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2. Let it check in you all covetous and inordinate desires after worldly things; Thou shalt come from lying in the dark house in the womb, to lye in the dark house of the grave. Oh what a vast company of inordinate and luxurious desires are there in the hearts ⟨p. 215⟩of men. In the womb one foot, in the cradle three foot will content you, and in the grave six foot, but when thou livest in the world a whole world will not content you, there is such inordinate and luxurious desires in mens hearts, when they have all affluence and confluence of creature comforts; Now they must have their variety of Houses, a Country-house, a Summer-house, a Winter house, yet thou must exchange thy many houses for one house, 'Tis worthy your notice that passage you read of in Scripture, 1 Sam. 10. 24. Samuel when he had anointed Saul King, and the people had chosen him; what signal doth he give him to confirm him anointed, it was to go to Rachels Sepulchre; now the reason is this, that he might not be glutted with the preferments & honours he was entering upon. The Emperors of Constantinople, in their inaugurations, on their Coronation days,¹ had a Mason came and showed them several Marble-stones, and asked them to choose which of those should be made ready for their Grave-stone. And so we read of Joseph of Arimathea, that he had his Tomb in his garden to check the pleasures of the place. Now in thy house thou hast superfluity and abundance. I can go now to variety of houses; bu• one day thou shalt leave all thy houses, and go to one house, and there leave all your company and your friends.

2. Let it check in you all covetous and inordinate desires after worldly things; Thou shalt come from lying in the dark house in the womb, to lye in the dark house of the grave. Oh what a vast company of inordinat and luxurious desires are there in the hearts ⟨p. 215⟩of men. In the womb one foot, in the cradle three foot wil content you, and in the grave six foot, but when thou livest in the world a whole world wil not content you, there is such inordinate and luxurious desires in mens hearts, when they have all affluence and confluence of creature comforts; Now they must have their variety of Houses, a Countrey-house, a Summer-house, a Winter house, yet thou must exchange thy many houses for one house, 'Tis worthy your notice that passage you read of in Scripture,