearing
the
like
misery
to
befall
himselfe
,
instability
of
humane
affaires
,
and
calamity
whereto
all
men
are
subject
,
as
the
Historian
doth
well
obserue
.
Of
all
the
daies
of
this
mortall
life
the
latter
findes
him
not
as
the
former
left
him
.
No
maruell
though
Tiberius
the
Emperour
refused
the
stile
of
Pater
patriae
,
father
of
his
country
,
on
this
ground
of
vncertainty
of
all
these
earthly
thing
,
saying
.
All
mortall
mens
estates
are
vncertaine
:
1.
c.
1
.
Esa.
28.4
.
man
hath
gotten
,
the
more
slippery
is
his
condition
.
Let
me
in
one
word
(
with
Saint
Augustine
)
speake
thus
of
them
all
:
Sunt
omnia
terrena
cacumina
temporali
mobilitaie
nutantia
.
All
terrene
heights
doe
reele
with
temporall
mutabilitie
.
Heare
the
Lord
himselfe
:
The
glorious
beautie
(
of
all
earthly
excellency
)
which
is
on
the
head
of
the
fatte
valley
,
shall
bee
as
a
fading
flower
,
and
as
the
hastie
fruit
before
the
Summer
:
which
when
hee
that
looketh
vpon
it
,
seeth
it
,
while
it
is
yet
in
his
hand
he
eateth
it
vp
.
The
best
settled
states
grow
soone
vnsetled
:
and
these
adamantine
kingdomes
haue
foundations
of
sand
.
a
Kingdome
vnshaken
.
The
heauenly
calling
and
special
guifts
thereof
are
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
Hebr.
12.28
.
Rom.
11.29
.
Beza
in
Locum
Nec
prodi
nec
perdi
possunt
.
Aug
de
ciuit
.
deil
l.
1.
cap.
10.
Such
as
whereof
God
can
neuer
repent
himselfe
,
that
hee
gaue
them
,
or
repenting
take
them
backe
againe
.
These
good
things
can
neither
bee
betrayed
nor
lost
.
The
same
God
that
gaue
them
will
still
maintaine
them
;
and
second
his
kindnes
with
a
supply
of
newgrace
,
This
grace
of
God
hath
no
end
,
knowes
no
stint
.
in
that
day
shall
the
Lord
of
Hostes
be
for
a
crowne
of
glory
,
and
for
a
durable
diademe
of
neuer-fading
beauty
vnto
the
residue
of
his
people
.
Esay
.
28.5
.
short
life
of
man
,
and
what
is
the
life
of
man
?
short
and
vncertaine
.
Iob.
14.1.2
.
breuis
est
vita
,
&
ipsa
breuitas
semper
incerta
.
Aug.
de
verb.
dom.
serm.
10.
As
grasse
in
the
field
,
soone
withering
:
as
a
flower
in
the
garden
,
soone
fading
:
as
a
bubble
on
the
water
,
soone
falling
:
as
an
vnconstant
shadow
,
soone
flitting
:
as
a
drowsie
mans
dreame
,
soone
vanishing
.
A
gnat
,
a
flie
,
ill
smell
,
moisture
of
dew
,
infected
blast
,
or
suspense
of
short
breath
dislodgeth
the
soule
of
body
and
dispossesseth
both
body
and
soule
of
the
world
,
and
heere
is
farewell
to
all
;
and
thus
all
this
gaine
is
gone
.
Vnlesse
he
hope
his
name
shall
liue
in
the
mouthes
of
commenders
;
which
gaine
(
if
but
for
worldly
respects
)
is
a
smoke
of
no
weight
,
in
St.
Augustines
ballance
:
or
to
purchase
a
tombe
for
his
liuelesse
carcasse
,
which
somtimes
proclaimes
to
the
world
his
not
yet-dying
ambition
;
and
whereon
oft-times
for
his
ill
demeanure
,
are
instamped
the
characters
of
long-lasting
disgrace
.
Caesar
Germanicus
)
liued
but
32
yeeres
:
his
raigne
was
little
more
then
one
third
of
that
:
In
his
short
raigne
,
hee
was
glorious
,
for
slaughter
and
crueltie
:
and
withall
ignominious
,
for
reuelling
,
and
drunkennesse
.
The
glorious
raigne
of
Cyrus
ended
in
an
ignominious
death
,
hee
was
conquered
by
a
woman
,
1
Ioh.
2.17
.
