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But if there be no reality in honour, yet it may be there is something in pleasures, men feel something, they think there is such a reality in them, that in ⟨p. 55⟩comparison of them, all other excellencies that are spoken of, are judged by them but mere imaginations: but if the excellency of these may pass, according to the judgement of the Holy Ghost, if that sentence that he hath passed upon them may stand, there is nothing in these neither; which appears by the comparing of two places of scripture. In the sixth chap. of the Prophecy of Amos, & the fourth verse, he charges the Courtiers of riotousness; for it appears, that though before he was a herds-man, yet now he is a Preacher to the Court, Amos 7. 13. that riotousness which he charges them withal, he expresses thus; That lie upon beds of ivory, & stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and calves out of the midst of the stall: They would have the best of every thing whatsoever it cost them; calves in the midst of the stall were the best. They chanted to the sound of the viol, and invented to themselves instruments of music like David; that is, most curious and exquisite instruments, ⟨p. 56⟩not like Davids instruments to praise the Lord by, but as David intended the best instruments he could to serve God by; so they invented the best that could be got, and laid out much charge for them, that they might more fully serve their lusts by them. They drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments, and these they give up themselves unto, so as they mind nothing else; they care not what becomes of any thing, so be it they may freely enjoy the pleasures of their lusts: They are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

But if there be no reality in honour, yet it may be there is something in pleasures, men feele something, they thinke there is such a reality in them, that in ⟨p. 55⟩comparison of them, all other excellencies that are spoken of, are judged by them but meere imaginations: but if the excellency of these may passe, according to the judgement of the Holy Ghost, if that sentence that he hath passed upon them may stand, there is nothing in these neither; which appeares by the comparing of two places of scripture. In the sixth chap. of the Prophesie of Amos, & the fourth verse, he charges the Courtiers of riotousnesse; for it appeares, that though before he was a heards-man, yet now he is a Preacher to the Court,