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Content with Gods good pleasure, a great blessing. [ 1381]

VVHen Aesop with the rest of his Fellow-slaves, were put to carry bur∣thens to a City,* 1.1 One chose to carry this Merchandize, another that, every one had his choyce, and Aesop chose to carry the Victualls: Every one laught at this, that he being the weakest, had elected the heaviest burthen; Away they went together, and after some miles they went to breakfast, his bu••then was the lighter for that; Then to dinner, it was lighter still; then to supper, now it was easie; the next day, they had eaten up all his burthen, and he went empty to the City, whither they being laden could not reach. Thus it is in the World,* 1.2 the Covetous Man chooseth gold for his burthen; the Proud, fine cloaths; the Ambitious, Mountains of honour; every Worldling, his several luggage; but a Child of God contents himself with Gods good pleasure, and sets up his rest with that of S. Paul,* 1.3 If he have food and rayment, therewith to rest contented, and so he goes the lighter to Heaven.

Notes

• * 1.1

  In ejus vitae.
• * 1.2

  —trabit sua quem{que} volun∣••as.
• * 1.3

  2 Tim. 6. 15.