A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…

whence it follows: take thine ease, [Greek or Hebrew], recreate, refresh thine heart acquiesce in them. Poor man! he had felt sufficient anxiety, solicitude and vexation in the acquirement of his Goods, but now he hopes the fruition will crown all with sweet repose, rest, and satisfaction. Thence he adds: eat, drink, and be merry. The last term [Greek or Hebrew], be merry seems to refer to all manner of sensual pleasures, in which voluptuous luxurious persons take so much complacence and delight; this fruition of, and complacence in worldly goods, our Lord doth express in plain naked terms, in the reddition of the Parable, v. 21. so is he that layeth up treasure for himself, [i. e. in worldly goods, which he makes the main object of his satisfaction] and is not rich towards ⟨p. 74⟩God, i. e. and doth not make God his treasure, and chief matter of fruition, Complacence, and satisfaction. And what is this, but rank predominant love to the world?

whence it follows: take thine ease, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, recreate, refresh thine heart acquiesce in them. Poor man! he had felt sufficient anxiety, sollicitude and vexation in the acquirement of his Goods, but now he hopes the fruition will crown all with sweet repose, rest, and satisfaction. Thence he adds: eat, drink, and be merry. The last term 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, be merry seems to refer to all manner of sensual pleasures, in which voluptuous luxurious persons take so much complacence and delight; this fruition of, and complacence in worldly goods, our Lord doth express in plain naked terms, in the reddition of the Parable, v. 21. so is he that layeth up treasure for himself, [i. e. in worldly goods, which he makes the main object of his satisfaction] and is not rich towards ⟨p. 74⟩God, i. e. and doth not make God his treasure, and chief matter of fruition, Complacence, and satisfaction. And what is this, but rank predominant love to the world?