Bona
huius
vitae
sunt
,
vanescendo
transeuntia
:
futurae
sine
fine
mansura
.
Aug.
de
ciuit
.
Dei
.
lib.
20.
cap.
3.
the
wel-spring
of
life
to
the
soule
,
while
the
body
lies
in
the
graue
,
&
who
shall
raise
the
bodie
to
partake
in
glory
.
When
the
world
is
passed
and
vanished
away
:
this
gaine
shall
be
constant
,
for
euer
remaining
.
That
gaine
is
like
a
sudden
showre
,
which
speedily
falles
,
and
hastilie
is
gone
:
this
like
a
wel-spring
or
flowing
fountaine
euer
streaming
and
streaming
vnto
all
eternity
.
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Facile
contemnit
omnia
,
qui
se
semper
cogitat
esse
moriturum
.
Hieron
.
op.
2.
lib.
2.
He
will
easily
contemne
that
earthly
gaine
,
who
alwaies
thinkes
that
once
hee
must
needes
die
:
&
euer
highly
prize
that
heauenly
wealth
,
which
shall
make
him
euer
blessed
,
&
neuer
forsake
him
.
For
it
were
much
to
passe
from
small
wealth
to
extreame
penury
:
from
short
honour
to
eternall
disgrace
:
and
from
momentany
pleasure
to
euerlasting
paine
.
mingled
and
infected
with
some
attendant
losse
,
heer
's
no
good
entire
,
without
some
losse
:
no
commoditie
,
without
some
inconueniency
.
cannot
content
the
minde
of
man
.
The
desire
of
man
doth
farre
exceede
the
modell
,
and
compasse
of
all
inferior
obiects
:
they
are
all
too
scant
and
narrow
to
fill
mans
heart
.
So
that
the
worldling
is
vsually
much
disquieted
with
discontent
at
the
imperfection
of
some
good
attained
:
or
with
languishing
hope
of
some
good
expected
.
Hee
often
deuoures
that
in
hope
,
whereof
he
misseth
:
or
if
his
happe
be
so
good
,
as
to
hit
on
it
;
yet
is
his
ioy
farre
past
,
before
the
thing
bee
had
,
or
if
it
be
had
with
expected
ioy
,
yet
is
it
enioyed
with
lesse
then
expected
comfort
;
while
it
melteth
and
dissolueth
in
the
very
taste
.
Hence
it
comes
to
passe
,
that
a
Godlesse
man
(
who
hath
gained
the
world
,
but
not
godlinesse
,
and
therewithall
godly
contentment
)
is
like
to
a
sicke
man
tumbling
on
his
couch
,
and
finding
all
repose
wearinesse
;
tediously
conuersing
with
things
present
,
and
longingly
desyring
things
to
come
.
Stilthe
desire
exceeds
the
fruition
,
&
so
the
affection
still
wants
contentation
:
yea
and
though
the
present
desire
be
granted
,
yet
is
not
the
minde
herewith
satisfied
:
for
men
vse
highly
to
account
the
things
they
would
haue
,
and
when
they
haue
them
,
count
them
little
worth
.
And
though
they
haue
neuer
so
much
,
yet
be
their
any
thing
else
which
they
cannot
haue
;
the
want
of
that
more
troubleth
them
,
then
the
fruition
of
al
they
haue
,
can
please
them
.
Yet
more
then
this
:
let
a
meere
godlesse
worldling
haue
what
hee
can
desire
,
yet
can
he
but
suppose
that
he
might
haue
more
:
that
vaine
and
foolish
supposition
will
much
detract
from
his
good
contentment
.
What
should
I
say
more
?
The
heart
of
man
is
,
for
possibility
of
desiring
,
so
vnlimited
,
that
no
earthly
thing
can
fully
replenish
it
.
All
may
bee
in
it
,
Esa.
28.20
.
Esa.
29.8
.
but
cannot
fill
it
.
This
bed
is
shorter
then
that
a
man
can
stretch
himselfe
on
it
:
this
couering
is
narrower
then
that
hee
can
wrappe
himselfe
in
it
.
A
godlesse
worlding
shall
be
euen
as
when
an
hungry
man
dreameth
,
and
behold
he
eateth
:
but
hee
awaketh
,
and
his
soule
is
empty
;
or
as
when
a
thirsty
man
dreameth
hee
drinketh
,
but
hee
awaketh
,
and
behold
hee
is
faint
,
and
his
soule
hath
appetite
in
it
.
