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A70241	The vanity of man at his best estate, and the vanity of Dives, his desire when at his worst viz. to have a preacher sent from the dead to his fathers house / discoursed of in two sermons, the first before the University of Oxon, the other at Ayno in Northamptonshire, at the anniversary for the foundation of the free-school there, by T.H., B.D., sometime rector of Souldern in Oxfordshire.	Hodges, Thomas, d. 1688.	1676 (1676)	Wing H2325; ESTC R38792	37,311	52

although it might save your lives yea the life of your souls yet know there are three days wherein this truth will stare you in the face and will be like the hand-writing on the wall to Belshazzar the former two days are dark days days of darkness and gloominesse spoken of by Joel ch 2. and by Solomon Eccles. 12. the day of distresse and misery and the day of death and you 'l reade that in the dark probably which in the sun-shine of prosperity you could not or would not do and this is your vanity the third and last day is a day of thunder and lightning the great day of Judgement and then if you were blinde till then which yet you shall not be your eyes shall then be opened and you shall see the world your self your own Condition all in their proper colours of vanity and vexation of spirit Let this suffice to have been spoken of two of the main things propounded to be handled in the beginning III. 3. And now if any ask me if it be so why is it thus The great husbandman sowed good corn in his feild whence then hath it tares whence hath it vanity I answer man may be said to be vanity causally in regard of himself and also of the creature that is to be the Author of the vanity in the creatures and in himself I mean of the sinful vanity of man and of that vanity and deceitfulnesse which is in all the creatures their frustrating mans expectations of satisfaction and happiness in them and from them which indeed they never promised him I may say to allude to that other Scripture why seek ye the living among the dead why seek ye happinesse below It is not here it is risen come to the paradise and see the place where once it lay It was sin bred bitternesse in our greatest sweets and discontent in our greatest contentments We drew on vanity on ours and the creatures heads with cords of iniquity Man when he sin'd became vain in his imagination and it sufficeth the servant that he be●…s his master that that likewife be in its kinde subject unto vanity It is true there is a vanity which is not sinful which was not caused by sin and that is the vanity of the greater and lesser world in comparison to him that made them both they are so to him vanity and lighter then vanity IV. As for the fourth and last general proposed viz. How we may be freed out of this vanity I refer you to the close of the application and so I proceed directly to the Uses Vses Vse 1. I's every man at his best and most flourishing estate altogether vanity Then according as it is written Jerem. 9.23 Let not the wise man glory in his wisdome neither let the mighty man glory in his might Let not the rich man glory in his riches but rather as it is written and that again and again 1 Cor. 1.31 2 Cor. 10.27 Let him that glorieth glory in the Lord. Let the poor and mean Christian in respect of parts and place and of his portion in the things of this life let him glory in that by being a Christian he is spiritually exalted but the wise and noble and mighty and rich Christian glory in this that by this Scripture he is made low this day and set upon the same level and plain ground with his poor brother Let him consider the vanity and uncertainty of all worldly enjoyments and outward excellencies it is a text or theam the prophet is commanded to preach upon and that with a loud voice Esa 40 67. The spirit said cry and I sayd what shall I cry why all flesh is grass and the goodlinesse thereof as the flower of the grasse the grasse withereth and the flower fadeth because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it And the Apostle James gives this reason why rich men should have low thoughts in their high condition because as the flower of the grasse they and their riches shall passe away James 1.10 You wise men and noble men and rich men you seem gay and glorious flowers the eyes of men are delighted with such beautiful objects but alas at your best estate you are altogether vanity when you are flowring you may be neerest to withering you may die in your prime and flower like as herbs when they begin to spring and flourish presently wither and the flower thereof falleth and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways saith the Scripture ver 11. of that 1. of Janes Couldst thou by power or policy get into a throne and exalt thy throne above the thrones of all the Kings upon the face of the whole earth couldst thou proclaim thy self univerfal Lord and Monarch and send yokes by thine Embassadours to all the Princes and States of the world shouldest thou say in thy heart I will ascend into heaven I will exalt my throne above the stars of God I will ascend above the heights of the clouds I will be like the most high yet the time will come and it will not be long when this text shall be like Belshazzars hand-writing upon the wall behold thou art weighed and art found too light thou art light upon the ballance altogether vanity and this kingdom is departed from thee The Kings and great ones who have gone down into the grave before thee may take up this proverb against thee may speak and say unto thee art thou also become weak as we art thou also become vanity like unto us thy pomp is brought down to the grave and the noyse of thy viols Instead of thy golden and glorious carpets and coverings behold now the worme is spread under thee and the worms cover thee How art thou fallen from heaven O Lucifer son of the morning O therefore when thou art in prosperity in thy best estate say not I shall never be moved Do not sing a requiem to thy Soul with the rich fool saying soul take thine ease thou hast goods layd up for many years lest it be said to thee Thou fool this night shall thy soul be taken from thee Say not with Nebuchadnezzar when thou lookest upon thy goodly buildings Is not this great Babylon that I have built by the might of my power and for the honour of my Majestie lest whilst the word be yet in thy mouth there fall a voice from heaven saying To thee it is spoken thy kingdom is departed from thee thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the feild and the day cometh when there shall not be left one stone upon another which shall not be thrown down Say not with Eastern Babylon Esa 47.7 8. I shall be a Lady for ever I am and none else besides me I shall not sit as a widow neither shall I know the losse of children lest these two things come to thee in a moment in one day the losse of children and

