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             A sermon preached before the Right Honourable George, Earl of Berkeley, governour, and the company of merchants of England trading into the Levant seas at St. Peter's Church in Broadstreet, Jan 30, being Sunday, 1686/7 / by William Hayley ...
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           Conduct of life -- Sermons.
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           Imprimatur
           ,
        
         
           
             
               
                 Mar.
                 9.
                 1686.
              
               
            
          
           
             H.
             Maurice
             R
             mo
             P.
             D.
             Wilhelmo
             Archiepiscopo
             Cant.
             à
             Sacris
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           GEORGE
           Earl
           of
           BERKELEY
           GOVERNOUR
           ,
           And
           the
           Company
           of
           Merchants
           of
           England
           trading
           into
           the
           Levant
           Seas
           .
        
         
           At
           St.
           
           Peter's
           Church
           in
           
             Broadstreet
             Ian.
          
           30.
           being
           Sunday
           ,
           1686
           /
           7.
           
        
         
           By
           
             William
             Hayley
          
           M.
           A.
           Fellow
           of
           All-Souls
           College
           in
           Oxon
           ;
           and
           Chaplain
           to
           his
           Excellency
           Sir
           
             William
             Trumbull
          
           Ambassador
           to
           Constantinople
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Samuel
             Smith
          
           at
           the
           Prince's-Arms
           in
           St.
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           .
           1687.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           GEORGE
           Earl
           of
           BERKELEY
           GOVERNOUR
           ,
           And
           the
           Company
           of
           Turky
           Merchants
           .
        
         
           
             
               Right
               Honourable
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           AS
           I
           cannot
           think
           you
           could
           have
           any
           other
           Motive
           to
           command
           the
           publication
           of
           this
           Discourse
           ,
           than
           your
           customary
           Civility
           ;
           so
           I
           am
           sufficiently
           sensible
           that
           it
           brings
           nothing
           along
           with
           it
           that
           can
           deserve
           your
           acceptance
           ,
           but
           the
           entire
           submission
           I
           shew
           to
           your
           Orders
           ,
           in
           an
           instance
           so
           contrary
           to
           my
           private
           inclinations
           .
        
         
           I
           could
           have
           been
           extreamly
           pleased
           to
           have
           had
           an
           opportunity
           of
           acknowledging
           your
           obligations
           ,
           without
           exposing
           the
           weakness
           of
           my
           services
           ;
           but
           even
           this
           way
           I
           must
           confess
           I
           am
           not
           without
           some
           satisfaction
           ,
           in
           declaring
           publickly
           the
           sense
           I
           have
           of
           your
           unanimous
           kindness
           in
           the
           ready
           choice
           you
           made
           of
           so
           unworthy
           a
           Servant
           ,
           and
           the
           pleasure
           I
           take
           in
           being
           related
           to
           a
           Company
           ,
           whose
           Members
           are
           so
           considerable
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           whose
           Commerce
           is
           so
           beneficial
           to
           the
           publick
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           an
           honour
           which
           all
           my
           Predecessors
           in
           this
           Employ
           have
           been
           sensible
           of
           ;
           but
           I
           must
           acknowledge
           
           it
           yet
           a
           more
           particular
           advantage
           to
           my self
           ,
           since
           it
           gives
           me
           a
           capacity
           of
           continuing
           in
           a
           Family
           ,
           in
           which
           I
           have
           lived
           so
           much
           to
           my
           content
           ,
           since
           I
           had
           the
           happiness
           of
           being
           admitted
           a
           Member
           of
           it
           ,
           wherein
           I
           have
           seen
           so
           much
           exemplary
           Vertue
           ,
           so
           frequent
           Charities
           ,
           so
           constant
           and
           regular
           a
           Devotion
           ,
           and
           so
           profound
           a
           respect
           for
           all
           things
           that
           are
           Sacred
           ,
           that
           as
           it
           must
           be
           esteemed
           by
           all
           good
           men
           ,
           so
           it
           cannot
           but
           be
           especially
           desirable
           for
           a
           Divine
           .
        
         
           Concerning
           the
           Discourse
           it self
           I
           have
           nothing
           to
           say
           but
           that
           it
           is
           a
           plain
           persuasive
           to
           a
           Vertuous
           and
           Religious
           Life
           ,
           and
           does
           not
           pretend
           to
           affected
           ornaments
           or
           beauty
           of
           style
           ,
           that
           it
           designs
           to
           profit
           rather
           than
           delight
           ,
           and
           so
           bears
           some
           resemblance
           to
           its
           Author
           ,
           whose
           services
           ,
           though
           they
           cannot
           be
           pompous
           ,
           yet
           shall
           alwaies
           be
           faithful
           ,
           whose
           constant
           prayers
           shall
           be
           for
           your
           temporal
           prosperity
           and
           eternal
           happiness
           ,
           and
           who
           shall
           make
           it
           his
           business
           to
           endeavour
           to
           supply
           his
           want
           of
           Abilities
           ,
           by
           acquitting
           himself
           with
           all
           fidelity
           and
           diligence
           as
           becomes
        
         
           
             My
             Lord
             and
             Gentleman
          
           ,
        
         
           
             
               Your
               most
               obliged
               and
               most
               humble
               Servant
               ,
            
             William
             Hayley
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             PROV
             .
             8.18
             .
          
           
             Riches
             and
             Honour
             are
             with
             me
             ,
             yea
             durable
             Riches
             and
             Righteousness
             .
          
        
         
           THat
           Vertue
           and
           Piety
           secure
           our
           Eternal
           concerns
           ,
           and
           that
           a
           good
           Life
           is
           the
           only
           means
           to
           assure
           us
           of
           happiness
           beyond
           the
           grave
           ,
           is
           a
           thing
           that
           every
           one
           confesses
           who
           believes
           a
           Future
           State
           ,
           or
           is
           perswaded
           that
           he
           has
           a
           Soul
           within
           him
           capable
           of
           Immortality
           :
           No
           one
           is
           so
           unreasonable
           as
           to
           contend
           that
           the
           sublime
           Joys
           of
           Heaven
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           portion
           of
           him
           that
           drowns
           himself
           in
           the
           base
           pleasures
           of
           sin
           ,
           or
           that
           they
           are
           the
           most
           likely
           persons
           to
           be
           made
           companions
           of
           Saints
           and
           Angels
           ,
           who
           render
           themselves
           unfit
           for
           the
           society
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           are
           debased
           into
           the
           number
           of
           
             the
             Beasts
             that
             perish
          
           .
        
         
           Nay
           ,
           that
           whatever
           is
           true
           and
           substantial
           happiness
           even
           in
           
             this
             Life
          
           ,
           has
           a
           necessary
           dependance
           upon
           
           Morality
           and
           Religion
           ,
           is
           the
           observation
           of
           all
           that
           pretend
           to
           study
           the
           mind
           of
           man
           ,
           and
           the
           nature
           of
           things
           ,
           and
           is
           denied
           by
           none
           ,
           but
           by
           those
           who
           will
           either
           give
           themselves
           no
           time
           to
           think
           at
           all
           ,
           or
           else
           will
           employ
           their
           thoughts
           upon
           nothing
           that
           is
           serious
           and
           profitable
           .
        
         
           How
           troublesome
           ,
           how
           unsatisfactory
           ,
           yea
           and
           how
           pernicious
           too
           all
           our
           worldly
           goods
           are
           ,
           is
           too
           too
           evident
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           not
           directed
           by
           prudence
           ,
           enjoyed
           with
           sobriety
           ,
           and
           managed
           according
           to
           the
           dictates
           of
           Justice
           and
           Charity
           ;
           and
           particularly
           Wealth
           and
           Riches
           ,
           which
           are
           so
           eagerly
           prosecuted
           by
           mankind
           ,
           as
           the
           instrument
           of
           all
           our
           necessaries
           and
           conveniencies
           ,
           are
           indeed
           but
           heavy
           incumbrances
           and
           unprofitable
           lumber
           ,
           if
           they
           are
           not
           made
           use
           of
           to
           reward
           the
           good
           ,
           to
           excite
           the
           diligent
           ,
           and
           to
           relieve
           the
           oppressed
           .
           The
           poor
           man
           that
           enjoys
           quiet
           ,
           repose
           and
           content
           in
           a
           mean
           estate
           ,
           that
           neither
           wishes
           for
           wealth
           as
           a
           means
           to
           gratifie
           his
           lusts
           ,
           nor
           gazes
           on
           it
           as
           an
           object
           that
           moves
           his
           envy
           ;
           that
           fears
           God
           ,
           loves
           his
           Neighbour
           ,
           and
           relies
           upon
           the
           blessing
           of
           Providence
           ,
           and
           the
           fruit
           of
           his
           Industry
           ,
           is
           not
           only
           confessed
           by
           all
           considerate
           men
           to
           enjoy
           the
           
             Truest
             Riches
          
           ,
           but
           is
           even
           frequently
           envied
           by
           those
           who
           find
           themselves
           surrounded
           with
           abundance
           and
           superfluity
           .
        
