THE Christians heauenly Treasure BY WILLIAM BVRTON of Reading in Barkeshire MATTHEW 16. 26. What shall it profit a man to winne the whole world and loose his owne soule PHILIP 3. 7. The things that were vantage vnto mee the same I counted losse for Christs sake 8 And doe iudge all things to be dunge that I might winne Christ. LONDON Printed by T. E. for Thomas Man senior and Ionas Man dwelling in Pater-noster-Row at the signe of the Talbot 1608. TO the right VVorshipfull and religious Knight Sir Drue Drurie encrease of Grace and Peace in this life and fulness of heauenly treasure in the life to come RIght VVorshipfull Maecenas in regard of the manifolde fauours and encouragements which I haue receiued from you euer since I first entred into the sacred worke of the Ministrie first in Norfolke at your house by Norwich where then you remayned and many times since I doe heere as dutie bindeth mee offer vnto your VVorshipfull Patronage this short Treatise of the Christians heauenly Treasure which sheweth in some sort the difference betweene false goods and true goods betweene Heauen and Earth the riches of the one and the riches or penurie rather of the other and the way how to enioy the one without losse of the other Which is not to teach you any thing that yet you know not for God bee praysed you knew these things long agoe but as S. Peter wrighteth to confirme strengthen your godly minde and to vphold your holy Faith which long since through the mercy of God shined in you accompanied with true loue the handmaid of Faith to the great glory of God the ioye of the godly and the comfort of the Saints hearts This Argument doth of right belong vnto your Worship because the Lord hath plentifully replenished your hart with the loue of heauenly things and true zeale vnto his glory for heauenly matters onely in heauenly minds and sanctified harts receiue kind entertainment like the Angels in Lots house reioysing each in others company conference like Mary and Elizabeth but they shun the companie of the wicked like the Wise men which balked Herods house returned another way when they vnderstood what a Fox he was The God of all Mercie and Consolation who hath made your old age glorious by crowning the same with a most constant loue and sincere profession of his blessed Truth so prosper your holy proceedings and religious endeuours that at the end of this your earthly pilgrimage you may with holy Simeon depart in peace and receiue with all Saints that crowne of immortall glory and endlesse rest which God hath prepared for you and for all those that loue and desire the glorious appearing of the Lord Iesus Christ. From my friends house in London this 21. of Ianuarie 1607. Your Worships in all Christian affection VVilliam Burton THE Christians Heauenly Treasure MATTHEVV 6. 19. Lay not vp Treasures for your selues in earth where the Moth and Canker corrupt and where Theeues digge through and steale 20 But lay vp for your selues Treasures in Heauen where neither the Moth nor Canker corrupteth and where Theeues neither dig through nor steale 21 For where your Treasure is there will your hart bee also OVr Sauiour Christ hath in the former part of this chapter condemned the fond affectation of Vaine-glory as the onely bane and poyson of all good actions wherof he giueth three instances The one in giuing of Almes The other in Fasting The last in Prayer He now for biddeth worldlinesse and greedy desire of earthly things as dangerous an enemie to our Saluation no lesse a staine vnto our Christian profession as the former Vaine-glory and Hypocrisie as a burning poyson that infecteth and inflameth the inward parts is to be auoyded yea as a Theefe that robbeth the Almightie of his glory is to be pursued Greedy Couetousnesse or worldlinesse as Thrones that choke the graces of Gods Spirit is to bee plucked vp by the rootes As a spirituall Feuer that relisheth no goodnesse but distasteth all Hâ—â—uenly and Spirituall things is to bee purged and taken heed of yea the desire of riches is to bee auoyded as a streame both deepe and swift that will both drowne mens soules carry them quite away from God To that ende Saint Paul saith they that will bee rich meaning whether God will or no or before the time that God hath appointed fall into many noysome and foolish lusts which drowne men in perdition and destruction to shew in what a miserable case a worldling is for speak to a drowned man smite him teach him and cry out vnto him or sound a Trumpet in his Eare and he heareth not he feeleth not and so is it with a man whose hart is drowned in the cares of this World and loue of riches And yet those are in