Yea come we to them that were indeed Lords of the whole world, not in title only, but in truth, having and enjoying that by Gods free gift, that none since them were ever able to come any thing ⟨p. 47⟩near, much less to attain unto. hAdam and Eve our first Parents, albeit they were in the garden of Eden, (a place abounding, as ithe word importeth, with matter of pleasure and delight) amidst all earthly happiness; and had the whole world in their hands, and all the Creatures at command: yet no sooner had the Devil sown this unhappy seed of Discontent (the very first sin of theirs, as I take it with some other Reverend) in their hearts, but they began presently to deem themselves poor & in want, because they had not what they would; they account themselves as deprived and debarred of all things, if they may not have the fruit of that one tree that was only denied them, and kof which God had foretold them, that whensoever *they touched it or tasted of it, it would be their bane. As if some great rich man, or mighty Monarch, having wealth in abundance, and the world at will, even whatsoever heart could wish, yet should think himself straitened and cut short, but a miserable creature, or not so happy as he might be, because he can not, with lAlexander, get green Ivy to grow in his Gardens at Babylon; or because he may not, with mPope Julius, feed upon Swines flesh, or some other dish by his Physicians forbidden him in regard of some disease hanging upon him, likely to be his bane if he do; and so lye languishing and nlonging after his own evil, when he hath good enough at hand, as if it were misery for a man to want that, though he have no need of it, that would but hurt him if he had it. Ye see, that a man may be in Paradise, (I might well say, in heaven too, as the Devil ⟨p. 48⟩once was,) and yet not be happy, if he have not a contented mind.
Yea come we to them that were indeede Lords of the whole world, not in title onely, but in truth, hauing and injoying that by Gods free gift, that none since them were euerable to come any thing ⟨p. 47⟩neere, much lesse to attaine vnto. hAdam and Eve our first Parents, albeit they were in the garden of Eden, (a place abounding, as ithe word importeth, with matter of pleasure and delight) amids all earthly happinesse; and had the whole world in their hands, and all the Creatures at command: yet no sooner had the Diuell sowen this vnhappy seede of Discontent (the very first sinne of theirs, as I take it with some other Reuerend) in their hearts, but they began presently to deeme themselues poore & in want, because they had not what they would; they account themselues as depriued and debarred of all things, if they may not haue the fruit of that one tree that was only denied them, and kof which God had foretold them, that whensoeuer *they touched it or tasted of it, it would be their bane. As if some great rich man, or mighty Monark, hauing wealth in abundance, and the world at will, euen whatsoeuer heart could wish, yet should thinke himselfe streitned and cut short, but a miserable creature, or not so happy as he might be, because he can not, with lAlexander, get greene Iuie to grow in his Gardens at Babylon; or because he may not, with mPope Iulius, feede vpon Swines flesh, or some other dish by his Physitians forbidden him in regard of some disease hanging vpon him, likely to be his bane if he do; and so lye languishing and nlonging after his owne euill, when he hath good enough at hand, as if it were miserie for a man to want that, though he haue no neede of it, that would but hurt him if he had it. Ye see, that a man may be in Paradise, (I might well say, in heauen too, as the Diuell ⟨p. 48⟩once was,) and yet not be happy, if he haue not a contented minde.
- hGenes. 3. 1, 2, 3.
- i[Greek or Hebrew] Paradisii voluptatis. Vulg. hortos delicatissimos. Leo Jud.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Paradisii voluptatis. Vulg. hortos delicatissimos. Leo Iud.
- kGen. 2. 17.
- *Gen. 3. 3.
- lHarpalum Alexandro mandante omni modo admisū, ut hederam in paradisis Babyloni adiacentibus sereret, frustra fuisse, narrant Theophr. hist. plaut. l 4. c. 4. Plinhist. not. l. 16. c. 34. & Plut. in Alex.Harpalum Alexandro mandante omni modo admisū, vt hederam in paradisis Babyloni adiacentibus sereret, frustra fuisse, narrant Theophr. hist. plaut. l 4. c. 4. Plinhist. nat. l. 16. c. 34. & Plut. in Alex.
- mCum medico monente, p•rcina non apponeretur, ut pot• podagra, qua Papa laborabit, inimica, Aff•r, inquit, mihi ferculū, al dispetto di Dio. Balaus in Jul: 3.Cum medico monente, p•rcina non apponeretur, vt pot• podagra, qua Papa laborabit, inimica, Aff•r, inquit, mihi ferculū, al dispetto di Dio. Balaus in Iul: 3.
- n[Greek or Hebrew]. Quod •nopolae servus de her• suo, quicum vinum venderet, Vippa• ipse potabat. Plut. de tranq.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Quod •nopolae servus de her• suo, quicum vinum venderet, Vippa ipse potabat. Plut. de tranq.