the dust together and who can distinguish the Kings dust from the beggars We are all excellently well compared to a set of counters which men use in casting of account the counters are in themselves all alike and differ only for a time according to the place in which they are set some stand for pounds some for shillings and some for pence but in the conclusion all are alike jumbled into the box or bag together so it is in the world some stand in a higher place and a greater value is set on them for a time then others but at last at death all shall be jumbled alike into the grave Psal 49. 7. When we shall be awakened out of our sleep in the grave and gathered together before the judgement seat of Christ this distinction of noble and mean men shall cease In the Resurrection at the Coronation of the King of Kings the Heraulds of this world shall have no place to rank men according to the dignity of their houses and families In that respect the resurrection will make us all Peers and those that shall wait on him on that day he will make all and for ever Kings Oh therefore considering that after a while all these artificial differences of coats and outward distances of place shall cease let us not for this small pittance of time we have to live here let us not dispise or envy one another let not the honourable person behold his inferiour with a haughty proud disdainful eye and let not the mean man look on the noble man or great man with an evil and envious eye Neither let the great Schollars of the world or the grandees for wisdome and knowledge exalt themselves too much and glory in their learning and wisdome as if these were exempt and priviledged from the touch of vanity Let such know that the wisdom of the world is foolishnesse with God and that King Solomon wiser then the wisest now upon the face of the earth found a vanity in humain knowledge Eccles 1.18 Besides let the greatest Schollar the world has see and know that his line is too short to fathom the depths of nature that there are many things there which as to the comprehensive knowledge of them he must let them alone forever Where is the wise man where is the disputer of this world where is the profound Philosopher Give me if thou canst a Definition of thy own soul Nay but the definition of a straw under thy foot Tell me if thou canst how the Remora a fish no bigger then a carp stays the ship How the Load-stone draws Iron Why the grass is green Give us a satisfactory reason if you can why some Creatures are covered naturally with hair-cloath others with rugs of the finest wooll and others walk up and down and fly abroad as well as sleep in feather beds of divers colours Hen quantum est quod nescimus and again Maxima pars eorum quae scimus est minima eorum quae nescimus good Motto's for the greatest Schollars Oh therefore let the great Schollar glory in this that he knows me saith the Lord Jerem 9. or in this that he knows Jesus Christ and him crucified and that he is able to comprehend with all Saints the height and depth and length and breadth af the love of God and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge Vse 2. Is every man at his best estate vanity then cease from man whose breath is in his nostrills whose condition when most flourishing is but fading and vanishing for wherein he is to be accounted of Put not your trust in Princes or in any son of man Psal 146.3 Men cannot preserve themselves alive or in honour cannot make themselves happy or secure themselves from outward misery Lean not too hard on these staves they will break under you to trust to these is to trust to a broken reed 't is to lean on a spear which will pierce you they are staves of bands and not of beauty The rod of God is a staff but the staff of man is a rod oft times and will soon be turned into a Serpent and bite you Trust not in the favour of Princes or great men Consider the height and downfal of Haman Sejanus Cardinal Woolsey and other Favourites Trust not in the favour of the multitude or common-people neither versatilis turba Now the multitude will cry Hosanna and anon Crucisige now they will prepare Garlands and be ready to sacrifice to you as a God and anon they will stone you as a Malefactor or one of the worst of men Vse 3. Is there vanity in what thou art and doest and hast considered without Christ then do not Idolize thy self for any endowments nor bless thy self for any creature enjoyments do not pride thy selfe for parts and gifts If thy heart be lifted up within thee for these thou hast but a vain minde thou art become a fool in glorying if any man might have stood upon their parts and abilities surely Solomon much more Be not too much enamoured with the perfections of thy body or outward man thy strength agility health beauty all shall fade away wither like the grass and perish like the flower of the grass when the blasting East winde or the scorching Sun-beams comes upon it The day will come when you shall say they are vanity when you shall say you have no pleasure in them Do not place happiness in what thou hast in great possessions in Creature-comforts and enjoyments there 's a vanity in delicious meats and drinks in fine apparel in sumptuous buildings in a large train of attendants in the multitude of friends and acquaintance do not place happiness in these things for you will never be able to finde it here In vain do you look for Canaan on this side Jordan the Devil shewed our Saviour all the kingdomes of the world and the glory of them and 't is observed that he did this in a moment as it were in ictu oculi in the twinkling of an eye sic transit gloria mundi But we have need to go up often and to stay long with God in the mount to see clearly all the kingdomes of the world and the vanity of them The world is a world of vanity yea there 's a world of vanity in every man Behold I shew you a mistery the lesser world man is more comprehensive of vanity then the greater Vse 4. Is the world a world of vanity unto man are the good things of the world as they are called good for nothing as to the making us happy then let 's not fall out and make our selves miserable by divisions strifes and contentions about them 't is for children and fools to wrangle and fall out for toys and vanities Fall not out for that which is not It was Justus Lipsius his Epitaph of his own making which he commanded to be written on his Sepulcher Vis altiore voce me tecum loqui Humana