. Meditations and disquisitions upon the Lord's Prayer . vens with murmuring^and themfelves withimpatience. No ftate, no time, no place con-tents them : that it may be truely faid, Thereis no ungodly man,that is not a kind of a foole 3their being like chaffr, makes them light-hea-ded : they are onely wittie, to (hew they haveno wit 3 onely ingenious, to doe themfelveshurts their braines that fhould reft in theirheads, are alwaies a working to finde out headsof unreft $ adverfity doth not pleafe them 5 be-caufe they are in a ftorme -0 profperity doth notpleafe them3 becaufe they are becalmed :
. Meditations and disquisitions upon the Lord's Prayer . vens with murmuring^and themfelves withimpatience. No ftate, no time, no place con-tents them : that it may be truely faid, Thereis no ungodly man,that is not a kind of a foole 3their being like chaffr, makes them light-hea-ded : they are onely wittie, to (hew they haveno wit 3 onely ingenious, to doe themfelveshurts their braines that fhould reft in theirheads, are alwaies a working to finde out headsof unreft $ adverfity doth not pleafe them 5 be-caufe they are in a ftorme -0 profperity doth notpleafe them3 becaufe they are becalmed : Ameane degree doth not pleafe them, becaufe itleaves them in the darke: Honour doth notpleafe them, becaufe it fetsthemin too muchlight: Labour doth not pleafe them, becaufe itbreakes their reft: Eafe doth not pleafe them,becaufe it gathers ruft : Life doth not pleafethem, becaufe it is alwaies going away: Deathdoth not pleafe them, becaufe it never fuffersthem to come againe. That let come what willcome, the wicked make fare worke3tobe never O eon- 97. Meditations andQifquifitiom contented. Where the godly are as * cube $toffe them and tumble them, how yee will 5 yetthey have abottome ftill to light upon: and wemay truely fay. There is no godly man, that isnot trueiy wife, their wits are alwaies imploiedto rlnde out reafon* of contentment: Povertypieafeth them3 becaufe they have nothing tolofe: Riches pleafe them, becaufe they havefbmething to give: Adverfity pieafeth them,becanfe they may (hew patience: Profperitypcarech them,becaufe they may mew charity ;A meane eftate pieafeth they mtybe quiet: Honour pieafeth them, becaufe theymay be humble: Labour pieafeth them3becaufeit is a good exercife: Eafe pieafeth them, be-caufe it is a good recreation : Life pieafethchem3 becaufe they have fbmething. to doe :Death pieafeth them, becaufe they reft fromtheir labours. That let come, what can come 5the godly make fare worke, to be ever conten-ted : Let Fortune ?ppeare in
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