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2. Nor from the body can riches remove any plague. The lightning from heaven may consume us, though we be clad in gold: the vapours of earth choke us, though perfumes are still in our nostrils: and poison burst us, though we have the most virtual Antidotes. What judgement is the poor subject to, from which the rich is exempted? Their feet do as soon stumble, and their bones are as quickly broken. Consumptions, Fevers, Gouts, Dropsies, Pleurisies, Palsies, Surfeits; are household guests in rich mens families, and but mere strangers in cottages. They are the effects of superfluous fare and idleness; and keep their Ordinary at rich mens tables. Anguish lies oftener on a Down-bed, then on a pallet: diseases wait upon luxury, as close as luxury upon wealth. These frogs dare leap into King Pharaohs chamber, and forbear not the most sumptuous palace. But money can buy medicines: yet what sick man would not wish, that he had no money, on condition that he had no malady. Labour and moderate diet are the poor mans friends, & preserve him from the acquaintance of Master Doctor, or the surfeited bills of his Apothecary. Though our worldling here promiseth out of his abundance, meat, drink, and mirth: yet his body grows sick, and his soul sad: he was before careless, and he is now cureless: all his ⟨p. 347⟩wealth cannot retain his health, when God will take it away.

2. Nor from the body can riches remoue any plague. The lightning from heauen may consume vs, though we be clad in gold: the vapours of earth choke vs, though perfumes are still in our nostrills: and poison burst vs, though we haue the most virtuall Antidotes. What iudgement is the poore subiect to, from which the rich is exempted? Their feet do as soone stumble, and their bones are as quickly broken. Consumptions, Feuers, Gowtes, Dropsyes, Pleurisies, Palseys, Surfets; are houshold guests in rich mens families, and but meere strangers in cottages. They are the effects of superfluous fare and idlenes; and keepe their Ordinary at rich mens tables. Anguish lies oftner on a Downe-bed, then on a pallet: diseases waite vpon luxurie, as close as luxurie vpon wealth. These frogs dare leape into King Pharaohs chamber, and forbeare not the most sumptuous pallace. But money can buy medicines: yet what sicke man would not wish, that hee had no money, on condition that he had no maladie. Labour and moderate diet are the poore mans friends, & preserue him from the acquaintance of Master Doctor, or the surfeted bills of his Apothecarie. Though our worldling heere promiseth out of his abundance, meat, drinke, and mirth: yet his bodie growes sicke, and his soule sadde: he was before carelesse, and hee is now curelesse: all his