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Show r66S. l./"V"'J Chap. X!ll. M CROSS, M CROWN. VoL. I. . ({; . h 3 e, Running up and down, as if it Bonds, Chaftet·Pa~les, :c'ct J.Y r 1·ltt/1Dcenr. An Jnfatiahle L11fi, and were to fave the ttfe'o 3 on e{fne, hu.rtful to Men, who giveth it to therein ungrateful to Godks. w.fhaat~s the Abufe. And if thb Care, Con~ them to ufe, ,and not to e · c ntinuatl be nof from the Love of .No. trivance aft~ Induftry, and }hat r 0more rl;n they began with, and m~ch nq, in rhofe that have ttn dzm{ k ow not what Teftimony Man can gtvc more than they f pend ?r nee , n of his Love to any Thdg .. \ Enemy to Government in Maf.iflrntes; for §. VIII. TO'co.nclu c, lt fs:; rhofe that God ordained were filch as feared iirends to CorrrJptton. -~~;f N xt it hurtt Society; for old Traders k~p the bim, and liattd CoverouJ~f!JJ· eReafon why fome have too liule,~nd f~ are young ones POor: And t e grea' feed their Families and keep thetr Chm aforced to dru.dge like r:~br;:sR1oh bold fit]l and pre/s to be Ricbu, and covet bove Wat~r, J,S,, becau lillk Streams of frvjit jromfmaUer Folks. There mort, w!Jrcb dntt u~ tte h to the Value and Trme of Traffick; and then. {hould be a .Stan dar 'if1 ~t b !hared among his Servants that de~erve it. .. . • !: ...... r the Trade obof r~e ~al "t~~ y~ung to get their Livelihood, and to gtve the This were t to e P . h' W ld weU in which they have been fo Old time to think. ohfleabvtnp t s11are i~ the o;her of which they have been bufy, that they mtg to tam a , ( .. fo carelefs. is et another Mifchief to Government,. for .Cuvttoufntft §. IX. There b l d defraud it by conceali•g otjo/jifymg the Goods leads Men, to • u ban . j', rb'dd~n Gooddy Stealth,. or lawful Goodt, they deal tn.: As nngmgzn.-.D:es or owning tht Goods of linemiesfor fo al to avord htht Payment OJ 11 made or full Meafure: with abundance Gain ; or that t ey .are not we , of that Sort of DectJt: r. 'fi has caufed deftru8:ive Feuds in Families: For §.X. B~t ~ovetou;n~asnds of thofe whole .Avttrict has put them upon Eftates falhng tn~ ~~e h mfclves 'than was confiltent with Jujlice, has d~awing .greater ro.J·~ t.fr~ueble and' caufed great Opprcj]ion. lt too often gH'~n l::hrthh to fi~cExecutors have kept the right Owntrt out ofPoffeffion ta~l~g~u~O:~ ~~ey fhould pay them. . d . A B 'b Wit x' Ie B h.. . not all . for Covetoufnefs bttrtlyt Frrtn ~rp .' . ~I t §. . u~ t ts ts d. n i1l Thing or undo a Man. Nay, ttts a cannot be better ~lac~d ~o f oS a 1 and Body': Of the Soul, becaufe it. kills .Mardcrer too o ten Ot . 0 don Wh Mo maflers the Mind ttex .. thJt Ltfo it fhould have Jn Go :. e,.. nry ~ . ill kill f~r MO: tinguilheS all Love to Rbe,r;.,cr T}.;'}~' w?r~:Ae ~~:\ (b.!J' ;,d this Head of ney, by~.Al('jflnawt~otnh\h?"si~s;nd Doom of t'wo covetoas Men~ ]udal and Cove~oa ntJ s, 1 Simon 1ai{H. . G d Love of Money choaked him; p,{a~d;~~ Ji~~~;oi~ [~~dl }~~;~a~~atv;t~h:e;yd tw..o er~~lf~ ~h£~r;. bT;;~l fo~:d if/ :f fct her Han to =• 1 • h · d tJo:d:: had the Bag, and probabry lov'd Money.; they wo~ld try Im~t ~"e-- . · The Price was fet, and judas betrays hts Mafter, hts Lo~d (th ~~~·did him \Vrong) into the Hands of his moft crutl .Adv:rf£hf1 ·{; 1~u~~~ do him Right he returned the Monty, and to be revenge o tmC e ' , · Ha :man. A wicked AO, a uicktd End. Come on, you . ovttolls. Jnsh~~fa ~~now to Brother Judas? Was he not an ill M:m? Dtd he not W w·,~!d! c Yt'S yes: Would yon ha've done fo? No, no, By no means~ ve~~ w~ll· t'ut fO /aid thofe Er;i/,ews of Stoning the Prophet~ and~ha · e Cruci)ed tht Beloved S 0 N o G 0 D; He that came ro ~vet e~~ i~~ would have done tr, if they had n:cei\·ed Him, and not r~Je~~i~to Da of their Vifitation. Rub your Eyes wel!, for the Duft ts. g t of the~ . and carefully read in your own Confctences, and fee,{i 1{' ~u and Love ;o Money, you have n~lt tx:rra.y'd the Juft 0 N E in y~u;inft :en,Jdoh fo are Brethren with Judat m lmqurty. I fpeak for GdO ~ Cood Spirit of Bear wirh me : Have you not refitted, yea, quenche t e ~ 'ne tlr oCor. 13-1- CHRIST, in your Purfuit after your Belov~d Wealth· Exomt 1;:.,, Voi. I: No CROSS, M CROWN. ft/fJet, try yoJtr feivts; l!n1rb je itot your oum felvt_t, that if Chrifl JUJcO J668. not (if he Rule nor, and ~e. not~' above All beloved) 111 you, yo~ are Repro- ~ hatts. in an undone Condmon? · Chap.XHI §. Xu. The other Covetous Man is· Simon Magru, a Believer too ; but Alb s. 9, td his Faith could nor go deep enough for CovetoJtfne.fs. He would have dri .. 