         
           But
           that
           Religion
           should
           be
           the
           path
           that
           leads
           to
           Wealth
           and
           Substance
           ,
           and
           that
           to
           be
           good
           is
           the
           way
           to
           become
           rich
           ,
           this
           seems
           to
           be
           a
           Paradox
           contrary
           to
           the
           sentiments
           of
           mankind
           ,
           the
           experience
           
           of
           all
           Ages
           ,
           and
           the
           common
           voice
           of
           those
           who
           reflect
           upon
           the
           irregularities
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           who
           have
           no
           one
           greater
           subject
           of
           complaint
           ,
           than
           that
           the
           rewards
           of
           Vertue
           are
           possessed
           by
           Vice
           ,
           that
           baseness
           ,
           flattery
           ,
           and
           hypocrisie
           ,
           are
           provided
           with
           superfluities
           ,
           whilst
           Goodness
           meets
           with
           nothing
           but
           empty
           applauses
           ,
           and
           starves
           whilst
           it
           is
           commended
           .
        
         
           Piety
           indeed
           may
           comfort
           us
           in
           our
           wants
           ,
           and
           support
           us
           in
           our
           afflictions
           ,
           and
           we
           may
           find
           help
           in
           God
           when
           we
           have
           none
           from
           men
           ;
           nay
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           an
           excellent
           Steward
           even
           of
           Riches
           themselves
           when
           they
           are
           once
           gotten
           ,
           to
           lay
           them
           out
           for
           a
           greater
           purchase
           than
           Earth
           will
           afford
           ,
           to
           manage
           them
           so
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           neither
           rob
           us
           of
           our
           innocence
           ,
           nor
           God
           of
           our
           hearts
           ;
           but
           that
           it
           should
           be
           the
           best
           Factor
           to
           gain
           them
           ,
           and
           store
           them
           up
           ,
           that
           Riches
           should
           dwell
           with
           Vertue
           ,
           and
           
             durable
             Riches
          
           with
           Righteousness
           ,
           is
           an
           Assertion
           so
           opposite
           to
           the
           perswasion
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           it
           seems
           to
           be
           rather
           the
           wild
           affirmation
           of
           a
           person
           desirous
           to
           defend
           a
           Novelty
           ,
           than
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           one
           that
           would
           inculcate
           a
           serious
           and
           a
           sober
           Truth
           .
        
         
           The
           practice
           of
           the
           Age
           discovers
           to
           us
           very
           different
           means
           for
           the
           heaping
           up
           of
           Treasure
           ;
           Craft
           and
           Subtlety
           ,
           Fraud
           and
           Circumvention
           ,
           Oppression
           and
           Rapine
           ,
           Fawning
           and
           Hypocrisie
           ,
           and
           other
           methods
           too
           shameful
           to
           name
           are
           ,
           alas
           !
           the
           approved
           Arts
           of
           those
           who
           make
           
             most
             hast
             to
             become
             rich
          
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Chanels
           in
           which
           Wealth
           is
           found
           to
           flow
           ,
           seem
           to
           
           be
           such
           to
           which
           Piety
           and
           Religion
           are
           utter
           strangers
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           may
           be
           the
           duty
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           the
           happiness
           of
           good
           men
           ,
           to
           despise
           Riches
           ,
           but
           't
           is
           not
           like
           to
           be
           their
           fortune
           to
           gain
           or
           enjoy
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           how
           repugnant
           soever
           the
           practice
           of
           the
           World
           may
           be
           ,
           and
           however
           unfit
           Religion
           and
           Vertue
           may
           at
           first
           sight
           appear
           for
           the
           procuring
           of
           Wealth
           and
           Substance
           ,
           yet
           upon
           a
           nearer
           view
           ,
           and
           a
           fuller
           consideration
           ,
           we
           shall
           find
           that
           they
           do
           really
           lead
           and
           conduct
           us
           to
           the
           most
           ample
           even
           of
           those
           enjoyments
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           
             all
             glorious
             within
          
           ,
           and
           that
           their
           
             Clothing
             too
             is
             of
             wrought
             Gold
          
           ;
           that
           Piety
           is
           of
           that
           nature
           ,
           that
           it
           need
           not
           affright
           us
           from
           her
           embraces
           by
           an
           apparent
           Poverty
           ,
           that
           it
           does
           not
           only
           invite
           us
           by
           proposing
           the
           most
           real
           contentment
           ,
           the
           most
           lasting
           delights
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           sublime
           enjoyments
           of
           the
           mind
           and
           better
           part
           ,
           but
           that
           even
           the
           avaricious
           may
           here
           find
           wherewith
           to
           content
           himself
           ,
           and
           gratifie
           his
           most
           lavish
           desires
           :
           For
           so
           we
           are
           told
           by
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           of
           men
           ,
           seated
           in
           the
           most
           advantagious
           prospect
           ,
           in
           possession
           of
           the
           greatest
           wealth
           and
           abundance
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           more
           ,
           inspired
           by
           God
           himself
           with
           a
           Divine
           judgment
           and
           understanding
           ,
           and
           therefore
           certainly
           one
           who
           was
           most
           able
           to
           judge
           what
           is
           the
           best
           method
           of
           acquisition
           ,
           by
           him
           I
           say
           we
           are
           informed
           that
           Piety
           is
           the
           surest
           and
           straitest
           way
           to
           wealth
           ,
           for
           as
           he
           tells
           us
           in
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           
             Riches
             and
             Honour
             are
             with
             her
             ,
             yea
             durable
             Riches
             and
             Righteousness
             .
          
        
         
         
           The
           Relative
           Me
           in
           my
           Text
           has
           relation
           to
           Wisdom
           ,
           whom
           Solomon
           introduces
           speaking
           in
           the
           12th
           verse
           of
           this
           Chapter
           ;
           and
           by
           Wisdom
           is
           generally
           meant
           in
           this
           Book
           of
           Proverbs
           ,
           that
           which
           only
           deserves
           the
           name
           of
           True
           Wisdom
           ,
           
             i.
             e.
          
           Vertue
           and
           the
           Fear
           of
           God
           :
           For
           so
           the
           wise
           man
           explains
           himself
           when
           he
           says
           ,
           
             The
             Fear
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             the
             beginning
             ,
          
           or
           (
           as
           the
           Original
           rather
           signifies
           )
           the
           perfection
           
             of
             Wisdom
          
           ,
           and
           therefore
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           words
           is
           what
           I
           have
           already
           hinted
           it
           to
           be
           ,
           
             viz.
             With
          
           Piety
           
             are
             Riches
             and
             Honour
             ,
             yea
             durable
             Riches
             and
             Righteousness
             .
          
        
         
           There
           is
           nothing
           more
           usual
           in
           the
           Writings
           of
           Solomon
           ,
           than
           to
           reiterate
           the
           same
           Assertion
           in
           substance
           with
           some
           variation
           of
           phrase
           .
           So
           at
           c.
           12.
           v.
           28.
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             In
             the
             way
             of
             Righteousness
             there
             is
             life
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             path-way
             thereof
             there
             is
             no
             death
             .
          
           And
           c.
           5.
           v.
           22.
           
           
             His
             own
             iniquities
             shall
             take
             the
             wicked
             himself
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             be
             holden
             with
             the
             cords
             of
             his
             sins
             .
          
           And
           in
           conformity
           to
           these
           and
           many
           other
           places
           of
           the
           like
           nature
           ,
           I
           take
           the
           two
           parts
           of
           my
           Text
           to
           signifie
           one
           and
           the
           same
           thing
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           different
           expression
           is
           only
           to
           set
           off
           the
           Truth
           more
           advantagiously
           ,
           and
           the
           repetition
           to
           inculcate
           and
           impress
           it
           the
           deeper
           upon
           the
           minds
           of
           men
           :
           So
           that
           
             Riches
             and
             Honour
          
           in
           this
           place
           signifies
           the
           same
           thing
           as
           
             Riches
             and
             Righteousness
          
           ,
           and
           the
           difference
           lies
           only
           in
           the
           addition
           of
           durable
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           latter
           part
           of
           the
           sentence
           more
           elegant
           and
           pathetick
           .
        
         
         
           Now
           Righteousness
           signifying
           most
           frequently
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           especially
           when
           it
           is
           joyned
           with
           Riches
           ,
           that
           part
           of
           general
           Righteousness
           or
           universal
           Justice
           which
           is
           opposite
           to
           Avarice
           ,
           and
           is
           usually
           called
           
             Liberality
             and
             Charity
          
           ,
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           latter
           clause
           will
           be
           ,
           that
           Piety
           gives
           durable
           Riches
           ,
           and
           dispositions
           likewise
           to
           make
           a
           liberal
           and
           charitable
           use
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           consonant
           to
           this
           the
           Honour
           in
           the
           first
           part
           of
           my
           Text
           must
           denote
           that
           honour
           which
           arises
           from
           such
           a
           bountiful
           management
           of
           Riches
           ,
           and
           so
           is
           the
           consequent
           and
           effect
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           which
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           that
           due
           management
           .
           And
           thus
           the
           whole
           sense
           of
           the
           words
           seems
           to
           be
           briefly
           comprised
           in
           these
           three
           particulars
           .
           That
           Piety
           is
           the
           most
           effectual
           means
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
               To
               gain
               Riches
               certainly
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               To
               enjoy
               them
               durably
               .
               And
            
             
               3.
               
