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The vanity of thoughts discovered with their danger and cure. By ThoThe vanity of thovghts discovered with their danger and cvre. By Tho
The vanity of thoughts discovered with their danger and cure. By Tho: Goodwin, B.D.The vanity of thovghts discovered with their danger and cvre. By Tho: Goodvvin, B.D.
London: printed by Miles for R. Dawlman, 1638
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.
First, look what comforts men have at present in their possession, and at command, what excellencies or endowments, men love to be alone to study, and think of them, and when they are sequestered from the present use of them, yet they will then be again and again recounting and casting of them up, taking a survey of their happiness in them, applauding their own hearts in their conditions. And as rich men, that love money, love to be looking ⟨p. 81⟩on it, and telling it over; so do men to be summing up their comforts and privileges they enjoy, which others want; as, how rich they are, how great, how they excel others in parts and gifts, &c. Oh how much of that precious sand of our thoughts run out this way! Thus he in the Gospel, he keeps an audit in his heart; Soul (saith he) thou hast goods laid up for many years. So Haman, Ester. 5. 11. takes an Inventory of his honours and goods, he talks of all the glory of his riches, and all the things wherein the King had promoted him. So Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. ⟨p. 82⟩4. 30. as it may seem, he was alone walking and talking to himself, like a fool, saying to himself; Is not this the great Babel which I have built by the might of my power, for the glory of my Majesty.
First, looke what comforts men have at present in their possession, and at command, what excellencies or endowments, men love to be alone to study, and thinke of them, and when they are sequestred from the present use of them, yet they will then bee againe and againe recounting and casting of them up, taking a survey of their happiness in them, applauding their owne hearts in their conditions. And as rich men, that love money, love to be looking ⟨p. 81⟩on it, and telling it over; so do men to be summing up their comforts and priviledges they enjoy, which others want; as, how rich they are, how great, how they excell others in parts and gifts, &c. Oh how much of that precious sand of our thoughts runne out this way! Thus he in the Gospell, hee keepes an audit in his heart; Soule (saith he) thou hast goods laid up for many yeares. So Haman,