The
reason
is
:
God
made
the
reasonable
soule
in
his
owne
image
,
But
the
gaine
of
godlinesse
is
absolittlely
perfect
;
Iesus
Christ
with
the
infinitenes
of
his
aboundant
store
,
as
far
as
mans
heart
is
capable
of
that
which
God
communicateth
,
when
he
shal
be
all
in
all
.
Then
also
shall
the
desire
of
the
glorified
soule
be
wonderfully
enlarged
,
and
the
desire
enlarged
,
shall
be
fully
contanted
.
Where
betweene
temporall
and
eternall
good
things
obserue
this
difference
.
Those
(
temporall
)
are
most
desired
before
they
be
obtained
,
and
when
they
are
enioyed
,
are
lesse
accounted
of
(
which
because
they
are
imperfect
,
giue
not
full
content
:
)
but
these
(
eternall
)
are
lesse
esteemed
before
they
be
attained
,
but
assoone
as
they
are
tasted
,
they
are
more
ardently
loued
:
the
more
ardently
loued
,
the
more
earnestly
are
they
desired
:
and
most
of
all
admired
,
when
most
aboundantly
enioyed
:
and
that
in
that
blessed
kingdome
of
heauen
,
where
our
loue
shall
enioy
asmuch
(
if
not
more
)
as
our
minde
can
conceiue
,
The
worldings
gaine
exposeth
to
many
daungers
:
owner
of
this
world
,
with
the
glory
thereof
,
and
bestower
of
them
on
whom
hee
will
.
And
the
fayrest
dealing
in
the
course
of
trading
is
sayd
to
bring
in
,
most
commonly
,
such
slender
returne
:
that
it
is
growen
a
prouerbe
among
the
multitude
:
That
,
plaine
dealing
is
a
Iewel
,
but
hee
that
vseth
it
shall
die
a
begger
.
And
many
are
of
minde
,
especially
tradesmen
,
that
,
if
they
deale
truely
they
shall
not
bee
able
to
liue
.
Whereupon
it
followeth
:
that
many
runne
on
in
the
wide
way
of
the
world
,
that
they
may
better
compasse
the
wealth
of
the
world
.
stealth
.
Balaam
would
curse
to
obtaine
his
wages
.
Ahab
and
Iezebell
get
the
vineyard
by
murther
.
Paul
.
Demas
,
for
his
better
aduantage
this
way
betraieth
the
Lord
,
his
Lord
and
master
.
And
to
adde
one
more
to
increase
the
number
.
That
Anti-christ
of
Rome
,
the
pretended
Vicar
of
Christ
,
but
successor
of
Iudas
,
in
his
wicked
practise
,
and
sonne
&
heire
of
the
Prince
of
this
world
,
maketh
marchandize
of
Gods
word
,
of
religion
,
of
heauen
,
of
hell
,
of
the
soules
of
men
,
of
Christ
,
of
God
,
and
all
;
and
all
for
the
purchase
of
this
gaine
of
the
world
.
The
loue
of
money
is
the
roote
of
all
euill
:
the
step-mother
of
goodnesse
:
the
mother
of
naughtinesse
:
the
mother-city
of
all
iniquity
.
This
thirsting
desire
in
the
godlesse
worldling
,
that
is
may
make
way
for
richer
returne
,
will
expell
and
abandone
naturall
duty
out
of
the
familie
,
humane
cruility
out
of
the
city
,
religion
out
of
the
Church
,
respect
of
good
lawes
out
of
the
commonwealth
,
and
all
difference
and
respect
of
iust
and
vniust
,
good
and
euill
.
It
doth
perswade
many
to
violate
friendship
,
to
falsifie
promise
,
to
cozen
their
friends
,
to
oppresse
the
poore
,
to
defraud
the
Orphanes
,
to
murther
the
innocent
,
to
spoile
the
Temple
,
to
betray
the
country
,
blow
vp
the
Parlament-house
,
Ouer
whomsoeuer
couetousnesse
hath
dominion
,
hee
is
euidently
subiect
to
all
kinde
of
vices
.
And
such
is
the
rode-way
,
wherein
many
a
worldling
doth
ride
,
and
runne
,
to
leape
,
thereby
,
into
faire
houses
,
large
possessings
,
and
places
of
account
:
sometimes
,
it
may
bee
,
into
the
Emperours
Throne
;
and
very
often
into
the
Popes
Chayre
.