greatest admiration for the world doth not onely desire to be hauing more still but doth admire those that haue worldly Treasures Therefore our Sauiour Christ doth warne vs of that gnawing Worme and tels vs that if wee bee so greedy of the world as to set our harts vpon it we loose heauen for our laboâ—â— And therefore wee must take heed how wee vse this world for Christ would teach vs how to vse the world that wee bee not cousened by it A little thing certaine is better then much vncertaine as a poore man with a little Coppy-hold is better to passe in that respect than hee that hath much and no assurance in it The World is vncertaine for it is in danger of Theeues which will rob or of Mothes which will fâ—eâ— or of Rust which will consume or of Death which wil end all but Heauen is not subiect to any of these nor the like Againe hee that will bee saued must send Treasure before hand to Heauen and not driue of till death come for none shall finde Treasure there but they that lay it vp before they dye As a man that remooueth to another place to abide there sendeth his stuffe and prouision before him so they that meane to remoue hence and to abide in Heauen must send their Treasure thether before hand by relieuing the poor and helping forward other holy chaâ—â—table works And wheras some alledge for themselues that they haue had great losses c. and therefore cannot giue any thing to the poore or other holy and charitable vses they must know that they haue the more need to giue and to bee liberall and to doe good with that they haue and so to lay vp in Heauen when the World goeth from them or else they will bee poore both here and there too Now if any man bee desirous to know whether he hath any treasure in heauen or no let him take this course First let him see what it is that doth command his hart and next what doth most moue him and touch him and lastly what hee taketh most delight in and what he beateth his braine about most
those ioyes which the same Apostle saith are such as no Eye hath seene no Eare hath heard no Tongue can expresseâ— nor Hart conceaue Now doe but consider with thy selfe if thou canst what some Eyes haue seene what some mens Eares haue heard and what some trauellers Tongues haue reported in these dayes and what the hart of some man is able to conceaue and then doe but imagine what those ioyes of heauen are if thou canst But what are the commodities and Riches of that Heauenly Ierusalem and the Cittizens therof that cannot bee valued If the report thereof will mooue thee to seeke after them then heare for euen in this life the true Christian is put in possession of them in part by which as by a tast hee is certified and as by an earnest pâ—nny hee is assured of the rest that is kept for him vntill hee bee ready for them Saint Iohn saith that as if some rich merchant were come from a far Country the Lord Iesus inuiteth vs and setteth vp as it were his bils in euery Church offering to all that will vse the meanes to make themselues sure of his marchandise which is meant by buying no worse wares then fine Gold tryed in the fire to make vs rich white rayment to couer our filthy nakednes withall and eye salue to heale vs of Spirituall blindnesse that is himselfe his Word and his Spirit And the like offer in most kinde mannâ—r againe hee maketh by Salomon willing vs if wee bee wise to God ward to receiue instruction and not Siluer and knowledge rather then fine Gold Whereof Salomon himselfe giueth this testimony after his long experience of both that to get wisdome is much better then gold but how much better hee cannot tell it so far excelleth and therefore hee sets it downe with an Interrogation How much better is it c. and to get Vnderstanding saith he is more to be desired then Siluer Yea Blessed is that man saith hee that findeth Wisedome and that man that getteth Vnderstanding Now marke his reasons For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of Siluer and the gaine thereof is better then gold It is more precious then Pearles and all things that thou canst desire are not to bee compared vnto her Length of dayes is in her right hand and in her left hand riches and glory Her wayes are the wayes of pleasure and all her pathes posperitie Shee is a Tree of Life to them that lay hold on her and blessed is hee that receiueth her There is also a spirituall traffique and intercourse betweene Christ the faithfull Christian. For Our conuersation is in beauen saith S. Paul very troublesome and dangerous I confesse for a time for this world is the sea tempestuous and tumultuous enough The Church militant is the ship of Christ that is tossed in the