The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises

We must learn of Moses, who brought himself to it willingly, to forsake the pleasures of Egypt, and to choose rather to suffer affliction with Gods people, then to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter, Heb. 11. 26.

VVe must learne of Moses, who brought himselfe to it willingly, to •orsake the pleasures of Egypt, and to choose rather to suffer affliction with Gods people, then to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter, Heb. 11. 26.

And to this end, we should first ¹restrain all needless cares, and business of this world, and study so to be quiet, as to meddle with our own business, and to a•idge them ⟨p. 759⟩into as narrow a scantling as our callings will permit. Secondly, we should avoid, as much as may be, the society with the favourites and minions of the World: I mean such persons, as admire nothing but worldly things, and know no other happiness then in this life; that speak only of this World, and commend nothing, but what tends to the praise of worldly things, and so to the enticing of our hearts after the World: And withal, we should sort our selves with such Christians, as practise this contempt of the World, as well as praise it, and can by their discourse make us more in love with heaven. Thirdly, we should daily observe, to what things in the world our hearts must run, and strive with God by prayer to get down the too much liking and desire after those things. Fourthly, we should daily be pondering on these meditations, that show ⟨p. 760⟩us the vanity of the world, and the vileness of the things thereof. Thus of the first medicine.