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And know, whatsoever thy heart is set upon in this world, if it be not in order to this reward, it is cursed to thee, for the blessing of all comfort does consist in order to this last end. O that men were throughly principled in this one principle, namely, That the ¹good of all things in the world, consists in the subordination they have unto the highest and last end for which they were made: Now whatsoever a man hath, if there be not a subordination of it unto the last end, it is all cursed: O know thy folly, that hast sought to satisfy thy self in the things of the world! Know thy folly, that thou hast in this, like a Swine sought to take contentment in swill and husks, when as you hear there is bread enough in your Fathers house. Mark what the Psalmist says in Psal. 4. 3. How long will you turn my glory into shame? how long will you love vanity and seek after lies? By your loving vanity, and seeking after lies, you turn the glory of God into shame; so all carnal hearts that seek for their portion in this world, put a shame upon all that glory that God hath opened to you in this recompense of reward: O be not guilty of this, when as you have heard of these glorious things in the recompense of reward, do not you cast shame and filth upon them, as if they were all imaginations. Know those things that you esteem to be real and substantial, are vanities and imaginations, and all ⟨p. 632⟩substances and realities are in this recompense of reward.

And know, whatsoever thy heart is set upon in this world, if it be not in order to this reward, it is cursed to thee, for the blessing of all comfort does consist in order to this last end. O that men were throughly principled in this one principle, namely, That the ¹good of all things in the world, consists in the subordination they have unto the highest and last end for which they were made: Now whatsoever a man hath, if there be not a subordination of it unto the last end, it is all cursed: O know thy folly, that hast sought to satisfie thy self in the things of the world! Know thy folly, that thou hast in this, like a Swine sought to take contentment in swill and husks, when as you hear there is bread enough in your Fathers house. Mark what the Psalmist says in