               To
               use
               them
               honourably
               .
            
          
        
         
           But
           this
           last
           Proposition
           ,
           that
           Piety
           teaches
           to
           manage
           Riches
           honourably
           ,
           is
           that
           which
           will
           at
           first
           sight
           be
           granted
           by
           all
           men
           of
           reason
           ;
           since
           if
           Honour
           be
           taken
           in
           the
           true
           notion
           ,
           't
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           the
           Testimony
           that
           is
           given
           to
           virtuous
           and
           good
           actions
           ,
           and
           therefore
           cannot
           arise
           properly
           from
           any
           thing
           that
           is
           not
           guided
           by
           Piety
           .
           Nay
           ,
           nothing
           is
           more
           dishonourable
           and
           detestable
           than
           to
           use
           Riches
           as
           the
           Idols
           of
           our
           affections
           ,
           or
           the
           instruments
           of
           our
           vices
           ,
           to
           covet
           them
           ,
           doat
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           put
           our
           trust
           in
           them
           ;
           or
           to
           make
           them
           subservient
           to
           gratifie
           our
           lusts
           ,
           oppress
           our
           neighbours
           ,
           or
           obstruct
           
           the
           course
           of
           Laws
           and
           Justice
           .
           I
           shall
           therefore
           wave
           this
           as
           granted
           on
           all
           hands
           ,
           and
           confine
           my
           present
           Discourse
           to
           the
           former
           parts
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           which
           seem
           more
           to
           stand
           in
           need
           of
           proof
           and
           illustration
           :
           Namely
           ,
           that
           Piety
           is
           the
           
             most
             effectual
          
           means
           to
           gain
           Riches
           ,
           and
           to
           secure
           and
           perpetuate
           the
           possession
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           The
           
             most
             effectual
          
           means
           ,
           I
           say
           ;
           for
           before
           I
           proceed
           further
           ,
           I
           must
           premise
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           sentences
           that
           occur
           in
           this
           Book
           of
           Proverbs
           are
           not
           universally
           infallible
           ,
           and
           uncapable
           of
           any
           exception
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           Book
           does
           chiefly
           consist
           of
           such
           Observations
           as
           are
           generally
           true
           ,
           and
           such
           Rules
           as
           Prudence
           would
           commonly
           dictate
           :
           To
           give
           an
           instance
           of
           each
           ,
           't
           is
           a
           Rule
           given
           ,
           c.
           22.
           v.
           26.
           
           
             Be
             not
             thou
             one
             of
             them
             that
             strike
             hands
             ,
             or
             of
             them
             that
             are
             Sureties
             for
             Debts
             .
          
           And
           't
           is
           an
           
             Observation
             ,
             c.
          
           10.
           v.
           27.
           
           
             The
             fear
             of
             the
             Lord
             prolongeth
             days
             ,
             but
             the
             years
             of
             the
             wicked
             shall
             be
             shortned
             .
          
           Now
           the
           former
           of
           these
           is
           not
           so
           to
           be
           understood
           as
           if
           all
           Suretiship
           were
           utterly
           unlawful
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           could
           never
           happen
           a
           case
           in
           which
           Love
           ,
           Gratitude
           or
           Charity
           might
           require
           it
           at
           our
           hands
           ;
           but
           that
           it
           is
           very
           prudential
           not
           to
           engage
           in
           it
           commonly
           ,
           nor
           without
           due
           caution
           ,
           and
           previous
           consideration
           .
           Nor
           is
           the
           latter
           to
           be
           taken
           in
           that
           sense
           ,
           that
           God
           does
           never
           call
           a
           good
           man
           to
           himself
           before
           he
           arrives
           at
           Grey
           hairs
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           wicked
           are
           alwaies
           cut
           off
           in
           the
           vigor
           of
           their
           youth
           ,
           but
           that
           in
           the
           ordinary
           course
           of
           things
           ,
           and
           the
           common
           dispensation
           of
           Providence
           ,
           the
           fear
           of
           the
           Lord
           does
           tend
           to
           the
           prolongation
           
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           wickedness
           and
           debauchery
           hasten
           our
           dissolution
           .
        
         
           Now
           agreeably
           to
           these
           and
           such
           like
           places
           ,
           the
           meaning
           of
           my
           Text
           is
           not
           that
           good
           men
           are
           alwaies
           favoured
           with
           Wealth
           and
           Riches
           ,
           or
           that
           they
           never
           lose
           them
           when
           once
           obtained
           ;
           nor
           that
           't
           is
           impossible
           for
           very
           vicious
           persons
           sometimes
           to
           be
           raised
           to
           Fortunes
           and
           Estates
           ;
           but
           that
           however
           God
           in
           his
           extraordinary
           Providence
           may
           dispose
           of
           things
           ,
           however
           he
           may
           sometimes
           in
           his
           Wrath
           let
           sin
           flourish
           to
           make
           up
           the
           measure
           of
           its
           wickedness
           ;
           may
           let
           the
           ungodly
           be
           
             lusty
             and
             strong
          
           ,
           secure
           from
           the
           misfortunes
           of
           other
           men
           ,
           and
           prosperous
           till
           their
           
             Eyes
             swell
             with
             fatness
             ,
             and
             they
             do
             even
             what
             they
             list
             :
          
           And
           however
           on
           the
           contrary
           it
           may
           please
           him
           to
           deny
           Riches
           to
           the
           good
           and
           vertuous
           ,
           or
           to
           deprive
           them
           of
           those
           he
           had
           formerly
           given
           them
           ,
           either
           to
           manifest
           his
           own
           Power
           ,
           to
           try
           their
           patience
           ,
           to
           divert
           their
           minds
           from
           the
           World
           to
           better
           things
           ,
           or
           by
           an
           act
           of
           the
           greatest
           mercy
           to
           deliver
           them
           from
           the
           temptation
           ,
           when
           his
           Omniscience
           foresees
           they
           would
           be
           ensnared
           by
           them
           :
           Whatever
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           may
           be
           the
           extraordinary
           dispositions
           of
           God's
           Providence
           ,
           yet
           ordinarily
           speaking
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           the
           common
           course
           of
           things
           ,
           Vertue
           and
           good
           living
           does
           promote
           our
           temporal
           advantage
           ,
           Piety
           does
           contribute
           in
           its
           own
           tendency
           to
           the
           acquisition
           and
           enjoyment
           of
           Wealth
           ,
           doth
           naturally
           exert
           both
           her
           Bounty
           and
           her
           Power
           ,
           does
           first
           enrich
           ,
           and
           then
           protect
           her
           Votaries
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           To
           begin
           therefore
           with
           the
           first
           ,
           that
           Piety
           is
           the
           most
           effectual
           means
           to
           obtain
           Riches
           .
           Now
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           will
           appear
           from
           these
           following
           Considerations
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           Riches
           are
           the
           gift
           of
           God
           ;
           that
           they
           are
           not
           the
           goods
           of
           Fortune
           ,
           as
           Fortune
           is
           taken
           for
           Chance
           or
           Accident
           ,
           but
           as
           it
           is
           taken
           for
           the
           over-ruling
           Providence
           of
           God
           himself
           ,
           who
           as
           supream
           Lord
           and
           Master
           of
           the
           Universe
           ,
           disposes
           of
           all
           things
           in
           it
           according
           to
           his
           own
           good
           will
           and
           pleasure
           .
           Whatever
           means
           mans
           desire
           can
           propose
           to
           it self
           ,
           or
           his
           industry
           make
           use
           of
           ,
           have
           all
           their
           being
           dependent
           upon
           this
           great
           Governour
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           their
           success
           owing
           to
           his
           blessing
           .
           Dost
           thou
           depend
           upon
           the
           work
           of
           thy
           hands
           ,
           or
           the
           contrivance
           of
           thy
           thoughts
           ,
           thy
           bodily
           strength
           ,
           or
           the
           labour
           of
           thy
           mind
           ?
           both
           these
           are
           the
           power
           of
           that
           God
           who
           formed
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           inspired
           the
           other
           ,
           who
           by
           one
           single
           disease
           can
           enfeeble
           the
           limbs
           ,
           and
           blind
           the
           understanding
           ,
           can
           convert
           the
           most
           active
           force
           into
           trembling
           and
           weakness
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           excellent
           judgment
           into
           frenzy
           and
           dotage
           .
           Dost
           thou
           promise
           thy self
           full
           Barns
           ,
           and
           except
           encrease
           by
           the
           crop
           of
           thy
           fields
           ?
           'T
           is
           the
           same
           God
           that
           gives
           
             the
             former
             and
             latter
             Rain
             in
             its
             season
             ,
          
           and
           who
           can
           
             make
             a
             fruitful
             Land
             barren
          
           ,
           when
           provoked
           
             by
             the
             wickedness
             of
             those
             that
             dwell
             therein
             .
          
