Two treatises of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs. The first of earthly-mindedness

Do but consider what's become of those that have been earthly heretofore, that enjoyed the greatest accommodations of the earth, what's become of those men in former ages of the world, that lived here, and vapoured so much in their generation, who but they at Court and in City, and had all the earth according to their desires? what's become of Agrippa and Bernice with all their pageantry greatness? now they have acted their parts and are gone off the common stage of the world, all their vanity is buried with them in one grave. What difference is there between the poor and rich when they die? they go all the same way; only they were for a little time, and flourished in the things of the earth, and now are gone, but have left a great deal of guiltiness behind them; look but to their example, and what's become of theme? and consider thy case must be as their's ⟨p. 75⟩within a while, the wheel is turning round, which will bring thee as low as them, so that thou ere long must be numbered amongst the dead. Oh! it's a mighty means to take off our hearts from the things of this earth.

Do but consider what's become of those that have been earthly heretofore, that injoyed the greatest accomodations of the earth, what's become of those men in former ages of the world, that lived here, and vapour'd so much in their generation, who but they at Court and in Citie, and had all the earth according to their desires? what's become of Agrippa and Bernice with al their pagentry greatness? now they have acted their parts and are gone off the common stage of the world, all their vanity is buried with them in one grave. What difference is there between the poor and rich when they die? they go all the same way; only they were for a little time, and flourished in the things of the earth, and now are gone, but have left a great deal of guiltiness behind them; look but to their example, and what's become of theme? and consider thy case must be as their's