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A21000 A most heauenly and plentifull treasure, or, A rich minerall full of sweetest comforts the contents the next page will shewe. Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592. 1609 (1609) STC 7373.5; ESTC S4619 170,870 494

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never_o neigh_v &_o bray_v but_o after_o oat_n and_o never_o travel_v but_o fo●_n pasture_n even_o so_o this_o man_n never_o bestir_v himself_o but_o about_o the_o get_n of_o necessary_a thing_n for_o the_o body_n nay_o he_o do_v worse_a than_o so_o for_o he_o can_v not_o provide_v and_o use_v for_o the_o entertain_a of_o himself_o the_o good_n which_o he_o so_o eager_o covet_v but_o become_v therein_o far_o worse_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n who_o unruly_a appetite_n be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o use_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o desire_v 13_o o_o what_o a_o infamy_n and_o offence_n be_v the_o life_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o man_n who_o be_v so_o shameless_o brutish_v what_o remain_v then_o more_o for_o they_o both_o here_o in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v but_o shame_n in_o this_o and_o pain_n and_o torment_n in_o the_o other_o and_o beside_o let_v they_o run_v on_o in_o delight_v themselves_o in_o their_o vain_a discourse_n and_o pride_v of_o themselves_o in_o their_o riches_n let_v they_o now_o a_o little_a remember_v the_o speech_n which_o they_o have_v whereby_o they_o seem_v to_o esteem_v of_o none_o but_o of_o themselves_o and_o their_o money_n make_v no_o better_a account_n of_o all_o other_o man_n then_o of_o the_o rush_n under_o their_o foot_n 14_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o they_o draw_v themselves_o unto_o hell_n even_o as_o sheep_n lead_v to_o the_o shambles_n death_n be_v come_v who_o have_v devour_v they_o and_o nothing_o leave_v of_o they_o but_o their_o pitiful_a bare_a bone_n which_o canker_n and_o be_v worm-eaten_a in_o the_o grave_n 15_o and_o lo_o the_o just_a man_n who_o patient_o endure_v their_o insolency_n his_o time_n be_v now_o come_v to_o reign_v and_o be_v at_o case_n he_o be_v up_o by_o the_o break_n of_o the_o day_n and_o after_o he_o have_v give_v thanks_o to_o god_n he_o go_v to_o see_v if_o he_o can_v find_v the_o place_n where_o one_o of_o these_o miserable_a caytif_n dwell_v and_o where_o he_o be_v place_v for_o insult_v brave_a and_o tyrannize_v of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o say_v a_o part_n unto_o himself_o thank_v be_v god_n for_o cleanse_v the_o earth_n of_o such_o offscouring_a and_o place_v such_o as_o bless_v his_o name_n for_o this_o wicked_a churl_n with_o all_o his_o glory_n be_v become_v rot_a and_o putrify_a he_o be_v now_o in_o torment_n and_o there_o be_v not_o one_o to_o help_v he_o and_o so_o let_v he_o remain_v there_o hardly_o for_o death_n be_v a_o passage_n for_o he_o never_o to_o return_v 16_o and_o as_o for_o i_o o_o lord_n i_o right_o well_o know_v that_o i_o must_v die_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n
have_v bind_v we_o to_o pay_v that_o debt_n it_o be_v the_o reward_n for_o his_o disobedience_n we_o must_v go_v again_o into_o the_o earth_n and_o return_v from_o whence_o we_o come_v nevertheless_o o_o lord_n thou_o shall_v redeem_v i_o from_o death_n and_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o hell_n when_o it_o will_v lay_v hold_n on_o i_o thou_o will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o go_v down_o all_o below_o but_o will_v deliver_v i_o even_o at_o the_o very_a mouth_n thereof_o and_o be_v content_v that_o i_o acknowledge_v it_o without_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o my_o deserve_a thraldom_n and_o captivity_n but_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o price_n of_o my_o redemption_n shall_v it_o be_v the_o good_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o abundance_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n no_o o_o lord_n for_o hell_n be_v full_a thereof_o it_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o this_o gear_n for_o thou_o thyself_o shall_v be_v the_o price_n of_o my_o redemption_n thou_o shall_v deliver_v thy_o own_o body_n to_o death_n that_o my_o soul_n may_v be_v deliver_v