same The tackling of this ship may be the communion of Saints The Pilate that guides the course the spirit of God The Carde or Compasse the Word of God The Purser of this ship is loue The Baliffe is humane frailties noisome feares and troublesome doubts The munition of this ship is the armour of God that is the Helmet of Hope the Shield of Faith the Sword of the Spirit the Brest-plate of Righteousnesse c. as the Apostle describeth it in the 6. to the Ephesians The windes which driue this Bark are prosperitie and aduersitie The waues which tosse this ship are presumption and despaire The enimies to this ship are the world the flesh and the Diuell The Factours are the faithfull Ministers of Christ. The Commodities are the Treasures of Heauen the Riches of Christ or Fruites of the Spirit Our Messenger is Peace a speedy Poste The Hauen is the Kingdome of Heauen The landing place is Golgotha The Land is the land of the liuing The Customer is Death who sets all men at libertie and yet is bound himselfe Peter was once one of these heauenly Factours for the Lord Iesus a Creeple came vnto him for an Almes but what was his aunswere Siluer and Gold haue I none but such as I haue I giue thee in the name of Iesus of Nazaret arise and walke A better Almes a great deale then hee expected So wee may say If you aske vs what commodities our vessell hath brought we may make Peters answere Siluer and Gold wee haue none new wine haue we none pleasant tales haue wee none and Popish trash haue wee none but wee haue the hidden treasures of the Gospell the puritie of true Religion the rich Iewels of the holy Ghost as Faith to ouercome the world repentance to make men new remission of sinnes and Reconsiliation with God by the death of Christ peace of Conscience which passeth all vnderstanding and is a continuall Feast ioy of the holy Ghost aâ—d gladnes of hart which the world cannot take from him that hath them wee offer loue to God and Charitie to men zeale for the truth patience in affliction moderation of affections lowlinesse of Spirit to grace all our actions and assurance of euerlasting life after this life the great gaine of godlinesse with sweete contentation to all estates Behold these are the Riches and these are the Treasures that the Lord Iesus sendeth from heauen to enrich and glad his seruants withall while they liue here dispersed and despised vpon the face of the earth And yet here bee not all for euen all outward blessings also do attend vpon these inward graces so that if any man can finde these and hartely affect them the other shall follow measurably and proportionably according to euery mans place and want And therfore our blessed Sauiour not knowing how to enuy or deny vnto his Church the smaller things hauing frankly bestowed himselfe and the greater things of his Kingdome set vs in the way and directeth vs a right course for the obtaining both of heauenly Treasures as also of earthly Commodities Seeke first saith hee the kingdome of God and his righteousnesse and all these things shall bee cast vnto you but Gods Kingdome must bee first sought When Salomon preferred in his request vnto God a wise and vnderstanding hart for the well gouerning of his people God gaue him that and also Riches and Honour things that he asked not So if our chiefest desire and endeauour be to lay vp treasure in heauen and to bee rich in the graces of the holy Ghost the Lord will giue vs those Graces and earthly Blessings besides But alas it fareth with most men as it did with Boaz his kinseman who was well content to redeeme the field of Naomie but when hee heard that hee that should haue the field must also marry Ruth hee would none So many hearing of earthly commodities and worldly blessings are content to strain themselues for the obtaining of them but when they heare that they must take them
as Religious dowrie and vpon condition that they liue vertuously and liberally amongst their Brethren they wil none for the one they wil deale but not for the other but hee that hath the one must haue the other also and whosoeuer will straine himselfe for the best part shall bee sure to haue his share in the other as hee that married Ruth with her meane portion lost nothing thereby because shee was a vertuous woman and what was wanting in goods shee had it supplyed in goodnesse so he that hath godlinesse can be no looser for Godlinesse is profitable vnto all things saith the Apostle and hath the promises of this life and of the life to come Godlinesse will make thy selfe and thy seed thy ground and thy cattell thy wealth and thy credit to bee blessed It is like the Tree that bearetâ— fruit euery month