The plain mans path-way to heaven

Phil. Indeed it must needs be granted, that covetousness is a very grievous sin: yea, even a Monster with seven heads. Yet for all that, we see in this our iron age, how many of all sorts are infected with it, and how few will give any thing to any holy use. Most men now adays have nothing to spare for Christ, nothing for his Gospel, nothing for his Church, nothing ⟨p. 77⟩for the poor children of God, and needy members of Christ. Christ is little beholden unto them: for they will do nothing for him, no not so much as speak a good word in his cause, or the cause of his poor saints. Every little thing with them is too much for God and good men. For when they come to giving unto holy and necessary uses, then they will stick at a penny, and grudge at a groat, and every thing is too much: But to bestow upon themselves, nothing is too much. Nothing is too much for lust, for pleasure, for back, belly, and building, for cards and dice, for whores and harlots, for rioting and revelling, for taverns and brothel-houses. Hundreds and thousands are little enough, and too little for their expenses this way. It is lamentable to consider, what masses of money are spent and bestowed upon these things. But alas, alas, how heavy an account are they to make in the day of the Lord, which so spend their lands, livings, and revenues! I quake to think what shall become of them at last. It were well for them, if they might be in no worse case then a Crocodile, or a Cur-dog.

Phil. Indeed it must needs bee granted, that covetousnesse is a very grievous sinne: yea, even a Monster with seven heads. Yet for all that, wee see in this our iron age, how many of all sorts are infected with it, and how few will give any thing to any holy use. Most men now adayes have nothing to spare for Christ, nothing for his Gospel, nothing for his Church, nothing ⟨p. 77⟩for the poor children of God, and needy members of Christ. Christ is little beholden unto them: for they will doe nothing for him, no not so much as speake a good word in his cause, or the cause of his poore saints. Every little thing with them is too much for God and good men. For when they come to giving unto holy and necessary uses, then they will stick at a peny, and grudge at a groat, and every thing is too much: But to bestow upon themselves, nothing is too much. Nothing is too much for lust, for pleasure, for back, belly, and building, for cards and dice, for whores and harlots, for rioting and revelling, for tavernes and brothel-houses. Hundreds and thousands are little enough, and too little for their expences this way. It is lamentable to consider, what masses of money are spent and bestowed upon these things. But alas, alas, how heavie an account are they to make in the day of the Lord, which so spend their lands, livings, and revenues! I quake to think what shall become of them at last. It were well for them, if they might be in no worse case then a Crocodile, or a Cur-dog.