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2 The World comes in like a blustering Captain, with more nations on his back, then crowns in his purse, or (at least) virtues in his conscience. This wooer is handsomely breasted,¹ but ill backed: better to meet, then to follow: for he is all vanity before, all vexation behind, by the witness of him that tried and knew him. Sometimes trouble follows him, but surely follows him. ^oThe desire of money is the root of all evil, which while sons coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. He is like a Bee or an Epigram, all his sting is in his tail. He is troubled with a thousand diseases, and is attended on with more plagues, then ever was Galen's study. He is now grown exceeding old, and hath but a few minutes to live. He is decayed both in stature and nature: especially he is troubled with a stooping, and a stopping, a stooping in his joints, a stopping in his lungs. He neither hath an upright face, nor a light heart.

2 The World comes in like a blustering Captaine, with more nations on his backe, then crownes in his purse, or (at least) vertues in his conscience. This wooer is handsomely breasted,¹ but ill backed: better to meete, then to follow: for hee is all vanity before, all vexation behind, by the witnesse of him that tried and knew him. Sometimes trouble followes him, but surely followes him. ^oThe desire of money is the roote of all euill, which while sons coueted after, they haue erred from the faith, and pierced themselues through with many sorrowes. Hee is like a Bee or an Epigram, all his sting is in his tayle. Hee is troubled with a thousand diseases, and is attended on with more plagues, then euer was Galens study. He is now growne exceeding olde, and hath but a few minutes to liue. Hee is decayed both in stature and nature: especially hee is troubled with a stooping, and a stopping, a stooping in his ioynts, a stopping in his lungs. He neither hath an vpright face, nor a light heart.

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