Moses his self-denial delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews 11, the 24. verseMoses his self-denyall delivered in a treatise upon Hebrewes 11, the 24. verse

Yea a certain argument it is, that all these things are for the present cursed to you, you have them with much wrath mingled with them; you may bless your selves in your way, but you are most lamentable objects to behold, in the esteem of all who are gracious and holy: and what a dishonourable ⟨p. 136⟩thing will it both to God and your selves, then to come in and seek God, when all outward contentments are gone; when you have had your lusts to the full, then to come to God to help and relieve you in all your straights, with what face can you think to find acceptance from him? surely you will curse the time that ever you had such prosperity, so much of the creature as you have had; if you have thought the comforts and contentments you have enjoyed in a few creatures were too good and too great to part withal for God, he will think his mercy too good and too great for you.

Yea a certaine argument it is, that all these things are for the present cursed to you, you have them with much wrath mingled with them; you may blesse your selves in your way, but you are most lamentable objects to behold, in the esteeme of all who are gracious and holy: and what a dishonourable ⟨p. 136⟩thing will it both to God and your selves, then to come in and seeke God, when all outward contentments are gone; when you have had your lusts to the full, then to come to God to helpe and relieve you in all your straights, with what face can you think to finde acceptance from him? surely you will curse the time that ever you had such prosperity, so much of the creature as you have had; if you have thought the comforts and contentments you have enjoyed in a few creatures were too good and too great to part withall for God, hee will thinke his mercy too good and too great for you.

But we use the comforts we have only in lawful things.¹