from_o hell_n thou_o shall_v put_v upon_o thou_o and_o clothe_v thou_o with_o the_o dolour_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o i_o may_v be_v clothe_v with_o the_o joy_n of_o immortality_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o from_o henceforth_o my_o god_n have_v any_o other_o riches_n but_o thou_o and_o in_o possess_v thou_o i_o shall_v possess_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o in_o love_v thou_o i_o shall_v be_v in_o thou_o &_o thou_o in_o i_o and_o thou_o be_v there_o shall_v bring_v thither_o all_o the_o good_n strength_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n and_o fill_v i_o full_a with_o other_o manner_n of_o riches_n than_o the_o riches_n of_o these_o miserable_a carl_n which_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v thou_o for_o their_o riches_n be_v but_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o shall_v perish_v with_o their_o sin_n 17_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v abash_v to_o see_v they_o all_o at_o once_o sudden_o enrich_v ne_o yet_o to_o esteem_v they_o to_o be_v any_o whit_n the_o happy_a thereby_o for_o although_o the_o false_a honour_n which_o they_o so_o greedy_o hunt_v after_o exceed_v &_o excel_v and_o be_v fill_v with_o this_o vain_a and_o vanish_v glory_n which_o carry_v with_o it_o but_o a_o glorious_a glitter_a outward_a show_n yet_o must_v we_o not_o be_v in_o a_o admiration_n thereat_o much_o less_o envy_v the_o same_o 18_o for_o although_o they_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n have_v kiss_v the_o earth_n and_o put_v on_o the_o round_a compass_n thereof_o yet_o shall_v they_o carry_v away_o nothing_o of_o it_o with_o they_o save_o their_o wind_a sheet_n nothing_o shall_v follow_v they_o but_o their_o shadow_n and_o yet_o i_o believe_v that_o it_o will_v also_o leave_v they_o for_o the_o very_a selfsame_o day_n which_o make_v the_o shadow_n will_v forsake_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v want_v the_o ordinary_a light_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o these_o magnificence_n pomp_n and_o swell_a ostentation_n wherewith_o they_o make_v little_a child_n afeard_a shall_v wrap_v they_o up_o in_o sorrow_n grief_n dolour_n anguish_n poverty_n and_o misery_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o mercury_n heap_n 19_o and_o be_v it_o not_o great_a reason_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v thus_o for_o they_o have_v take_v their_o pleasure_n here_o in_o this_o life_n and_o have_v have_v their_o felicity_n in_o this_o world_n and_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v desire_v have_v fall_v unto_o they_o good_n have_v come_v roll_v in_o by_o heap_n unto_o they_o the_o felicity_n of_o their_o greatness_n be_v a_o burden_n unto_o they_o they_o esteem_v of_o none_o but_o of_o such_o as_o do_v help_v to_o enrich_v they_o neither_o love_v they_o any_o but_o such_o as_o give_v they_o and_o make_v much_o of_o none_o save_v of_o those_o that_o increase_v their_o revenue_n they_o be_v like_a to_o those_o man_n who_o because_o they_o will_v have_v a_o great_a stock_n sell_v the_o propriety_n of_o their_o good_n unto_o other_o they_o die_v leave_v nothing_o behind_o for_o the_o world_n to_o come_v have_v make_v no_o provision_n for_o any_o good_n that_o be_v there_o in_o request_n but_o content_v themselves_o with_o the_o good_n that_o serve_v for_o this_o earthly_a life_n which_o be_v end_v they_o be_v leave_v very_o poor_a they_o have_v desire_v honour_n but_o a_o vain_a and_o slippery_a honour_n which_o hang_v and_o rest_v but_o upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o fool_n they_o have_v it_o but_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v well_o how_o to_o keep_v it_o they_o will_v glad_o have_v sit_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o wheel_n &_o that_o be_v turn_v about_o they_o be_v now_o down_o in_o the_o bottom_n thereof_o but_o bless_v and_o happy_a be_v they_o which_o can_v keep_v they_o sure_a and_o immovable_a upon_o the_o scaffold_n and_o see_v themselves_o safe_a both_o above_o and_o below_o 20_o but_o these_o miserable_a caytife_n have_v do_v nothing_o so_o for_o they_o have_v make_v the_o leap_n themselves_o they_o have_v voluntary_o climb_v up_o to_o the_o steep_a