The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…

Thirdly, we have his resolution; which in his purpose, hath a double succession (though no success) for their disposed order and places. This will I do, vers. 18. what? 1. I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. He thinks of no room in visceribus pauperum, in the bowels of the poor: which the Lord hath proposed to him, a fit receptacle of his superfluity. He minds not to build an hospital, or to repair a Church; either in cultum Christi, or culturam Christiani: to the worship of Christ, or education of orphans, or consolation of distressed souls: but only respects Horreum suum, and Hordeum suum: his Barn and his barley. The want of room troubles him: his harvest was so great, that he is crop-sick. The stomach of his Barn is too little to hold that surfeit of corn he intends it; and therefore in anger he will pull it down, and make it answerable to his own desires. 2. This he takes as granted, and upon the new building of his Barn, he builds his rest, ver. 19. Then I will say to my soul; Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years, take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. He dreams his belly full, and now his pipes go: he sings requiem, and lullabies his spirit in the cradle of his barn. This sweet news he whispers to his soul. Though he had wearied his body with incessant toils, and made it a galley-slave to his imperious affection: yet his soul had been especially disquieted, and therefore he promiseth his soul some ease. In this indulgent promise, there is a Preface, and a Solace.

Thirdly, wee haue his resolution; which in his purpose, hath a double succession (though no successe) for their disposed order and places. This will I doe, vers. 18. what? 1. I will pull downe my barnes, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. He thinks of no roome in visceribus pauperum, in the bowels of the poore: which the Lord hath proposed to him, a fit receptacle of his superfluity. He mindes not to build an hospitall, or to repaire a Church; eyther in cultum Christi, or culturam Christiani: to the worship of Christ, or education of orphanes, or consolation of distressed soules: but onely respects Horreum suum, and Hordeum suum: his Barne and his barley. The want of roome troubles him: his haruest was so great, that he is crop-sicke. The stomake of his Barne is too little to hold that surfet of corne he intends it; and therfore in anger he will pull it downe, and make it answerable to his owne desires. 2. This hee takes as granted, and vpon the new building of his Barne, he builds his rest, ver. 19. Then I will say to my soule; Soule, thou hast much goods laid vp for many yeeres, take thine ease, eate, drinke, and be merry. He dreames his belly full, and now his pipes goe: he sings requem, and lullabies his spirit in the cradle of his barne. This sweet newes hee whispers to his soule. Though he had wearied his body with incessant toyles, and made it a gally-slaue to his imperious affection: yet his soule had beene especially disquieted, and therefore hee promiseth his soule some ease. In this indulgent promise, there is a Preface, and a Solace.