And
what
gaine
is
this
?
belly
his
God
,
and
purchaseth
to
himselfe
damnation
in
the
end
,
and
such
is
often
the
worldlings
gaine
in
keeping
.
Oh
how
many
and
great
are
the
daungers
and
difficulties
which
attend
this
gaine
of
the
world
in
getting
,
and
in
keeping
,
and
in
spending
the
same
.
And
so
euery
way
dangerous
is
this
gaine
of
the
world
,
while
it
insnareth
with
desire
of
getting
:
oppresseth
with
care
of
keeping
:
corrupteth
with
voluptuousnesse
in
spending
.
Who
therefore
can
easily
account
,
these
goods
,
which
are
gotten
so
badly
?
or
this
wealth
which
is
kept
so
woefully
?
or
this
gaine
,
which
is
spent
so
hurtfully
?
and
what
great
gaine
is
this
of
the
world
,
that
brings
in
daunger
of
the
losse
of
heauen
?
friends
of
this
vnrighteous
Mammon
that
wee
may
bee
receiued
into
that
euerlasting
habitation
.
Lord
is
our
God
.
And
that
not
onely
in
this
couenant
of
grace
:
but
specially
in
that
communion
of
glory
,
Now
to
apply
all
this
vnto
our selues
.
The
Merchants
of
whom
I
speak
,
are
(
among
the
rest
,
you
,
Right
Honourable
and
beloued
)
vnto
whom
I
speake
.
The
gaine
at
which
I
would
aduise
you
to
aime
,
is
the
purchase
of
Godlinesse
,
That
true
,
that
great
,
that
al-sufficient
gaine
.
Your
talents
and
meanes
of
purchase
are
,
your
abilities
of
body
,
minde
,
estate
,
ioyned
with
the
holy
and
diuine
ordinances
of
God
.
Your
traficke
and
trading
is
your
manner
of
cariage
,
in
your
purposes
,
desires
,
delights
,
studies
and
endeauours
both
of
heart
and
life
.
The
Mart-day
is
at
hand
,
the
day
of
grace
is
come
,
the
the
Sunne
is
vp
,
the
Gospell
is
preached
.
These
precious
wares
of
godlinesse
are
readily
exposed
to
the
open
view
of
all
willing
beholders
,
all
wise
and
prouident
merchants
,
all
prudent
professours
,
are
busie
at
their
worke
,
and
redeeme
fore-flowed
time
by
double
diligence
in
their
painefull
endeauour
.
The
owner
of
all
this
wealth
doth
cal
vnto
you
,
by
the
ministery
of
his
seruants
,
in
the
preaching
of
his
word
,
saying
.
What
lacke
you
?
what
buy
you
?
Come
:
see
:
buy
:
gaine
:
be
happy
,
be
blessed
:
Come
;
purchase
the
hidden
treasure
.
this
goodly
pearle
:
Let
the
King
himselfe
account
it
the
crowne
of
his
glory
,
Defender
of
one
true
faith
,
then
to
be
rightfull
Ruler
of
three
larg
Kingdomes
.
Let
him
make
choice
with
King
Dauid
,
rather
to
bee
a
doore-keeper
in
the
House
of
God
,
then
to
rule
&
raigne
in
the
tabernacles
of
vngodlinesse
.
Much
more
to
bee
keeper
of
both
the
Tables
of
Gods
law
:
a
Prince
and
feeder
of
the
people
of
God
:
and
by
lawes
and
authoritie
,
by
learning
and
industry
;
in
heart
,
by
hand
,
Let
the
Queene
his
happy
yoke-fellow
ioyne
heart
and
hand
in
this
,
and
become
a
blessed
helpe
to
promote
their
mutuall
blessednesse
.
Let
her
make
it
appeare
with
the
Queene
of
Sheba
,
Let
the
most
hopefull
Prince
,
in
the
morning
of
his
state
,
lay
the
ground
&
foundation
of
his
princely
greatnesse
,
in
the
desired
returne
of
these
rich
reuenues
.
Let
him
esteeme
this
gaine
of
Godlinesse
the
chiefe
part
of
his
patrimonie
,
and
his
hopes
in
heauen
his
happiest
inheritance
,
Let
the
Ho.
Lords
and
Counsellors
of
state
,
who
aduise
for
the
weale
and
wel-fare
of
this
land
,
consult
for
the
enriching
of
this
renowmed
Kingdome
with
a
blessed
increase
in
this
gaine
of
godlinesse
.