beareth twelue manner of fruits and the leaues thereof are good to heale the nations withall And as for them that thinke that godlinesse is not fit for all things for all times and for all places but count it a dead world when vnchast daunces ribald songs and other scurrilitie are restrained at feasts and marriages and other merry meetings nor can relish any mirth or ioy that is seasoned with words of grace it seemeth they are better acquainted with the sacrifices of the Indians than with the sacrifices of Christians But let them speake that haue made tryal Haue any done as Malachie willeth them that is brought their Tithes and offrings liberally and freely vnto Gods house for the maintenance of the Lords seruants and seruice and hath not the Lord according to his promise opened the windowes of heauen and powred out a blessing vpon them Haue any suffred hunger and thirst for righteousnes sake which hunger onely is saâ—ra fames holy hunger indeed and not bene filled with good things Hath any faithfull person decayed in his outward man and hath not his inward man beene renued daily Haue any seene Christ in some part of his glory and not beene rauished with a desire to dwell there still Nay more hath any followed him in this râ—generation as he saith himselfe that doth not now and shall atâ— thâ— last day sit on seats to iudge the nations of the world Hath any with the poore Widdow of Saâ—â—ptaâ— shewâ—d kindnesse and beene at cost with the Lords Prophets and not found it againe with increase Haue any for the loue of Christs gospell left all and followed him in time of persecution and not bene prouided for sufficiently Hath any with the woman of Samaria left scoffing at Christs words and hath not her hart beene so enflamed with the Truth that shee hath runne in to call forth her neighbours to take part of her happinesse Haue any with Paul and Silas beene imprisoned for preaching of Christ Iesus and haue they not found that in prison which hath made them to sing Psalmes for ioy Hath any gone to the Lords warres at his owne cost or planted the Lords vineyard and not drinke of the wine Hath any laboured in the Lords husbandry and gone away without his reward Haue any at any time beleeued God and ben deceiued Hath any trusted God with his estate that hath not beene compassed about with the mercies of the Lord Hath any loued the Lord and not bene loued againe Hath any craued day and not beene borne withall repented and not beene forgiuen In a word did euer any imploy his talent to the Lords aduantage and not more to his owne aduantage for haue they not besides the receipt of commendations for their faithfulnesse beene put in possession of their maisters ioy And on the contrary hath any neglected the gifts of God bestowed vpon him and hath it not bene to his owne losse as hee that hid his Talent in the ground Hath any Esau sould his birth-right and not lost the blessing Hath any Iudas sould his Master and betrayed the truth not been the first that repented the bargaine by that time that he and the gallowes or the Diuell or both haue reckoned together Haue any with Demas forsaken gods seruants to follow this present world and not with Hymeneuâ— and Alexander made shipwrack of faith a good conscience Beleeue mee good brethren it will stand vs in hand to looke lesse to our earthly Treasure and more after the heauenly least in the end wee loose both To conclude therefore this point seeing as the Christians heauenly Treasure which is both Christ himselfe and all the riches of his Gospell bee so excellent rare and precious that nothing may bee compared therewith and seeing the treasures of this his kingdome of Grace though they bee inestimable and vnspeakable are but a tast and earnest of those treasures which bee reserued for the Saints in his kingdome of glory And lastly seeing as they which seeke after the heauenly Treasure shall also haue earthly blessings to accompanie the same as farre forth as God shall see good for his children let euery Christian hart bee hereby moued and perswaded to lay vp from henceforth Treasure in heauen rather than on earth sith euery man desireth the best things As the Christians heauenly Treasure is so bee preferred before all things for the Excellencie thereof so also is it here commended vnto vs by our blessed Sauiour for the Perpetuitie and the Securitie of the same For their Perpetuitie hee saith that neither Moth can eate it nor Rust consume it And for their security the safe keeping he tels thee that they are where no Theefe can dig through and steale them meaning that no enimie whether terrestiall or infernall whether man or Diuell can