The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded

Thirdly, God continues to cast Contempt on these things, by giving always incomparably the greatest Portion of them unto the vilest Men, and his own avowed Enemies. This was a Temptation under the Old Covenant, but is highly instructive under the New. None will Judge those things to be of real Value, which a Wise Man casts out daily unto Swine, making little or no use of them in his Family. Those Monsters of Men, Nero, and Heliogabalus had more Interest in, and more Power over the things in this World, than ever had the best of Men. Such Villains in Nature, so pernicious unto humane Society, that their not Being was the Interest of Mankind; but yet more of the World poured on them, then they knew either how to Enjoy, Possess, Use, or Abuse. Look on all the principal Treasures and Powers of this World, as in the Hand of one of these Monsters, and there disposed of by Divine Providence, and you may see at what rate God values them.

Thirdly, God continues to cast Contempt on these things, by giving always incomparably the greatest Portion of them unto the vilest Men, and his own avowed Enemies. This was a Temptation under the Old Covenant, but is highly instructive under the New. None will Judge those things to be of real Value, which a Wise Man casts out dayly unto Swine, making little or no use of them in his Family. Those Monsters of Men, Nero, and Heliogabalus had more Interest in, and more Power over the things in this VVorld, than ever had the best of Men. Such Villans in Nature, so pernitius unto humane Society, that their not Being was the Interest of Mankind; but yet more of the VVorld poured on them, then they knew either how to Enjoy, Possess, Vse, or Abuse. Look on all the principal Treasures and Powers of this World, as in the Hand of one of these Monsters, and there disposed of by Divine Providence, and you may see at what rate God values them.

At this Day, the greatest, most noble, wealthy and Fruitful Parts of the Earth, are given unto the Great Turk, with some other Eastern Potentates, either Mahometans or Pagans, who are prepared for Eternal Destruction. And if we look nearer home, we may see in whose Hands is the Power of the Chiefest Nations of Europe, and unto what end it is used. The utmost of what some Christian Professors among our selves are intent and designing upon, as that which would render them wondrous happy in their own Apprehensions, put Hundreds of them together, and it would not answer the Wast made by the forementioned Beasts every Day.