Let
the
noble
Lords
and
Peeres
of
the
land
,
innoble
their
bloud
in
the
bloud
of
Christ
:
enrich
their
estates
with
his
treasures
of
grace
:
and
place
their
felicity
in
the
fauour
of
God
.
Let
goodnesse
be
their
greatnesse
,
and
religion
their
renowne
,
and
this
gaine
of
godlinesse
their
desired
Happinesse
.
And
you
right
Honourable
the
Lord
Maior
,
with
other
the
Gouernours
,
and
all
the
inhabitants
of
this
famous
City
,
giue
me
leaue
to
speake
vnto
you
.
You
trade
by
your
callings
:
you
gaine
by
your
trading
:
and
you
rise
by
your
gaine
vnto
honour
and
respect
.
Gods
blessing
be
vpon
you
,
in
your
outward
estates
;
and
blesse
your
trafique
with
comfortable
increase
:
and
giue
you
your
hearts
desire
,
so
your
hearts
be
vpright
.
But
take
heede
to
your selues
,
I
pray
you
,
that
you
goe
not
downe
the
winde
.
Leaue
of
betimes
(
I
beseech
you
,
from
the
Lord
)
those
hurtfull
courses
,
incident
to
your
places
,
not
in
God
.
Oh
,
purchase
pietie
,
gaine
godlinesse
,
grow
rich
in
grace
:
so
shall
your
hearts
and
liues
bee
holy
,
your
estates
wealthy
,
and
your
persons
happy
in
the
day
of
your
great
accounts
.
You
reuerend
Iudges
,
and
Ministers
of
iustice
,
bee
louers
of
iustice
,
and
not
of
reward
.
wrest
iudgement
,
peruert
the
right
.
Oh
iudge
you
right
for
the
fatherlesse
and
widowes
,
You
Patrones
and
bestowers
of
the
reuenewes
of
the
Church
,
consecirated
to
their
vse
,
who
serue
at
Gods
Altar
,
no
more
enrich
your selues
with
the
price
of
blood
:
while
,
by
bargaine
and
sale
,
you
passe
them
ouer
,
vnable
and
vnconscionable
men
.
Who
through
negligence
in
teaching
,
or
bad
example
of
lewde
life
,
doe
little
lesse
then
murther
the
soules
of
the
poore
people
of
God
.
Oh
make
wise
choyce
(
I
beseech
you
)
of
men
of
desert
,
for
learning
and
life
,
fit
to
bee
pastors
of
soules
:
so
shall
you
gaine
comfort
to
your selues
,
and
good
to
Gods
Church
,
through
increase
of
godlinesse
,
and
religion
of
Christ
.
You
Land-lords
,
and
letters
of
houses
,
of
tenements
and
grounds
,
in
no
wise
oppresse
,
and
grind
the
faces
of
the
poore
;
Let
the
poore
,
whose
estate
is
weake
in
the
world
,
amend
his
condition
by
this
gainefull
purchase
of
grace
into
his
heart
:
that
this
spirituall
wealth
may
supply
his
wants
,
and
the
riches
of
Christ
may
releeue
his
misery
.
And
whom
should
I
further
name
?
Let
byting
vsurers
,
become
free
lenders
.
Let
blood-sucking
extortioners
become
ready
restorers
.
Let
the
high
Lords
Treasurers
,
learned
scribes
,
and
faithfull
stewards
of
God
,
gold
and
siluer
wee
haue
none
,
yet
such
as
wee
haue
,
let
vs
giue
:
make
many
rich
:
and
grow
rich
our selues
,
by
enriching
our
brethren
.
While
we
are
liberall
to
others
,
God
will
be
bountifull
vnto
vs
,
and
multiply
our
talents
vnder
our
hands
.
Lastly
,
let
all
that
professe
the
name
of
Christ
,
ioyne
stocke
,
and
become
partners
in
this
happy
gaine
.
or
if
the
foolish
and
vnhappy
world
,
will
needs
graspe
at
the
shadowes
of
transitory
gaine
,
and
will
needes
grow
wealthy
,
by
falshood
and
forgery
,
bribery
and
extortion
,
and
all
kinde
of
vniustice
,
and
vnderhand
dealing
:
Eating
the
bread
of
deceit
,
taking
the
wages
of
iniquity
,
and
expecting
rewards
with
vnhappy
Felix
.