possibly deceiue thee or depriue thee of them Now as touching the Perpetuitie of the Christians heauenly Treasure it is such and of so long continuance that euen in that respect it is to bee preferred beefore all earthly and transitorie Commodities for all earthly commodities and treasures they are eyâ—ther vsed or not vsed if they bee put to any vse or employment they consume and weare if they be put to no vse but lye by then they are corrupted which corruption also abateth not a little both of their substance and glory But as for the Heauenly Treasures of Gods grace and spirit they are neyther consumed nor corrupted There is more vse of them then of any earthly thing whatsoeuer yet are they not neyther can they bee subiect to any consumption Nay they are no whit the worse but much the better for the vsing Tell me is there not a daylie yse of Prayer of Preaching of Faith of Charitie of Repentance of Patience of Hope of Humilitie c. And are they not through continuall vse encreased strengthened and made easie like the fiue tallents which being put forth to aduantage gained fiue more And as Milo that Tullie speakes of by vsing his strength day by day in carrying of a Calfe did so
such like whatsoeuer they say in word if we respect the tenor of their liues are flat enimies of the crosse of Christ and tread his precious bloud vnder their feete So farre Perkins But if thou wilt haue the Treasures of Christ in heauen thus thou must learne to know and feele Christ crucified and the benefits of his Merit Vertue and Example and thus must thou come to the knowledge of God of thy neighbour and of thy selfe in Christ crucified euen whiles thou art here vpon earth which feeling knowledge is a sauing knowledge euen an excellent portion of heauenly Treasure imparted to the true Christian in this life and is a pledge of endlesse and infinite treasure prouided for him in the life to come and so much for the wayes and meanes of laying vp treasute in heauen which are by giuing to the poore Members of Christ by suffering patiently for the truth of Christ and by growing in the sauing knowledge of Christ crucified In laying vp Treasure after this sort we shal prooue good Alcumists An Alcumist they say can turne lead into gold or out of Lead or other mettals extract Golde which many haue practised to their vtter vndoing The Pope is the cunningest Alcumist it is thought that the world hath for hee can of a pound of Lead make an hundred pound of Gold for all his Buls and Pardons are sealed with lead but what fooles are they that turne their Gold into Lead or what calues rather that buy his Buls so deare But lay vp Treasure as hath beene shewed thee before and thou shalt turne earth into heauen corruption into incorruption Gold into godlinesse which is great gaine labour into rest sorrow into ioy pouertie into riches and thy cottage into a kingdome euen the kingdome of heauen Now followeth the reasons of Christs Commandement For where your Treasure is there will your heart bee also A Reason of great force as if hee should say for this cause chiefly you ought to lay vp your treasure in heauen that God may haue your heart which cannot bee vnlesse you lay vp your Treasure in heauen for our hearts will bee where wholy their Treasure is Here wee are taught that no man can loue the Lord with his heart that seeketh and placeth his happinesse in earthly things but onely those whose ioy and felicitie is in heauen and the heauenly graces of the Lord Iesus Christ. Worldlings make no doubt but that they may and doe serue God and loue God with their heart yea and haue as good â— hart to God as any whatsoeuer though they follow the world heare not sermons although they keepe not the Sabboth so precisely as others do which will not worke or play then though they neuer meddle with the Scriptures but bee vtterly ignorant of the wayes and will of God But Christ here sheweth that they are al deceiued by a general principle that neuer faileth Wher the treasure is there will be the hart and wher the hart is there is the Treasure of the hart wherupon it followeth that they doe wholy renounce heauen that do seeke for happinesse here below and if they set their harts vpon heauenly things it cannot be that they should esteeme of them no better or frequent them no oftner then they doe The Philosophers haue most exactly so much as the Star-light of nature would giue them leaue disputed of the happines or chiefe wel-fare of man And no meruaile for who doth not desire to bee happy and to win that hold are all mens Sences and Wits mustred and marshalled because it is the onely true treasure For where the Treasure is there will the hart be but most men doe mistake the matter while they seeke for happinesse in the flesh which is not to be found but in the spirit while they confesse that it is in God yet runne after the Diuell for it When some seeke for it in Honour Ambition is made generall of the field and doth commaund the minde while others seeke it in worldly profite Couetousnesse doth inuade the soule taking vp euery roome for worldly desires and noysome lusts which doe eat out the heart with cares and drowne men in perdition others seeking for it in carnall pleasure and sensualitie cry one to another come let vs eate and drinck and bee merry for to morrow wee shall dye and in the meane time the brute beast in that regard is more happy then such Epicures for that more freely without any shame or feare hee enioyeth the pleasure of carnall sensualitie then they doe But if we were once soundly perswaded of our happines in heauen it would bee an easie matter to tread the World vnder foote and to haue our mindes mounted vp to heauen If the loue of God bee our Treasure and through the spectacles of a liuely faith wee can read our names regestred in the booke of life and descry our happinesse to be hidden in Christ if the spirit of Adoption doth certifie our spirits that God is our Father and wee are his children and with the same certificate shall deliuer vs a discharge against sinne death and hell then will our harts feede vpon heauenly meditations and our soules hunger and thirst after righteousnesse wee will then account all but dung that wee might winne the Lord Iesus Christ. And then as the Hart brayeth for the riuers of water so will our soules long for the presence of the Lord And then the Word of God will bee the ioy of our harts and wee will desire to bee dissolued and to bee with Christ for where the Treasure is there will the hart bee also And vntill then wee shall sauour nothing but earthly vanities Therefore when S. Paul would draw the faithfull to the studie of a heauenly life he doth propound Christ vnto them in whom onely all true felicitie is to bee sought If yee bee risen with Christ saith hee set your minds on things aboue and not on things which are below as if hee should haue said it is an absurd and base thing for christians to haue their mindes grubling on the earth whose Treasure is hid in heauen and that is his reason for yee are dead saith hee and your life is hid with Christ in God Hence we may further learne in what a miserable case they are whose harts are set vpon earthly things which are subiect to Mothes and Theeues Rust and other such manifold mischiefes A cousening match it is of the diuels owne making hee is subtill and sheweth men the world and the glory of it the Court and the brauery of it Honour and the fame of it iniquitie and the profit of it sinne and the pleasure of it as it were his daughters with their dowrie On the other side wee are simple and beleeue him presently our hart is a match for them and happy hee thincks himselfe that can get one of them and to breake it off is a hard matter Their
may be a defect in the vnderstanding which may bee darkish cloudy or in the vtterance which may be slow or in the memory which may be obliuious or in the Faith which may be weak or in the repentance which may be dull or in the will which may be waiward or in the Loue which may be cold yet in all these remaine a double comâ—ort first these graces are in truth in thee for thou vnderstandest aright and remembrest the best things and beleeuest the word and repentest in truth with hatred of sinne and louest God and his word euen for themselues and secondly so much as thou vnderstandest knowest remembrest beleeuest louest thou affectest embracest in hart vnfainedly and desirest to grow in them and to practise them all which are blessed signes of the grace of God And lastly if thou didst once feele the forgiuenes of thy sinnes and God fauourable vnto thee in his sonne Christ and now wantest that feeling know that for some iust cause it is taken from thee either to humble thee or to make thee more thankfull when thou feelest so great grace bestowed vpon thee or to make it come againe vnto thee after thy humiliation tryall of thy patience with greater ioy sweetnes for ioy restored is sweeter then ioy continued That God that hath vouchsafed of his great goodnesse to shew vs in some measure the difference betweene the treasures of the earth and the riches of his kingdome and by giuing vs the one doth allure vs to loue and accept of the other giue vs grace so to seeke and vse the one that in the end of our race wee may obtaine the other and that for his infinite mercies sake in Iesus Christ our Lord and all sufficient Sauiour to whom with the Father and the holy Ghost be giuen all honour and glory with power and dominion for euer and euer Amen FINIS Errata Fol. 1. b. line 13. read thornes fol. 23. b. l. 8. read ballist l. 24. r. Prayer fol. 25. l. 24. r religions dowry fol. 32. b. l. 5. r. the almightie l. 20. r. bellowing fol 65. b. l. 12. r. such a man 1. Tim. 6. 