24-- ven a Bargain with Pettr, So mJtch Money, for fo much Holy Gboft; that he mighc SelJ it agairt, and ma)!e a good Trade of it ; corruptly meaiilring Peur by himfelf, as if he had only had a better Knack ol Cozening the People than himfelf, who had fet up in Sam1ria for the Grear Power of God, be-fore the Power of God in Philip and Feur unde<:eived the People. Bu,r what was Pttt~'s Anfwe~ and Judgment> Thy Money (fays he) perijh with thee, thou bafl neither Part nor Lor in this Mauer: Tho~ art in the Gall of Bitter~ nefs, and in the Bond of Iniquity; A difmal Sentence. Befides1 it tends t.p Luxury, and rifes often out ofic: For from having much, they fpend mudl, and fo become Poor by Luxury : Such are Covetous to get, to fpend more, which Temperance would prevent. For if Men would nor, or could not by good Laws well Executed, and a better f,ducarion, be fo Lavifh in their Tables, Hotifcs, Purnitltrt, .Apparel and Gaming, there would be no fuc.h Temptation to Cwtt earneftly after what they could not f~end : For there is but here and there a Mifer, that loves Monex for Monty's Sake : -- §. XIIJ. Which leads to the Jail and bafeft Parr of Covetoufnifs, whicp is yet the mofi: (ordid, to wit, Hoarding up, or keeping 111M{Y tmprojitnb!y, Prot. I 7· 1· '6oth to others and themft!vts too. This is Solomon•s Mi(er, t1J'ttr t11al!es him· ftlf Rich, and hath rtothing: A great Sin in the Sight of .Goct •. He com-plained of fucb, as had Stored up rbt Labours of lbe Poorm tbcrr Ho11jet; Jfa. 3•14· tS, he calls it their Spoils, and that it is A grinding of the Poor, brcaufe they fie it not again. But he Ble..O'etb thofe tha~ confider the Poor, and com- Pial. 41. •· mandeth every one, To open frce!y ·to his Brother that U in Need; not only Dc:u[, 'S·7• he that is Spiritul1ily, but Naturdi!J fo; an'd, not to toitbho/d his Gift from zbe'Poor. The Apoftle chargerh Timothy in the Sight of God, and ~efore }efus Chriit, TOot ht fail not to charge them that art Rich in this World, 1 Tim.6. 17; that they trufi not in their uncertain Riches, but in the Living God, who gi~ 'Vtth LibtraUy; and that they do Good with them, that they may be Rich in Good Works~ Riches :ire apt to corrupt; al\d that which keeps them fweet and heft, is Charity : He that ufes rhem not, gees them not for the End for which they are given; but loves them for tht::rnfelves, and not their Ser~ vice. The Avaritious is Poor in his Wealth: He wants for fear offpend-ing; and increafes his Fear with his Hope, which is his Gain; and fo tor~ tures himfelf with his Fleafure: The molt like to the Man that bid hi.r Talent in a Napkin, of aU others; for this Man's Ta!ent.r are hid in his 'Bags cut of Sight, in Vaults, unJer 8Pards, btbind Wainfcot.s ; e/fe uRon Bon'ds and Mortgngu, growing but as under Ground ; for it doth G.qod to none; '§.XIV. This Covetous Man Js a Monfter in Nature; for he has no Bowels, and is like the Pole.s, always cold. An Enemy to rhe State, for he i_Pirits their Money away : A Difeafe to the Body Politick, for he ob.firufh the Circulation of the Blood, and ought co be removed by a Purge of the Law: For thefe are Vices at Heart, rhat deft roy by Wholefale. •The Covetous, he hates all ufeful Arts and Sciences as vain, left they fhould cqft him fomething the learning: Wherefore Ingenuity h:ts no more Place in his Mind, than in his Pocket. He lets Houfes falJ, and Highways poche, to prevent rhe Charge of Repairs: And for his Spare Ditt, plain C!uatb.r, and mean Farniture, he would place them to the Account of Moder:ttion. 0 ~~~ftHrRlfsT~an! rbat can take up the Crofs for CovnoHfnefs, and not §.XV. But he pretends Neg:ati\•ely to fame Religion too; for he always nils at Prodi~ality, the better to cover hi.r Avarice. If you would bellow a Box of Spzkenard on a Good Man't Head, ro fJve Money, and to fhc~ RighteOus, he tells you of the Poor: BUt if the Poor come, he excufes h~ Want ofCh~rity with the Unworrhinif.r "/ tbe Objefl, or the Grufu of btt Plfleny, |