           Art
           thou
           happy
           in
           the
           favour
           of
           thy
           Prince
           ,
           and
           perswaded
           thy self
           thou
           shalt
           be
           enrich'd
           by
           his
           bounty
           ?
           reflect
           that
           it
           was
           the
           Lord
           who
           gave
           Ioseph
           and
           Daniel
           favour
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           their
           Masters
           ,
           and
           that
           
             in
             his
             hands
             are
             the
             hearts
             of
             Kings
             ,
             and
             he
             turns
             them
             as
             the
             Rivers
             of
             Waters
             .
          
           The
           stream
           of
           these
           
           earthly
           Gods
           affection
           flows
           from
           the
           heavenly
           one
           ,
           and
           thou
           must
           have
           first
           gain'd
           his
           favour
           ,
           before
           thou
           canst
           hope
           to
           reap
           any
           good
           from
           that
           of
           his
           Vicegerent
           .
           Dost
           thou
           
             go
             down
             to
             the
             Sea
             in
             Ships
             ,
             and
             occupy
             thy
             business
             in
             great
             waters
          
           ?
           even
           there
           thou
           mayest
           see
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           
             Wonders
             in
             the
             deep
          
           ;
           the
           stormy
           Winds
           are
           at
           his
           command
           ,
           and
           the
           destruction
           of
           all
           thy
           substance
           depends
           but
           upon
           the
           breath
           of
           his
           mouth
           ;
           thou
           reliest
           in
           vain
           upon
           the
           strength
           of
           thy
           Vessels
           ,
           and
           the
           skill
           of
           thy
           Pilots
           ,
           if
           his
           mercy
           deliver
           thee
           not
           from
           the
           rage
           of
           the
           deep
           ,
           and
           
             bring
             thee
             to
             the
             Haven
             where
             thou
             wouldest
             be
             .
          
        
         
           And
           indeed
           whoever
           does
           believe
           that
           there
           is
           a
           God
           ,
           and
           consequently
           a
           wise
           and
           provident
           Governour
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           must
           be
           forced
           to
           grant
           that
           the
           success
           of
           all
           human
           enterprizes
           depends
           upon
           his
           disposition
           of
           things
           ;
           but
           lest
           we
           should
           not
           read
           this
           Lesson
           plain
           enough
           in
           the
           Book
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           so
           look
           no
           farther
           than
           our selves
           ,
           and
           
             sacrifice
             to
             our
             own
             Nets
          
           ,
           lest
           we
           should
           admire
           our
           wisdom
           and
           management
           ,
           and
           pride
           our selves
           that
           we
           have
           worked
           out
           our
           own
           Fortunes
           ,
           there
           is
           scarce
           any
           thing
           that
           we
           are
           more
           frequently
           put
           in
           mind
           of
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           than
           that
           Plenty
           is
           the
           gift
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           that
           
             't
             is
             the
             blessing
             of
             the
             Lord
             that
             maketh
             rich
             .
          
           I
           shall
           instance
           only
           in
           that
           one
           place
           of
           Deut.
           8.11
           ,
           12.
           and
           following
           verses
           ;
           
             Beware
             that
             thou
             forget
             not
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             ,
             in
             not
             keeping
             his
             Commandments
             ,
             and
             his
             Iudgments
             ,
             and
             his
             Statutes
             ,
             which
             I
             command
             thee
             this
             day
             ,
             lest
             when
             thou
             hast
             eaten
             and
             art
             full
             ,
             and
             hast
             built
             goodly
             houses
             ,
             and
             
             dwelt
             therein
             ,
             and
             thy
             flocks
             and
             thy
             herds
             multiply
             ,
             and
             thy
             silver
             and
             thy
             gold
             is
             multiplied
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             thou
             hast
             is
             multiplied
             ;
             then
             thine
             heart
             be
             lifted
             up
             ,
             and
             thou
             forget
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             —
             and
             thou
             say
             in
             thine
             heart
             ,
             My
             power
             and
             the
             strength
             of
             my
             hand
             hath
             gotten
             me
             this
             wealth
             ,
             but
             thou
             shalt
             remember
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             He
             that
             giveth
             thee
             power
             to
             get
             wealth
             .
          
        
         
           If
           therefore
           it
           be
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           that
           maketh
           rich
           ,
           and
           our
           increase
           be
           but
           the
           gift
           of
           his
           bounty
           ,
           what
           can
           give
           us
           a
           more
           probable
           expectation
           of
           it
           than
           Piety
           and
           Vertue
           ?
           These
           are
           the
           things
           that
           are
           grateful
           in
           his
           sight
           ;
           persons
           that
           live
           according
           to
           these
           Rules
           ,
           have
           the
           honour
           of
           God's
           own
           approbation
           ,
           and
           he
           calls
           them
           his
           good
           and
           faithful
           Servants
           ;
           Nay
           ,
           what
           is
           yet
           more
           ,
           they
           have
           the
           glorious
           character
           of
           his
           Friends
           and
           Favourites
           ;
           and
           who
           then
           should
           more
           reasonably
           hope
           for
           his
           gifts
           ,
           than
           those
           that
           serve
           him
           religiously
           ,
           and
           endeavour
           to
           please
           him
           ?
           If
           they
           are
           the
           Favourites
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           they
           may
           expect
           them
           as
           signs
           of
           his
           love
           ,
           if
           they
           be
           his
           faithful
           Servants
           ,
           as
           rewards
           of
           their
           fidelity
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           But
           if
           we
           are
           too
           short-sighted
           to
           discover
           the
           supream
           original
           and
           fountain
           of
           all
           our
           enjoyments
           ,
           if
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           reaching
           out
           unto
           us
           our
           acquisitions
           be
           not
           sufficiently
           visible
           to
           our
           mortal
           Eyes
           ,
           yet
           let
           us
           in
           the
           second
           place
           consider
           what
           Piety
           is
           ,
           examine
           it
           in
           its
           self
           ,
           and
           in
           its
           consequences
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           find
           it
           to
           be
           naturally
           productive
           of
           Riches
           and
           Plenty
           .
        
         
         
           Piety
           in
           its
           latitude
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           the
           habitual
           practice
           of
           Moral
           and
           Divine
           Vertues
           ,
           and
           if
           we
           do
           but
           reflect
           upon
           those
           ,
           we
           shall
           find
           that
           there
           is
           not
           one
           in
           the
           whole
           Catalogue
           ,
           but
           is
           either
           of
           an
           evident
           and
           immediate
           tendency
           ,
           or
           proves
           at
           least
           mediately
           instrumental
           to
           the
           enriching
           of
           its
           followers
           .
           For
           instance
           ,
           Industry
           or
           a
           vigorous
           prosecution
           of
           the
           works
           of
           our
           Calling
           ,
           not
           the
           least
           considerable
           of
           Moral
           Vertues
           ,
           is
           the
           very
           Parent
           of
           Wealth
           and
           Plenty
           .
           
             He
             becometh
             poor
             that
             dealeth
             with
             a
             slack
             hand
             ,
             but
             the
             hand
             of
             the
             diligent
             maketh
             rich
             ,
             Prov.
          
           10.4
           .
           Industry
           is
           a
           noble
           sort
           of
           Chymistry
           ,
           which
           extracts
           Oar
           out
           of
           the
           most
           mean
           and
           unlikely
           matter
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           scarce
           any
           Employment
           so
           low
           ,
           any
           Capacity
           so
           weak
           and
           shallow
           ,
           but
           ,
           if
           diligence
           be
           not
           wanting
           ,
           affords
           and
           procures
           not
           only
           what
           is
           necessary
           for
           life
           ,
           but
           also
           a
           convenient
           provision
           for
           dependencies
           .
           Temperance
           does
           more
           than
           one
           way
           contribute
           to
           the
           same
           end
           ,
           it
           preserves
           the
           health
           of
           the
           body
           ,
           and
           the
           vigor
           of
           the
           mind
           ,
           two
           things
           highly
           necessary
           for
           the
           facilitating
           any
           of
           our
           designs
           ;
           it
           saves
           and
           preserves
           that
           time
           to
           add
           to
           our
           store
           ,
           which
           its
           contrary
           vice
           would
           employ
           ,
           or
           rather
           lose
           in
           diminishing
           it
           ;
           't
           is
           a
           Vertue
           of
           a
           double
           consequence
           ,
           it
           secures
           our
           possessions
           ,
           and
           encreases
           them
           ,
           and
           like
           the
           Builders
           of
           Ierusalem
           ,
           with
           one
           hand
           raises
           the
           Wall
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           other
           is
           arm'd
           against
           those
           that
           would
           demolish
           it
           .
           Humility
           inclines
           the
           mind
           to
           think
           nothing
           is
           below
           it
           which
           is
           a
           part
           of
           its
           duty
           ,
           and
           so
           provides
           for
           it self
           by
           descending
           to
           those
           Offices
           which
           the
           fastidiousness
           of
           Pride
           would
           starve
           rather
           than
           put
           its
           hand
           unto
           .
           