place_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v be_v cast_v down_o backward_o even_o unto_o hell_n they_o be_v at_o this_o day_n in_o the_o number_n of_o their_o forefather_n there_o have_v they_o find_v their_o ancestor_n from_o who_o they_o receive_v their_o birth_n and_o condition_n they_o be_v imitator_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a they_o shall_v be_v also_o partaker_n of_o their_o punishment_n for_o when_o repentance_n come_v too_o late_o they_o then_o learn_v but_o out_o of_o season_n what_o it_o be_v to_o lift_v themselves_o up_o against_o god_n and_o oppose_v themselves_o unto_o his_o glory_n then_o they_o learn_v what_o it_o be_v to_o afflict_v the_o just_a to_o oppress_v the_o poor_a and_o to_o scorn_v the_o afflict_a they_o be_v confine_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o the_o light_n geve_v no_o more_o sight_n unto_o their_o eye_n they_o hear_v nothing_o but_o horror_n and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n they_o breathe_v out_o nothing_o but_o sigh_n and_o groan_n and_o they_o never_o stir_v but_o with_o tremble_v and_o fret_v 21_o when_o these_o poor_a senseless_a people_n be_v in_o honour_n they_o can_v not_o understand_v it_o but_o become_v like_a unto_o brute_n beast_n which_o have_v neither_o sense_n nor_o judgement_n but_o yet_o alas_o they_o be_v far_o unlike_a for_o death_n in_o bereave_v the_o beast_n of_o their_o life_n take_v from_o they_o aswell_o the_o feel_n of_o their_o pain_n as_o of_o their_o pleasure_n but_o as_o for_o these_o poor_a fool_n who_o will_v never_o understand_v wherein_o their_o chief_a blessedness_n consist_v but_o close_v up_o their_o eye_n against_o the_o eternal_a light_n and_o stop_v their_o ear_n against_o the_o spiritual_a word_n shall_v have_v their_o sense_n as_o a_o argument_n or_o subject_n of_o torment_n and_o their_o spirit_n shall_v live_v continual_o to_o conceive_v and_o eternal_o to_o languish_v their_o misery_n o_o how_o good_a be_v god_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 73._o 1_o o_o how_o gr●…t_n be_v the_o goodness_n of_o our_o god_n and_o how_o assure_v be_v his_o help_n unto_o all_o those_o that_o wait_v upon_o he_o unto_o those_o i_o say_v who_o have_v never_o turn_v away_o their_o thought_n from_o his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n and_o who_o have_v the_o eye_n of_o their_o soul_n always_o fix_v upon_o his_o providence_n never_o give_v over_o the_o hope_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v in_o his_o grace_n and_o how_o great_o bless_a be_v they_o who_o the_o sundry_a ill_a hap_n of_o this_o world_n can_v never_o shake_v that_o constant_a assurance_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o god_n righteousness_n o_o how_o great_o i_o say_v be_v the_o constancy_n of_o such_o man_n to_o be_v commend_v 2_o for_o to_o say_v true_o my_o foot_n oftentimes_o begin_v to_o slip_v in_o the_o way_n and_o i_o glide_v oftentimes_o as_o it_o be_v even_o ready_a to_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n much_o like_a unto_o they_o that_o climb_v up_o a_o steep_a thorny_a hill_n who_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o 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affliction_n have_v not_o thy_o tear_n and_o bitterness_n of_o thy_o sorrow_n otherwise_o mollify_v thy_o heart_n can_v thou_o benefit_v thyself_o no_o whit_n by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thy_o misery_n past_a that_o thou_o may_v be_v humble_v so_o as_o thy_o humility_n may_v entreat_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o conjure_v his_o goodness_n in_o the_o end_n i_o come_v to_o this_o and_o in_o revolve_v all_o these_o discourse_n in_o my_o brain_n i_o begin_v to_o raise_v up_o again_o my_o hope_n which_o the_o greatness_n of_o my_o sin_n have_v utter_o benumb_v het_n and_o thus_o i_o say_v within_o myself_o the_o lord_n have_v yet_o show_v i_o great_a favour_n and_o grace_n in_o that_o he_o have_v not_o utter_o cast_v i_o off_o but_o have_v give_v i_o my_o voice_n to_o call_v upon_o he_o for_o mercy_n for_o a_o man_n shall_v at_o last_o find_v always_o pity_n and_o compassion_n in_o he_o if_o so_o be_v he_o will_v patient_o attend_v his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o leisure_n the_o sun_n 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