And
what
if
the
godlesse
man
goe
away
with
the
gaine
of
the
world
?
Looke
not
thou
on
his
wealth
with
an
enuious
eye
,
nor
on
his
prosperity
with
an
vnquiet
spirit
.
It
is
weakenesse
of
spirit
to
bee
disquieted
with
variety
of
desire
after
the
worlds
gaine
,
for
thy selfe
;
or
to
enuy
at
the
fruition
thereof
,
in
others
.
Thou
art
a
Christian
indeed
,
a
greater
gainer
then
the
world
can
make
thee
:
and
a
surer
keeper
,
then
that
the
world
can
hurt
thee
.
As
for
him
,
he
is
miserable
,
to
be
pittied
,
not
happy
to
be
enuied
:
thou
art
happy
to
bee
enuied
:
and
withall
,
so
happy
,
as
not
to
bee
hurt
by
enuy
.
Let
not
the
conceit
of
his
prosperity
molest
thee
:
but
the
assurance
of
thine
owne
felicity
content
thee
.
As
thou
shouldest
not
reioyce
at
his
soules
losse
:
so
shouldst
thou
not
be
grieued
at
his
worlds
gaine
.
He
is
a
broken-stated
bankrupt
,
that
takes
vp
for
day
,
and
receiues
a
penny
to
returne
a
pound
:
thou
art
a
rich
heir
,
who
liuest
on
thy
small
pension
,
the
time
of
thy
minority
;
thine
inheritance
is
reserued
for
thee
entire
,
till
thou
come
to
age
.
And
what
,
if
for
this
spirituall
gaine
,
thou
bee
faine
to
sit
downe
with
some
temporall
losse
?
better
it
is
to
begge
thy
bread
then
to
loose
thy
faith
.
Better
to
cast
ouer-boord
some
parcell
of
thy
goods
,
then
to
make
ship-wracke
of
thy
good
conscience
.
Neither
shall
this
proue
any
losse
at
all
,
but
an
happy
exchange
for
thy
better
aduantage
;
of
wealth
,
of
delights
,
and
honour
on
earth
;
for
riches
,
and
pleasures
,
and
glory
in
heauen
.
And
thus
did
those
godly
ones
of
old
solace
themselues
in
their
light
losses
with
hopeful
expectation
of
greater
gaine
:
a
better
and
more
enduring
substance
.
They
esteemed
with
Moses
the
rebukes
of
Christ
greater
riches
then
the
treasures
of
Egypt
:
They
had
respect
to
the
recompense
of
reward
,
which
was
the
rich
returne
of
this
gaine
of
godlinesse
:
euerlasting
life
.
Come
therefore
now
,
whosoeuer
thou
art
,
that
bearest
the
name
and
shew
of
a
Christian
:
dote
no
longer
vpon
these
worldly
vanities
.
Rest
not
bewitched
with
the
pleasing
shew
,
or
smell
,
or
sound
of
worldly
gaine
.
And
if
thou
hast
heretofore
either
immoderately
desired
,
or
vnlawfully
obtained
that
copper-mettall
,
guilt
ouer
to
beguile
thee
:
leaue
off
betimes
that
hurtfull
trade
.
Turne
thy selfe
forth-with
vnto
a
better
course
.
Take
heed
and
beware
(
in
the
name
of
God
)
of
godlesse
couetousnesse
,
of
wicked
worldlinesse
,
of
gracelesse
voluptuousnesse
,
and
profane
lewdnesse
;
with
all
those
open
practises
of
cruelty
,
and
iniustice
;
and
secret
mysteries
of
so
many
iniquities
.
Those
sworne
enemies
of
religion
:
those
cut-throates
of
goodnesse
:
those
deuilish
hauock-makers
of
the
gaine
of
godlinesse
:
and
desperate
ouer-turners
of
thy
eternall
good
estate
Desire
new
profits
,
seeke
for
better
gaines
.
First
seeke
the
Kingdome
of
God
,
and
his
righteousnesse
.
First
in
time
before
all
:
first
in
degree
aboue
all
other
gaine
.
Yea
,
first
,
and
last
,
and
without
interruption
,
euen
in
the
middest
of
thy
earthly
imployments
.
And
giue
all
diligence
hereunto
.
For
howsoeuer
the
world
flowes
in
on
many
,
of
it
owne
accord
:
yet
this
gaine
comes
not
in
without
good
indeauour
.