           
             Peace
             ,
             Concord
          
           ,
           and
           
             Brotherly
             Love
          
           ,
           how
           do
           they
           tend
           to
           the
           enriching
           of
           the
           publick
           ,
           and
           the
           prosperity
           of
           all
           !
           Wealth
           flourishes
           and
           grows
           only
           where
           it
           is
           cherished
           with
           the
           soft
           gales
           of
           Peace
           ,
           the
           rough
           storms
           of
           War
           with
           its
           attendants
           ,
           Wast
           ,
           Rapine
           and
           Plunder
           ,
           blast
           and
           destroy
           it
           .
           Concord
           has
           alwaies
           had
           the
           reputation
           of
           increasing
           the
           smallest
           Estates
           ,
           and
           Discord
           and
           Quarrels
           ,
           of
           ruining
           the
           greatest
           ;
           and
           then
           
             Brotherly
             Love
          
           ,
           and
           
             Mutual
             Help
          
           makes
           every
           person
           of
           a
           double
           strength
           ,
           and
           interchangeable
           kind
           offices
           and
           good
           turns
           help
           to
           exalt
           all
           together
           without
           the
           downfal
           of
           any
           .
        
         
           Liberality
           and
           Charity
           ,
           whose
           office
           seems
           to
           be
           only
           to
           dispence
           and
           lay
           out
           what
           Providence
           and
           Industry
           bring
           in
           ,
           even
           these
           themselves
           ,
           which
           is
           something
           surprizing
           ,
           have
           not
           the
           least
           share
           in
           enriching
           us
           :
           By
           Liberality
           I
           mean
           that
           Beneficence
           which
           respects
           others
           as
           they
           are
           Servants
           and
           Inferiours
           ;
           by
           Charity
           that
           which
           has
           regard
           to
           them
           as
           necessitous
           and
           
             in
             distress
          
           .
        
         
           For
           first
           ,
           Liberality
           excites
           the
           affections
           ,
           strengthens
           the
           hands
           ,
           and
           redoubles
           the
           diligence
           of
           those
           that
           serve
           us
           ,
           adds
           love
           to
           their
           duty
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           active
           principle
           makes
           them
           break
           through
           the
           greatest
           difficulties
           ,
           rather
           than
           lie
           under
           the
           shameful
           imputation
           of
           insensibility
           and
           ingratitude
           :
           So
           that
           what
           a
           man
           laies
           out
           liberally
           is
           as
           politickly
           as
           it
           is
           generously
           disposed
           ,
           the
           fruit
           of
           it
           will
           abundantly
           answer
           the
           expence
           ,
           and
           the
           seed
           sown
           in
           all
           probability
           produce
           a
           plentiful
           crop
           .
        
         
         
           And
           secondly
           ,
           Charity
           which
           dispences
           its
           goods
           for
           the
           deliverance
           of
           the
           oppressed
           ,
           the
           sustenance
           of
           the
           poor
           ,
           and
           the
           comfort
           of
           the
           miserable
           ,
           will
           be
           so
           far
           from
           exhausting
           our
           stores
           ,
           that
           its
           returns
           will
           at
           last
           be
           as
           ample
           ,
           though
           perhaps
           not
           so
           
             immediately
             visible
          
           as
           those
           of
           Frugality
           it self
           :
           Not
           to
           mention
           the
           prevalency
           of
           the
           prayers
           of
           an
           afflicted
           Soul
           with
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           which
           are
           importunate
           cravers
           ,
           and
           generally
           successful
           intercessors
           for
           blessings
           upon
           the
           charitable
           ,
           the
           vertue
           it self
           ,
           even
           in
           its
           natural
           consequents
           ,
           will
           not
           be
           unaccompanied
           with
           considerable
           advantages
           .
        
         
           For
           Charity
           affects
           and
           warms
           the
           heart
           of
           those
           who
           receive
           it
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           their
           miseries
           do
           the
           bowels
           of
           those
           that
           dispence
           it
           ;
           and
           as
           it
           moves
           their
           Tongues
           in
           prayers
           ,
           so
           will
           it
           likewise
           their
           Hands
           too
           in
           services
           and
           acknowledgments
           .
           Besides
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           a
           single
           person
           that
           is
           gained
           by
           a
           single
           act
           of
           Charity
           ;
           all
           that
           are
           poor
           and
           miserable
           look
           upon
           themselves
           as
           a
           certain
           Fraternity
           ,
           and
           he
           that
           obliges
           and
           relieves
           one
           ,
           is
           blest
           by
           all
           the
           rest
           ;
           they
           all
           think
           themselves
           bound
           to
           consult
           his
           advantage
           ,
           to
           do
           him
           service
           ,
           and
           to
           endeavour
           the
           encrease
           of
           his
           riches
           ,
           who
           they
           see
           is
           ready
           upon
           occasion
           to
           dispence
           them
           to
           their
           use
           .
           Now
           the
           most
           Rich
           do
           depend
           upon
           the
           ministry
           of
           the
           Poor
           ,
           't
           is
           their
           hands
           that
           gain
           Riches
           who
           possess
           the
           least
           of
           them
           ;
           the
           winning
           therefore
           of
           these
           to
           our
           service
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           natural
           consequence
           of
           Charity
           ,
           is
           the
           drawing
           in
           of
           more
           hands
           to
           our
           Aid
           ,
           and
           consequently
           the
           addition
           of
           more
           matter
           to
           enrich
           us
           .
        
         
         
           Throw
           therefore
           
             thy
             bread
             upon
             these
             waters
             ,
             and
             it
             shall
             return
             to
             thee
             after
             many
             days
             :
          
           Charity
           is
           a
           fountain
           which
           at
           last
           flows
           into
           the
           Sea
           with
           a
           much
           greater
           current
           than
           that
           it
           at
           first
           received
           from
           it
           ;
           what
           is
           thus
           bestowed
           shall
           be
           given
           back
           with
           ample
           interest
           and
           advantage
           ,
           for
           the
           charitable
           man
           shall
           still
           have
           abundance
           ,
           and
           
             the
             liberal
             soul
             shall
             be
             made
             fat
             .
          
        
         
           It
           would
           be
           too
           long
           to
           enumerate
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Vertues
           in
           particular
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           the
           apparent
           influence
           of
           some
           ,
           and
           the
           certain
           ,
           though
           unseen
           concurrence
           of
           others
           to
           advance
           the
           Fortunes
           of
           those
           that
           exercise
           them
           :
           These
           I
           have
           instanced
           in
           sufficiently
           make
           good
           the
           assertion
           ,
           that
           Vertues
           have
           a
           natural
           tendency
           to
           enrich
           good
           men
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           who
           
             seek
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             and
             its
             Righteousness
             ,
          
           are
           in
           a
           fair
           expectation
           of
           having
           
             all
             these
             things
             added
             to
             them
             .
          
           I
           shall
           therefore
           hasten
           to
           my
           third
           Consideration
           to
           evince
           this
           truth
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           this
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Credit
           and
           Reputation
           in
           the
           World
           have
           a
           very
           great
           dependence
           upon
           honesty
           and
           an
           upright
           life
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           things
           absolutely
           necessary
           for
           the
           promotion
           of
           our
           wealth
           and
           worldly
           interest
           .
           
             A
             good
             name
             is
          
           not
           only
           
             more
             precious
             than
             gold
          
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           that
           which
           is
           instrumental
           in
           the
           obtaining
           of
           it
           .
           Riches
           arise
           from
           a
           multiplicity
           of
           business
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           never
           so
           apt
           to
           flow
           to
           any
           ,
           as
           to
           him
           that
           has
           the
           reputation
           of
           just
           and
           faithful
           :
           No
           man
           loves
           to
           concern
           himself
           with
           a
           person
           in
           whom
           he
           can
           have
           no
           confidence
           ,
           and
           confidence
           can
           never
           arise
           but
           from
           our
           
           own
           experience
           ,
           or
           other
           mens
           attestation
           of
           the
           fidelity
           and
           honesty
           of
           him
           with
           whom
           we
           have
           to
           do
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           so
           apparent
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           wrongs
           a
           man
           in
           his
           credit
           ,
           is
           reckoned
           to
           be
           more
           injurious
           to
           him
           ,
           than
           he
           that
           robs
           him
           of
           his
           goods
           ;
           since
           the
           one
           only
           takes
           away
           what
           he
           has
           at
           present
           ,
           but
           the
           other
           deprives
           him
           of
           the
           means
           of
           ever
           getting
           more
           ;
           and
           accordingly
           all
           persons
           that
           have
           any
           commerce
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           make
           it
           their
           greatest
           business
           to
           conserve
           a
           good
           name
           and
           a
           fair
           reputation
           .
        
