CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

¹Fifthly, A godly mans danger in this world to sin, is because of the clogging and dulling disposition all things in the world work in respect of heavenly things: The earth is the most heavy Element, and therefore a stone the product thereof falls down speedily; Thus men of the world they are the most senseless, heavy and stupid men about heavenly things that are; They incline with all might to these things below: This is the reason why the Scripture so often saith, a man cannot serve God and the world, Friendship of the one is Enmity to the other; As a stone cannot ascend upwards, Jam. 44. So that though a godly man be never so powerful in grace, yet the world doth cool him, dull him, and indispose him: It causeth dust in his eyes, and lead in his heart, To pray, to hear with worldly thoughts is to swim with a Millstone about a mans neck; Hence Mat. 13. the cares of this world are said to choke the Corn that came up so hopefully: As the Lark doth not sing sweetly till she is got aloof from the earth towards the heavens, so neither can the soul full of earthly and worldly thoughts, May not then the godly cry out, O Lord I would fain meditate with delight on thee but this world will not let me: I would gladly serve thee without dullness and distraction, but this world will not let me; Oh that while we are in our callings, in our worldly businesses, we would think of what danger we were in: Korah and Dathan were swallowed up in the Earth bodily, take heed thy soul be not spiritually that is a more grievous judgement.

¹Fifthly, A godly mans danger in this world to sinne, is because of the clogging and dulling disposition all things in the world work in respect of heavenly things: The earth is the most heavy Element, and therefore a stone the product thereof fals down speediy; Thus men of the world they are the most sencelesse, heavy and stupid men about heavenly things that are; They incline with all might to these things below: This is the reason why the Scripture so often saith, a man cannot serve God and the world, Friendship of the one is Enmity to the other; As a stone cannot ascend upwards, Jam. 44. So that though a godly man be never so powerful in grace, yet the world doth cool him, dull him, and indispose him: It causeth dust in his eyes, and lead in his heart, To pray, to hear with worldly thoughts is to swim with a Millstone about a mans neck; Hence