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And howsoever it is not long that you can possibly hold this prosperity, that now you do enjoy: Suppose the fairest, that God should let things go on in an ordinary course of bounty and patience, within a little while, all the comforts of the world will leave you, and you must leave them, and what if you did for the cause of God part with them a year or two sooner then otherwise you should? what great matter is this? what is a year or two, or ten years enjoyment of them? there is no such excellency in them, as that a few years enjoyment of them should be prized at any such high rate.

And howsoever it is not long that you can possibly hold this prosperity, that now you do enjoy: Suppose the fairest, that God should let things go on in an ordinary course of bounty and patience, within a little while, all the comforts of the world will leave you, and you must leave them, and what if you did for the cause of God part with them a yeere or two sooner then otherwise you should? what great matter is this? what is a yeare or two, or ten yeeres enjoyment of them? there is no such excellencie in them, as that a few yeeres enjoyment of them should bee prized at any such high rate.

Are there not Arguments enough from all Gods love and his merciful dealings with you, to prevail with your hearts for such a thing as this? how hath God spared you in your ⟨p. 145⟩greatest extremities? when you have cried unto him, he hath been merciful to you, he hath watched over you for good all your days, he hath done great things for you; oh what infinite reason is there then, that he should have the honour of your chiefest delights and greate•• prosperity? How often, to gratify the flesh, have many opportunities of spiritual good been neglected? why then should not now, for the honour of God, some opportunities for fleshly delights be denied? God never gave you these things upon any other terms, but that you should be willing to part with them, for the honour of his name, when he calleth for them: God never made you owners, but stewards of them for his service; and if ever you were brought to Christ, into covenant with God in him, you did then resign up all unto him, you professed to part with all for him, you sold all for the pearl; that is, you were willing to part with what was sinful for the present, and as it were enter into bond, to give