         
           But
           certainly
           the
           only
           solid
           foundation
           of
           a
           good
           name
           is
           Piety
           and
           Vertue
           ;
           for
           how
           can
           he
           be
           thought
           to
           be
           just
           to
           his
           Neighbour
           ,
           who
           will
           rob
           his
           God
           of
           that
           honour
           that
           is
           due
           to
           him
           ;
           or
           to
           have
           any
           concern
           for
           the
           goods
           of
           another
           man
           ,
           that
           has
           not
           the
           least
           care
           for
           his
           own
           Soul
           ?
           This
           is
           so
           well
           known
           ,
           that
           they
           who
           are
           not
           truly
           vertuous
           ,
           are
           yet
           forced
           tacitly
           to
           confess
           the
           prevalency
           of
           Piety
           ,
           and
           to
           counterfeit
           that
           in
           appearance
           which
           they
           want
           in
           reality
           .
        
         
           But
           without
           doubt
           ,
           if
           the
           outside
           and
           image
           of
           Vertue
           be
           at
           all
           effectual
           ,
           the
           substance
           of
           it
           must
           be
           much
           more
           so
           ,
           must
           be
           a
           more
           certain
           ,
           a
           more
           solid
           ,
           and
           a
           more
           durable
           foundation
           of
           credit
           and
           a
           good
           name
           .
           Hypocrisie
           stands
           upon
           a
           very
           slippery
           ground
           ,
           't
           is
           a
           difficult
           thing
           for
           it
           to
           be
           so
           quick-sighted
           as
           to
           take
           all
           its
           steps
           and
           measures
           aright
           ,
           and
           yet
           the
           least
           trip
           discovers
           the
           design
           ,
           unmasks
           the
           deceit
           ,
           and
           proves
           the
           downfal
           of
           the
           Hypocrite
           .
           Besides
           ,
           dissimulation
           
           puts
           the
           mind
           and
           thoughts
           to
           a
           kind
           of
           rack
           ;
           't
           is
           a
           constant
           torture
           alwaies
           to
           stifle
           ones
           real
           sentiments
           ,
           and
           pretend
           the
           contrary
           :
           Now
           't
           is
           next
           to
           impossible
           that
           Nature
           should
           continually
           endure
           this
           violence
           without
           ever
           exerting
           it self
           ,
           the
           Heart
           is
           too
           active
           not
           sometimes
           to
           master
           the
           Tongue
           and
           Hands
           ;
           and
           whenever
           this
           happens
           ,
           whenever
           providence
           ,
           heedlesness
           or
           prevalency
           of
           passion
           laies
           open
           the
           intrigue
           ,
           the
           hypocrisie
           serves
           but
           to
           make
           the
           man
           more
           ridiculous
           and
           detestable
           ;
           and
           the
           paint
           is
           but
           the
           more
           loathed
           for
           the
           resemblance
           it
           had
           to
           a
           real
           beauty
           .
        
         
           But
           true
           and
           intrinsick
           worth
           is
           an
           easie
           and
           a
           stable
           foundation
           of
           repute
           ,
           the
           good
           man
           follows
           his
           own
           natural
           course
           ,
           and
           makes
           no
           turnings
           to
           blind
           his
           designs
           ,
           he
           is
           never
           afraid
           of
           the
           nearest
           search
           ,
           nor
           ever
           stands
           in
           need
           of
           a
           subtle
           contrivance
           ;
           time
           it self
           that
           defaces
           all
           things
           ,
           and
           discovers
           Hypocrites
           ,
           does
           but
           add
           to
           his
           lustre
           ,
           makes
           
             his
             Righteousness
             as
             clear
             as
             the
             light
             ,
             and
             his
             just
             dealing
             as
             the
             noon-day
             :
          
           The
           roots
           of
           his
           reputation
           are
           sound
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           its
           branches
           flourishing
           ,
           the
           longer
           it
           stands
           ,
           the
           more
           substantial
           it
           grows
           ,
           and
           it
           s
           very
           old
           Age
           is
           blooming
           and
           fruitful
           .
           Since
           therefore
           Vertue
           does
           so
           certainly
           produce
           and
           conserve
           a
           good
           name
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           also
           the
           Parent
           of
           Wealth
           and
           Riches
           ,
           which
           depend
           upon
           nothing
           more
           than
           a
           general
           confidence
           the
           world
           has
           in
           us
           ,
           and
           an
           universal
           reputation
           of
           honesty
           and
           fidelity
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           And
           lastly
           ,
           That
           Piety
           and
           Vertue
           are
           the
           most
           
           effectual
           means
           of
           obtaining
           Riches
           ,
           will
           hence
           appear
           ,
           in
           that
           they
           direct
           to
           the
           use
           of
           those
           methods
           which
           are
           honest
           and
           lawful
           ,
           and
           abominate
           all
           such
           as
           are
           false
           and
           unjust
           :
           Now
           that
           the
           laudable
           and
           allowed
           means
           of
           acquisition
           must
           be
           likewise
           in
           their
           own
           nature
           the
           most
           efficacious
           and
           successful
           will
           certainly
           be
           confessed
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           that
           they
           are
           such
           as
           are
           chalked
           out
           ,
           allowed
           and
           commanded
           by
           Almighty
           God
           for
           this
           end
           ,
           and
           the
           contrary
           are
           but
           the
           suggestions
           of
           the
           Devil
           ,
           and
           the
           inventions
           of
           vicious
           men
           ;
           if
           therefore
           the
           honest
           means
           of
           gain
           are
           not
           also
           such
           as
           are
           really
           and
           in
           effect
           the
           most
           productive
           of
           their
           end
           ,
           one
           of
           these
           absurdities
           must
           necessarily
           follow
           ,
           either
           that
           God
           Almighty
           did
           not
           know
           what
           were
           the
           fittest
           means
           ,
           or
           that
           he
           is
           not
           able
           to
           make
           them
           successful
           ,
           or
           else
           that
           he
           delights
           in
           the
           disappointments
           of
           mankind
           ;
           the
           first
           of
           which
           would
           be
           a
           blasphemous
           robbing
           of
           God
           of
           his
           Wisdom
           and
           Omniscience
           ,
           and
           would
           make
           the
           Father
           of
           Lies
           more
           prudent
           in
           his
           contrivances
           ;
           than
           the
           Father
           of
           Spirits
           ;
           the
           second
           would
           be
           a
           ridiculous
           denial
           of
           his
           Omnipotence
           and
           Power
           ,
           and
           would
           make
           the
           efficacy
           of
           Divine
           Wisdom
           out-done
           by
           the
           wicked
           policy
           of
           the
           worst
           of
           men
           ;
           and
           the
           last
           would
           prove
           too
           undecent
           a
           reflection
           upon
           his
           Justice
           and
           Goodness
           ,
           and
           would
           infer
           that
           God
           himself
           constantly
           does
           ,
           what
           the
           height
           of
           human
           Tyranny
           and
           Cruelty
           seldom
           arrives
           to
           ,
           please
           himself
           with
           the
           pains
           and
           troubles
           of
           the
           innocent
           ,
           and
           the
           fruitless
           toils
           and
           labours
           of
           the
           industrious
           .
        
         
           And
           indeed
           if
           we
           would
           but
           reflect
           calmly
           and
           impartially
           ,
           
           we
           should
           find
           that
           not
           only
           Reason
           ,
           but
           Experience
           too
           confirms
           this
           assertion
           ,
           that
           the
           honestest
           means
           are
           generally
           the
           surest
           ;
           and
           if
           we
           could
           but
           persuade
           our selves
           to
           make
           our
           observations
           of
           the
           occurrences
           in
           the
           World
           without
           envy
           ,
           malice
           ,
           or
           satyr
           ,
           we
           should
           discover
           more
           instances
           of
           Families
           raised
           ,
           Estates
           gained
           ,
           and
           Fortunes
           made
           ,
           by
           diligence
           and
           labour
           ,
           justice
           and
           truth
           ,
           honest
           dealing
           and
           fidelity
           ,
           and
           by
           actions
           truly
           noble
           and
           generous
           ,
           than
           by
           slight
           ,
           tricks
           ,
           hypocrisie
           ,
           perjury
           and
           baseness
           ;
           so
           that
           if
           we
           would
           either
           follow
           the
           light
           of
           Reason
           ,
           or
           the
           conduct
           of
           Example
           ,
           we
           must
           walk
           in
           the
           plain
           path
           that
           God
           laies
           open
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           never
           consult
           our
           own
           vicious
           inclinations
           for
           by-discoveries
           ,
           must
           be
           diligent
           in
           our
           Callings
           ,
           and
           honest
           in
           our
           designs
           ,
           despise
           any
           helps
           that
           are
           shameful
           and
           base
           ,
           and
           trust
           to
           Providence
           for
           happiness
           and
           success
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Piety
           therefore
           is
           in
           its
           own
           nature
           the
           most
           effectual
           means
           of
           obtaining
           the
           goods
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           vertuous
           man
           is
           most
           likely
           to
           be
           rich
           ;
           yet
           still
           all
           Riches
           are
           but
           transitory
           things
           ,
           
             they
             make
             themselves
             wings
             and
             fly
             away
          
