Englands sickness, comparatively conferred with Israels Divided into two sermons, by ThoEnglands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho

I persuade not all abjuration of the world, as if it could not be used.¹ but it must be abused. As the Philosopher of old, that threw his money into the sea, purposing to drown that, least that should drown him. Or as the new found and fond Votaries, that profess a voluntary want, as if all coin were diseased, and had for the circumscription, à noli me tangere. So the Empiric to cure the fever, destroys the patient: so the wise man to burn the mice, set on fire his barn. Is there no remedy, but a man must make his medicine his sickness? I speak of things as they are, not as they should be. He that feeds too hungerly on the world, falls with much ease to neglect Christ. As he that was once following him, no sooner heard of his fathers death, but presently left him; thinking perhaps that he should get more by his fathers ⟨p. 77⟩Executorship, then by his Saviours Discipleship, and therefore would leave to minister in Christs service, that he might administer on his Fathers goods. Hence fall many souls into this spiritual sickness, when they forsake the solid and substantial nutriment of Jesus Christ, to gape for the fugitive and empty air of worldly riches: which if they do carry to their deaths, yet they must then leave all, exuendo, expnendo, donec nihil vel intus vel foris manserit, by putting off, by spewing up whatsoever their covetousness hath devoured. Nature shall turn them out naked & empty.^k Thus the righteous eateth, to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall want. They are not satisfactory.

I perswade not all abiuration of the world, as if it could not bee vsed.¹ but it must be abused. As the Philosopher of olde, that threw his money into the sea, purposing to drowne that, least that should drowne him. Or as the new found and fond Votaries, that professe a voluntarie want, as if all coyne were diseased, and had for the circumscription, à noli me tangere. So the Empiricke to cure the feuer, destroyes the patient: so the wise man to burn the mise, set on fire his barne. Is there no remedy, but a man must make his medicine his sicknesse? I speake of things as they are, not as they should bee. Hee that feeds too hungerly on the world, fals with much ease to neglect Christ. As hee that was once following him, no sooner heard of his fathers death, but presently left him; thinking perhaps that hee should get more by his fathers