Instruct. II. Hence they all whose Happiness is in Earthly Enjoyments are Miserable men. They whose Names are written on the Earth, and whose Portion is in things here below are Miserable men indeed; Psal. 17.14. The men of the world, whose Portion is in this Life. They whose Portion is in this life, suppose them to have never so great a Portion, if that be all, they are very miserable. As indeed for the most part it is so, that they who have much of this world given to them, that is their Portion; that is all the Good they must ever enjoy▪ therefore miserable are they. Christ says of ⟨p. 152⟩Ungodly Rich men, Woe to them, for they have received their Consolation, Luk. 6.24 All the Comfort, all the Happiness that ever they are like to see, they have received it. It is all in the vain things of this world; then they must needs be miserable: For these things can never make the possessor of them to be truly Happy. For a man may have them, and yet lose his Soul▪ and so be Eternally Miserable. Wha• if he should gain never so much when God takes away his Soul, what good will these things do him? Christ says, If a man should gain the whole World, and lose his Soul, what is he profited? A Religious man did once advise a very Rich man, to remember those words of Christ, and to meditate on them every Day, tho' it were but for a• Quarter of an Hour. Nay, these things will add to a mans misery, if he Dyes in his Sins at the last; he will be the more miserable, because of the Earthly Felicity that once he had. As it was said to Dives, Remember in thy Life-time thou hadst thy Good things. ⟨p. 153⟩That Remembrance made him the •ore miserable. There are some •hose Riches is Unrighteous Mammon: And if they have got their abundance •y any way of Unrighteousness, by •ying, Oppression, Cheating, Gaming, •r by any such Ungodly Practices, the remembrance of it in Hell will sting •hem, and aggravate their misery. •r if they have abused their Power •o Oppress the Poor, or their Riches •o nourish Pride and Voluptuousness, •hese Gifts of God will be brought as Witnesses against them, to aggravate •heir Condemnation at the Last Day. •ow terribly does the Apostle Thunder against Ungodly Rich men?
Instruct. II. Hence they all whose Hap•iness is in Earthly Enjoyments are Mi••rable men. They whose Names are written on the Earth, and whose Portion is in things here below are Miserable men indeed; Psal. 17.14. The men of the world, whose Portion is in this Life. They whose Portion is in this life, suppose them to have never so great a Portion, if that be all, they are very miserable. As indeed for the most part it is so, that they who have much of this world given to them, that is their Portion; that is all the Good they must ever enjoy▪ therefore miserable are they. Christ sayes of ⟨p. 152⟩Ungodly Rich men, Wo to them, for they have received their Consolation, Luk. 6.24 All the Comfort, all the Happiness that ever they are like to see, they have received it. It is all in the vain things of this world; then they must needs be miserable: For these things can never make the possess•r of them to be truly Happy. For a man may have them, and yet lose his Soul▪ and so be Eternally Miserable. Wha• if he should gain never so much when God takes away his Soul, what good will these things do him? Christ sayes, If a man should gain the whole World, and lose his Soul, what is he profited? A Religious man did once advise a very Rich man, to remember those words of Christ, and to meditate on them every Day, tho' it were but for a• Quarter of an Hour. Nay, these things will add to a mans misery, if he Dyes in his Sins at the last; he will be the more miserable, because of the Earthly Felicity that once he had. As it was said to Dives, Remember in thy Life-time thou hadst thy Good things. ⟨p. 153⟩That Remembrance made him the •ore miserable. There are some •hose Riches is Vnrighteous Mammon: And if they have got their abundance •y any way of Unrighteousness, by •ying, Oppression, Cheating, Gaming, •r by any such Ungodly Practices, the •emembrance of it in Hell will sting hem, and aggravate their misery. r if they have abused their Power o Oppress the Poor, or their Riches o nourish Pride and Voluptuousness, hese Gifts of God will be brought as Witnesses against them, to aggravate heir Codemnation at the Last Day. ow terribly does the Apostle Thuner against Ungodly Rich men?