           ;
           can
           Vertue
           change
           their
           uncertain
           nature
           ,
           and
           make
           that
           which
           is
           so
           slippery
           become
           firm
           and
           stable
           ?
           yes
           even
           in
           this
           respect
           too
           the
           prevalency
           of
           goodness
           is
           very
           conspicuous
           ;
           though
           it
           does
           not
           pretend
           infallibly
           to
           assure
           our
           temporal
           enjoyments
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           its
           acquisitions
           as
           eternal
           as
           it self
           ,
           yet
           it
           brings
           along
           with
           it
           the
           greatest
           security
           such
           things
           are
           capable
           of
           ;
           durable
           Riches
           are
           with
           her
           ,
           she
           does
           not
           only
           assist
           her
           Votaries
           in
           their
           pursuit
           ,
           but
           confirms
           them
           likewise
           in
           a
           lasting
           possession
           ,
           which
           is
           my
           second
           particular
           .
        
         
         
           Now
           the
           securing
           of
           Riches
           ,
           or
           making
           them
           durable
           ,
           may
           be
           considered
           in
           a
           double
           respect
           ,
           either
           (
           1.
           )
           In
           relation
           to
           our selves
           ,
           or
           (
           2.
           )
           In
           relation
           to
           our
           posterity
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           relation
           to
           our selves
           ;
           Piety
           contributes
           to
           the
           securing
           of
           Plenty
           and
           Riches
           to
           their
           present
           possessors
           ,
           or
           to
           those
           that
           gain
           them
           ;
           and
           here
           though
           the
           matter
           be
           capable
           of
           very
           ample
           illustration
           from
           several
           Topicks
           ,
           yet
           it
           being
           an
           approved
           Maxim
           ,
           that
           
             all
             things
             are
             best
             preserved
             by
             the
             same
             means
             they
             are
             produced
             ,
          
           having
           already
           proved
           that
           Vertue
           is
           the
           best
           method
           of
           acquiring
           Wealth
           ,
           I
           need
           not
           spend
           much
           time
           to
           evince
           that
           't
           is
           the
           best
           means
           of
           preserving
           it
           likewise
           ;
           to
           omit
           therefore
           the
           Arguments
           which
           may
           be
           taken
           from
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           which
           surrounds
           his
           Servants
           with
           his
           Providence
           ,
           from
           the
           love
           and
           kindness
           of
           men
           which
           is
           a
           natural
           product
           of
           goodness
           ,
           from
           the
           hatred
           and
           envy
           that
           constantly
           attends
           those
           who
           raise
           themselves
           by
           undue
           means
           ,
           from
           the
           unconstancy
           of
           Vice
           it self
           ,
           and
           consequently
           of
           all
           that
           depends
           upon
           it
           ;
           to
           omit
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           these
           and
           several
           other
           such
           like
           heads
           of
           discourse
           ,
           I
           shall
           confirm
           this
           present
           Proposition
           only
           with
           these
           two
           Considerations
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           whatever
           is
           got
           by
           means
           that
           are
           repugnant
           to
           Piety
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           be
           kept
           ,
           but
           must
           be
           parted
           with
           ;
           Repentance
           is
           a
           severe
           sort
           of
           Physick
           ,
           and
           must
           purge
           away
           all
           our
           acquired
           corruptions
           ,
           before
           it
           can
           restore
           us
           into
           a
           state
           of
           spiritual
           health
           ;
           restitution
           of
           what
           we
           have
           unjustly
           gotten
           from
           our
           Neighbour
           
           is
           absolutely
           necessary
           in
           order
           to
           our
           reconciliation
           with
           God
           ;
           that
           must
           be
           returned
           by
           compassion
           and
           charity
           ,
           which
           was
           extorted
           by
           rapine
           and
           oppression
           ;
           whatever
           was
           got
           by
           flattering
           or
           assisting
           others
           in
           their
           debaucheries
           ,
           must
           be
           employed
           in
           that
           which
           shall
           promote
           Piety
           ,
           and
           encourage
           the
           virtuous
           ;
           the
           fruits
           of
           perfidy
           ,
           fraud
           and
           deceit
           must
           be
           all
           amassed
           together
           ,
           to
           make
           a
           Free-will
           Offering
           for
           the
           sins
           that
           gained
           them
           ,
           and
           we
           must
           wash
           our
           hands
           of
           the
           product
           ,
           if
           ever
           we
           would
           have
           our
           Souls
           washed
           of
           the
           guilt
           ;
           what
           a
           miserable
           sort
           of
           delusion
           is
           this
           ,
           to
           make
           haste
           to
           heap
           up
           Riches
           by
           such
           means
           ,
           that
           if
           ever
           we
           consider
           we
           must
           make
           more
           haste
           to
           refund
           them
           !
        
         
           Whereas
           he
           that
           scorns
           any
           ill
           means
           of
           encreasing
           his
           store
           ,
           and
           makes
           his
           desires
           still
           move
           in
           obedience
           to
           his
           duty
           ,
           he
           that
           lays
           hold
           on
           nothing
           ,
           but
           that
           to
           which
           Justice
           gives
           him
           a
           right
           ,
           nor
           consults
           the
           Devil
           and
           his
           lusts
           to
           gain
           that
           which
           is
           the
           gift
           of
           God
           ,
           such
           a
           man
           finds
           himself
           secure
           in
           his
           enjoyments
           ,
           he
           can
           shew
           his
           title
           to
           them
           by
           the
           grant
           of
           the
           King
           of
           Kings
           ,
           whom
           he
           has
           faithfully
           served
           ,
           and
           by
           whose
           bounty
           he
           hath
           been
           enriched
           ,
           can
           with
           Samuel
           challenge
           the
           whole
           world
           to
           lay
           claim
           to
           any
           thing
           in
           his
           hands
           ,
           he
           can
           look
           on
           his
           own
           Fortune
           ,
           without
           reflecting
           on
           his
           Neighbours
           ruine
           ,
           and
           as
           he
           gain'd
           honestly
           and
           without
           sin
           ,
           so
           he
           can
           enjoy
           securely
           and
           without
           remorse
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           My
           second
           Consideration
           to
           prove
           that
           Vertue
           contributes
           to
           the
           securing
           of
           Riches
           ,
           is
           that
           all
           Vices
           have
           a
           natural
           tendency
           to
           impoverish
           mankind
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           the
           gains
           of
           impiety
           to
           be
           refunded
           ,
           yet
           it
           s
           
           own
           sinful
           off-spring
           would
           devour
           and
           consume
           them
           .
           To
           instance
           in
           some
           few
           ,
           Ambition
           treads
           upon
           Wealth
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           to
           mount
           to
           honour
           ,
           and
           will
           make
           it self
           really
           poor
           only
           to
           have
           the
           vanity
           of
           appearing
           great
           ;
           Luxury
           and
           Riot
           know
           no
           bounds
           ,
           and
           the
           revenue
           of
           Nature
           it self
           will
           scarce
           satisfie
           the
           appetite
           of
           that
           person
           that
           gives
           himself
           over
           to
           the
           dominion
           of
           his
           palate
           ;
           Lust
           and
           Debauchery
           destroy
           Body
           and
           Estate
           together
           ,
           and
           the
           greatest
           comfort
           they
           afford
           ,
           is
           that
           they
           ruine
           the
           Person
           as
           fast
           as
           his
           Wealth
           ,
           and
           the
           man
           is
           not
           like
           to
           survive
           his
           Poverty
           ;
           Idleness
           and
           Sloth
           does
           constantly
           waste
           without
           any
           acquisition
           ,
           and
           lets
           that
           rust
           and
           corrupt
           through
           disuse
           ,
           that
           should
           be
           preserved
           and
           improved
           by
           action
           and
           management
           ;
           
             Anger
             ,
             Envy
          
           and
           Malice
           engage
           in
           enmity
           and
           quarrels
           ,
           chargeable
           always
           in
           the
           carrying
           on
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           consequence
           generally
           pernicious
           ;
           and
           Faction
           and
           Disobedience
           expose
           the
           Authors
           to
           the
           vengeance
           of
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           and
           their
           Fortunes
           fall
           a
           Victim
           to
           Justice
           .
        