9 The scop summâ— of this Text. The parts of the Text. Ioh. 6. 27. Luk. 12. 33 Mat. 10. 9 Mat. 6. 25. Treasure 1. King 5 Pro. 2. 4. Mat. 13. Mat 13. â— Mat. 12. â— â—sa 33. 6 â—uk 6. 45. â—uk 12. 33 Cor. 4. 7 Cor. 2. 9 Pro. 2. 4. 1 King 10 22 Gen. 37. 28 Chap. 39. 1 Gen. 41. 35 Ioh. 6. 12. 1 Cor. 12. 14 Tim. 5. 8. Prouerbs Thessalo Luk. 12. 33 â— Thess. 3. 10 Ioh. 6. 27. Psal. 90. 10 Mat. 2 28. Hes. 3. 5. 6 Sam. 1. Cor. 15 Luk 12. 19 Mat. 22. 5. Luk. 14. 18 Gen 25. 32 Heb. 12. 16 Christs Reason The miserie of a worldling Mat. 16. Luke 12. Dan. 4. Weedes â—hil 3. 18. Act. 14. 15. 18. Virg. Aen. lib. 1. Eccles. 1. Vse 1. Vse 2. Vse 3. The Affirmatiue part Heauenly Treasures are to bee preferred in three respects viz. 1. Excellencie 2. Securitâ— 3. Perpetuitie Of the excellency of the Christians Treasure Obiect Answere Col. 2. 3. Eph. 1. 3. Iohn 1. 16. Act. 17. 28. Cant. 5. 8. Cant. 5. 8. Verse 9. Verse 10. 11 12 13 14 15 16 Apo. 21. 2 Verse 11. 12 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1. Cor. 2. Apo. 3. 18. Pro. 8. 10. Pro. 16. 16 Pro. 3. 13. 14 15 16 17 18 Phi. 3. 20. Apo. 4. Christs ship described Eph. 6. Act. 3. 6. The cornmodities of the Gospell Earthly Treasure doth follow the heauenly Mat. 6. 33. 1 King 3 12. 13 Ruth 4. 4. 5 1 Tim. 4. 8 Apoc. 22. 2 Mal. 3. 10. Mat. 5. 2 Cor. 4. Mat. 17. Psal. 32. 10. Mat. 25. 20 1 Tim. 1. 19. Of their Perpetuity Milo Mal. 4. 2. Ioh. 2. Of their Security 3 Bees Fran. Petrach de remedijs vtriusque fert Nothing more frail or vnquiet than the life of Man Memory Vnderstanding and prouidence peruerted vnto our own toile c. Cares Grieued Vexed Afraid Entrance blindnes Progresse labour End sorrow Course error Day Morning War with Fortune Better ouercome then bee had in continual scorne The cause our â—owne lightnesse Vniuersal discord betweene man the Creatures Of the Elements No Creature without war Of Loue and Mariage Masters Seruants Parents Children Friends Bees Doues Moth. Rot. Wormes Sparrow Mildew Moule The toiles of the richer sort Of Man against Man Lawyerâ— for thy Wealth Phisitions for health Strife for Religion To doe nâ— the most doe Horace Diruit â—dificat mutat quadrata rotundis Contention without an aduersary Scriueners Souldiers Speakers writers Infants Children Yong men Women Old menâ— Of the internall strife in a mans self Vse Obiect Answ. Obiect Answere 2. Cor 12. Rom. 7. Luk. 22. 32 Ioh. 16. 20 1. Tim. 2 13 Verse 19. 2. Tim 1. 12 Rom. 8. 26 Obiect Answere Heb. 13. How mosâ—men goe to Gods house Foure circuÌ„stances 1 Place 2 Time 3 Manner how 4 Why. 1. Cor. 9. 24 2. Cor. 4. Ioh. 5. 39. Ioh. 5. 39. Psa. 19. 10 Ps. 119. 92 Pro. 3. 13. 14 15 16 17 The crosse of Christ an offence to some How to auoid the former offence Prou. 2 1â— 2 3 4 5 Reu. 3. 18. Of the time when to lay vp c. Eâ—cles 9 Eccle. 12. â— Esa. 55. 6. Rom. â— 1. Iohn 5â— Euill company how dangerous Eecle 9. 18 How to lay vp heauenly treasure Luk. 12. 33 Mar 19. 21 Mat 25. 34 Esa 58. 7. Necessary encouragements and why Ouerplus for the poore Cal. Har. Maâ— 10. 42 The 2 way to lay vp c. Ioh. 15. Mat. 10. 39 Rom. 8. 17 35 36 37 2 Cor. 4. 16 17 18 The third way to lay vp c. Phil. 3. 10. Ephe. 1. 4. Col. 2. 3. Iohn 1. Iob. 13. 15 Esa. 11. 6. Dan. 1. 9. Psal 91. 13 Hos. 2. 18. The secoÌ„d benefite The third benefice The 4 benefite Of Christs Vertue Of Christs example Consormitie in morall duties Faith Loue. Meeknes Humility Acts. 9. A true Christian a good Alcumist Verse 21. The secoÌ„d part containing the reason of the Commandement SummuÌ„ Bonum Col. 3. 1. 2. Verse 3. Foure things to be considered in this match â— Basenesse 1. Cor. 13. 11 Nehe. 6. 11. Prouerbs 1. Tim. 6. â— â— Tim. 6. 10. Luk. 12. Eccle. 5. 12 15 Cap. 6. 1. A dishonour to God â—al 1. 6. â— Tim. 6. 17 Eze. 33. 31 Luk. 16. 14 Mat. 16. 3 Luk 12. 5â— Luke 12. 56. 57. Mar 12. 34 Luk. 19. Psa. 41. 11 Ioh. 13. 34 â—omfortable 〈◊〉 Ezâ—ch 9 4 Ioh. 1. 50. 1. Cor. 2. 9 Mat 1â— Ier. 17. 9. Psal. 4. Mat. 12. 35 Psal. 45. 1 â—sal 39. 2. lat 12. 35 Can. 1. 1. Ps. 119. 13 Psal. 42. 1. Luk. 12. 13 oh 8. 6. Obiect Answere 1. King 3 Mat. 14 Obiect Mat. 13. 20 Gal. 5. 22. Answere Act. 16. 34 Obiect CoÌ„science afflicted Cant. 5. 1. Answere Psal. 27. 8. Matth. 5. Esa. 55. 2 3 4 Psal. 43. â—imile