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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
III. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked, Psal. 37. 16.
1. For first, Godly men have an heart given them from God to use and enjoy their estate, whatever it is, for their own good, and the relief of others. They have mercies, and taste of them, they have goods, and do good with them: whereas wicked men, for the most part, either have no heart at all to use their estates, or else they spend them upon their •usts: for which they shall full dearly answer at the great and dreadful day.
2. What the godly have, they enjoy with much comfort and contentment, with much peace, and quietness of mind, and they find more sufficiency and fullness in their little, than many rich worldlings do in their plenty and abundance. For these, though they have much, yet they find no contentment, nor satisfaction, no quietness therein, but much vexation of Spirit. Whereas the righteous, though they have but little, yet they have a good and quiet conscience with it, which is a continual feast? yea they find a fullness therein; so that they sit down abundantly satisfied and contented therewith. For God puts a fullness into their little, and makes it more satisfactory to his ⟨p. 21⟩Children, than greater abundance is to carnal worldly men.
2. What the godly have, they enjoy with much comfort and contentment, with much peace, and quietness of mind, and they find more sufficiency and fulness in their little, than many rich wordlings do in their plenty and abundance. For these, though they have much, yet they find no contentment, nor satisfaction, no quietness therein, but much vexation of Spirit. Whereas the righteous, though they have but little, yet they have a good and quiet conscience with it, which is a continual feast? yea they find a fulness therein; so that they sit down abundantly satisfied and contented therewith. For God puts a fulness into their little, and makes it more satisfactory to his