The devils banquet described in four sermons [brace], 1. The banquet propounded, begun, 2.…The deuills banket described in foure sermons [brace], 1. The banket propounded, begunne, 2.…

Even those, that pass their souls to him by a real Covenant, he cannot enrich: they live and dye most penurious beggars, as pernicious villains. And they, upon whom God suffers him to throw the riches of this world (as a s•are over their hearts) which he cannot do, but at second hand; have not enough to keep either their heads from aching, or their consciences from despairing. Thus, though God permit him, •o help the ^brich man to sill his Barnes, the Usurer to ⟨p. 149⟩swell his Coffers, the Luxurious to poison his blood, the malicious to gnaw his bowels, the sacrilegious to amplify his revenues, the ambitious with credit, yet ther• is neither will in God, nor willingness in the Devil, that any of these should be a blessing unto them. All is but borrowed ware, and the Customers shall pay for day: the longer they abuse them, the larger arrearages they must return. Only here, I may say, that bona sunt, quae dona sunt; they are goods, that are gifts. God gives his graces freely, the Devil his Junkets falsely: for the guests must pay; and that dearly; when the least Item in the bill, for pains, is beyond the greatest dish of the Feast, for pleasures.

Euen those, that passe their soules to him by a reall Couenant, he cannot enrich: they liue and dye most penurious beggars, as pernicious villaines. And they, vpon whom God suffers him to throw the riches of this world (as a s•are ouer their hearts) which he cannot doe, but at second hand; haue not enough to keepe either their heads from aking, or their consciences from despairing. Thus, though God permit him, •o helpe the ^brich man to sill his Barnes, the Vsurer to ⟨p. 149⟩swell his Coffers, the Luxurious to poyson his blood, the malicious to gnaw his bowels, the s•crilegious to amplifie his reuenewes, the ambitious with credit, yet ther is neither will in God, nor willingnesse in the Deuill, that any of these should be a blessing vnto them. All is but borrowed ware, and the Customers shall pay for day: the longer they abuse them, the larger arrerages they must returne. Onely here, I may say, that bona sunt, quae dona sunt; they are goods, that are gifts. God giues his graces freely, the Deuill his Iunkets falsly: for the guests must pay; and that deerely; when the least Item in the bill, for paines, is beyond the greatest dish of the Feast, for pleasures.