God
indeed
is
free
and
ready
to
giue
it
:
but
none
that
are
carelesse
are
fit
to
receiue
it
;
Well
then
;
doest
thou
,
from
thy
very
heart
,
desire
thine
owne
true
weale
and
wel-fare
?
which
if
thou
doe
not
,
oh
foolish
man
thou
,
and
most
miserable
!
but
doest
thou
indeed
from
thy
soule
desire
it
?
then
vse
,
I
beseech
thee
,
all
thy
will
and
skill
,
all
thy
industrie
and
circumspection
,
in
timely
prosecution
of
such
holy
endeauours
,
as
God
himselfe
hath
made
the
happy
meanes
of
this
most
blessed
gaine
.
Be
instant
in
reading
,
hearing
,
meditating
and
conferring
of
the
holy
Word
of
God
,
be
frequent
in
earnest
inuocation
of
the
holy
name
of
God
.
Exercise
thy selfe
incessantly
in
the
duties
of
repentance
,
and
new
obedience
.
Labour
for
faith
,
for
hope
,
for
loue
,
and
feare
of
God
,
and
all
other
,
sanctifying
and
sauing
graces
,
as
for
life
it selfe
,
euen
the
life
of
thy
soule
.
Let
slippe
no
time
,
no
occasion
,
no
helpes
of
daily
increase
&
growth
in
this
heauenly
wealth
:
let
the
word
of
God
dwell
in
thee
richly
,
And
if
thou
shalt
in
this
holy
maner
demeane
thy selfe
,
and
through
faithfull
employment
of
thy
spirituall
talents
,
shalt
giue
account
to
thy
Lord
of
a
good
increase
.
Then
shalt
thou
hear
with
thy
eare
,
to
the
ioy
of
thy
heart
:
Well
done
thou
good
and
faithfull
seruant
,
thou
hast
beene
faithfull
ouer
a
few
things
,
I
will
make
thee
ruler
ouer
many
things
:
enter
thou
into
the
ioy
of
thy
Lord
:
Thou
hast
beene
faithfull
,
as
a
seruant
:
I
will
make
thee
a
Ruler
.
Thou
hast
beene
faithfull
ouer
a
few
things
;
I
will
make
thee
ruler
ouer
many
things
.
Thou
hast
beene
faithfull
in
the
imployment
of
thy
masters
talents
:
enter
now
into
the
ioy
of
thy
Lord
.
And
what
is
this
ioy
?
surely
,
the
blessed
fruition
of
thy
Lord
and
Sauiour
,
in
communion
and
fellowship
of
thy
Father
,
and
Holy
spirit
.
Where
thou
shalt
enioy
,
euen
ioy
without
sorrow
:
welth
without
want
:
honour
,
without
disgrace
:
pleasure
without
paine
:
peace
without
disquietnesse
:
light
without
darknesse
:
health
without
sickenes
:
life
with
out
death
:
This
wel-contenting
gaine
of
pietie
and
godlinesse
:
that
eternall
fruition
of
felicity
and
blessednesse
.
Now
blessed
Lord
God
,
thou
God
of
all
grace
,
rich
in
grace
,
in
mercy
,
and
bounty
,
to
all
that
feare
and
call
vpon
thee
.
Vouchsafe
,
we
most
humbly
beseech
thee
,
to
make
all
grace
to
abound
vnto
vs
all
:
that
wee
alwayes
hauing
al-sufficiency
in
all
good
things
,
may
abound
to
euery
good
worke
.
Enrich
our
hearts
with
the
treasures
of
godlinesse
:
settle
our
affections
with
godly
contentment
:
and
grant
vnto
vs
a
dayly
increase
in
this
truest
and
richest
gaine
;
that
we
may
comfortably
enioy
all
needefull
blessings
in
this
life
,
and
full
fruition
of
glory
and
felicity
in
the
life
to
come
.
And
that
through
the
al-sufficient
merits
of
thine
onely
Sonne
,
and
our
alone
Sauiour
,
Iesus
Christ
the
righteous
,
to
whom
with
thee
,
O
father
,
and
thy
blessed
spirit
,
one
only
wise
and
al-sufficient
God
,
bee
ascribed
of
vs
,
&
of
thy
whole
Church
,
all
honour
,
glory
,
praise
,
power
,
dominion
,
and
thanksgiuing
,
from
this
time
forth
for
euermore
:
Amen
.
All
glorie
be
to
God
.