         
           Even
           Avarice
           it self
           which
           locks
           up
           and
           guards
           what
           it
           has
           with-held
           from
           its
           own
           nourishment
           and
           the
           wants
           of
           the
           distressed
           ,
           does
           not
           only
           rob
           it self
           of
           the
           use
           of
           what
           it
           has
           ,
           and
           so
           
             in
             effect
          
           makes
           it
           as
           if
           it
           were
           not
           ,
           but
           seems
           also
           to
           provoke
           the
           whole
           world
           to
           engage
           in
           its
           ruine
           ;
           the
           avaricious
           person
           is
           looked
           upon
           as
           a
           common
           enemy
           ,
           and
           every
           one
           rejoyces
           when
           he
           is
           either
           by
           subtlety
           or
           force
           spoiled
           on
           his
           beloved
           Mammon
           ,
           he
           invites
           Thieves
           to
           rob
           him
           ,
           the
           cunning
           to
           deceive
           him
           ,
           and
           generally
           even
           his
           nearest
           Relations
           to
           cheat
           and
           circumvent
           him
           ;
           in
           short
           ,
           he
           has
           
           the
           constant
           torment
           of
           being
           always
           watchful
           and
           never
           secure
           ;
           so
           that
           Vertue
           must
           needs
           be
           an
           admirable
           preservative
           of
           our
           Fortunes
           ,
           in
           preventing
           so
           many
           spoilers
           which
           our
           lust
           ,
           passion
           or
           folly
           do
           naturally
           produce
           ,
           in
           securing
           us
           from
           all
           that
           might
           impoverish
           us
           from
           within
           by
           
             humility
             ,
             diligence
          
           and
           temperance
           ;
           and
           defending
           us
           from
           all
           that
           may
           hurt
           us
           from
           without
           ,
           by
           the
           exercise
           of
           
             kindness
             ,
             obedience
          
           and
           charity
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           But
           the
           efficacy
           of
           Piety
           is
           not
           bounded
           here
           ,
           it
           reaches
           beyond
           the
           grave
           ,
           and
           entails
           its
           blessings
           upon
           future
           generations
           ;
           posterity
           is
           secured
           by
           it
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           the
           Fortunes
           of
           its
           predecessors
           ,
           and
           the
           good
           man
           is
           a
           Benefactor
           as
           well
           as
           a
           Parent
           even
           to
           remote
           successions
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           last
           thing
           I
           am
           to
           shew
           .
        
         
           It
           was
           well
           observed
           by
           the
           Poet
           ,
           that
           the
           third
           Heir
           has
           seldom
           cause
           to
           vaunt
           of
           an
           Estate
           unjustly
           gotten
           ,
           the
           curse
           of
           God
           goes
           along
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           a
           secret
           worm
           eats
           and
           devours
           it
           ;
           as
           the
           means
           of
           getting
           it
           were
           shameful
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           bear
           the
           light
           ,
           so
           the
           ruine
           of
           it
           is
           wrought
           by
           an
           invisible
           hand
           ,
           and
           we
           see
           the
           downfal
           even
           when
           we
           cannot
           discern
           the
           blow
           .
           Though
           God
           Almighty
           may
           sometimes
           ,
           for
           reasons
           best
           known
           to
           his
           Divine
           Wisdom
           ,
           not
           only
           suffer
           the
           ungodly
           
             to
             flourish
             like
             a
             green
             Bay-tree
             ,
          
           but
           to
           have
           
             Children
             likewise
             at
             his
             desire
          
           ,
           to
           die
           in
           peace
           ,
           and
           
             leave
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             substance
             to
             his
             Babes
             ,
          
           yet
           the
           next
           that
           goes
           by
           observes
           that
           his
           Family
           is
           gone
           ,
           
             he
             seeks
             him
             ,
             but
             his
             place
             can
             no
             where
             be
             found
          
           ;
           the
           vain
           hopes
           of
           calling
           the
           Land
           after
           his
           own
           name
           are
           soon
           vanished
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           now
           no
           means
           left
           to
           know
           that
           there
           
           ever
           was
           such
           a
           person
           ,
           but
           the
           greatness
           of
           his
           ruines
           ,
           or
           the
           cursed
           memory
           of
           his
           oppressions
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           generation
           of
           the
           faithful
           shall
           be
           blessed
           as
           well
           as
           himself
           ,
           
             riches
             and
             honours
             are
          
           established
           
             in
             his
             house
             ,
             and
             his
             righteousness
             endureth
             for
             ever
             .
          
           God
           is
           pleased
           for
           the
           encouraging
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           to
           take
           care
           not
           only
           of
           good
           men
           themselves
           ,
           but
           likewise
           of
           that
           which
           is
           their
           greatest
           concern
           ,
           their
           Children
           and
           Posterity
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           
             shew
             mercy
             unto
             thousands
             of
             them
             that
             love
             him
             and
             keep
             his
             Commandments
          
           ;
           even
           wicked
           persons
           themselves
           have
           been
           spared
           ,
           blessings
           continued
           ,
           yea
           and
           Kingdoms
           prolonged
           in
           a
           Family
           ,
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           an
           Abraham
           ,
           an
           Israel
           or
           a
           David
           .
           Besides
           ,
           if
           Riches
           have
           been
           obtained
           by
           laudable
           means
           ,
           the
           same
           Piety
           which
           regulated
           their
           acquisition
           ,
           will
           mould
           and
           instruct
           those
           that
           are
           to
           inherit
           them
           ,
           and
           will
           make
           Parents
           as
           sollicitous
           of
           propagating
           their
           Piety
           as
           their
           Being
           to
           their
           posterity
           ,
           and
           so
           support
           their
           Family
           with
           the
           double
           foundation
           of
           their
           descendants
           Vertues
           and
           their
           own
           ;
           so
           that
           he
           that
           shall
           begin
           his
           observations
           young
           ,
           and
           continue
           them
           on
           to
           a
           good
           old
           age
           ,
           yet
           shall
           scarce
           ever
           discover
           in
           all
           the
           varieties
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           one
           
             righteous
             man
             forsaken
             ,
             or
             his
             seed
             begging
             their
             bread
             .
          
        
         
           By
           what
           has
           been
           said
           I
           hope
           I
           have
           in
           some
           measure
           evinced
           the
           truth
           of
           what
           I
           at
           first
           proposed
           ,
           namely
           ,
           that
           Piety
           and
           Vertue
           ,
           though
           they
           are
           not
           infallible
           and
           never-failing
           means
           of
           raising
           a
           Fortune
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           yet
           are
           in
           their
           own
           nature
           and
           according
           to
           the
           common
           course
           of
           things
           ,
           the
           most
           probable
           
           means
           of
           acquiring
           Wealth
           and
           Riches
           ,
           of
           securing
           their
           possession
           to
           our selves
           ,
           and
           continuing
           their
           descent
           to
           our
           posterity
           ,
           and
           that
           therefore
           
             riches
             and
             honour
             are
             with
          
           them
           ,
           
             yea
             durable
             riches
             and
             righteousness
          
           .
        
         
           From
           the
           preceding
           Discourse
           there
           may
           be
           several
           very
           useful
           Inferences
           drawn
           ,
           to
           which
           I
           cannot
           now
           speak
           particularly
           ;
           As
           (
           1.
           )
           We
           may
           hence
           discover
           the
           infinite
           love
           of
           God
           to
           us
           ,
           in
           endeavouring
           to
           win
           us
           to
           our
           duty
           by
           two
           Motives
           so
           agreeable
           to
           human
           Nature
           ,
           as
           the
           enriching
           our selves
           ,
           and
           providing
           for
           our
           posterity
           .
           (
           2.
           )
           The
           great
           folly
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           wickedness
           of
           pursuing
           unjust
           gain
           ,
           or
           using
           unlawful
           means
           of
           acquisition
           .
           (
           3.
           )
           The
           unreasonableness
           of
           retaining
           what
           Piety
           ,
           Charity
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           part
           of
           our
           duty
           calls
           upon
           us
           to
           dispence
           .
           (
           4.
           )
           The
           imprudence
           as
           well
           as
           sinfulness
           of
           spending
           that
           time
           which
           is
           set
           apart
           for
           devotion
           and
           the
           service
           of
           God
           upon
           our
           private
           employments
           .
           And
           (
           5.
           )
           The
           unhappy
           mistake
           of
           too
           many
           Parents
           ,
           in
           thinking
           they
           have
           made
           a
           good
           provision
           for
           their
           Children
           ,
           when
           they
           have
           taught
           them
           cunning
           and
           policy
           ,
           and
           instructed
           them
           in
           an
           Employment
           ,
           without
           imprinting
           in
           their
           minds
           the
           Rules
           of
           Vertue
           ,
           and
           the
           Principles
           of
           Religion
           .
           But
           not
           having
           time
           to
           prosecute
           these
           ,
           I
           must
           content
           my self
           barely
           to
           have
           named
           them
           ,
           and
           must
           recommend
           these
           ,
           and
           such
           other
           Inferences
           that
           arise
           from
           what
           has
           been
           said
           ,
           to
           your
           own
           private
           meditation
           .
        
         
           
             Now
             to
             God
             the
             Father
          
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .