either see or foresee, what they shall one day (without serious and unfeigned repentance) feel, they would not be hired with all the worlds wealth, to hazard in the least the losse of those ever∣lasting joyes before spoken of, or to purchase and plunge themselves into those caselesse and everlasting flames of fire and brimstone in hell, there to fry body and soule, where shall be an innumerable compa∣ny of Devils and damned spirits to affright and torment them, but not one to comfort or pity them. But O that thou who art the Sacred Monarch of this mighty frame! wouldst give them hearts to believe, at least, that the soule of all sufferings, are the sufferings of the soule; that as painted fire is to materiall, such is materiall to hell fire That things themselves are in the invisible world: in the world visible but their shadowes onely: And that whatsoever wicked men enjoy here, it is but as in a dream, their plenty is but like a drop of pleasure, be∣fore a river of sorrow and displeasure; and whatsoever the godly feel, but as a drop of misery before a river of mercy and glory. Then would they thinke it better to want all things, then that one needfull thing; whereas now they desire all other things, and neglect that one thing which is so needfull: They would be glad to spare something from their superfluities, yea if need requ••re even from their necessa∣ries, that they might relieve and cherish the poor distressed members of Iesus Christ. And let so much serve to have been spoken of the rea∣sons that concern our selves in particular, and how God hath promi∣sed to blesse the merciful man in his soule, body, name, and estate. I should now go on to declare, that what the liberall man g••ves, his seed shall inher••t: But I consider, that if for the increasing of their e∣states, for the obtaining of heaven, and the avoyding of everlasting de∣struction of body and soule in Hell, will not prevail with rich men to do some good with their goods while they l••ve; whatsoever else can be spoken, will be lost labour, and to no purpose. I grant there are some of them such desperate doting fools, that they can find in their hearts to damn their own souls, and go to hell, to leave their sonnes rich: and therefore it will not be amisse to set down (or poynt them to) a few of those promises which God hath made to the mercifull or liberall mans seed, and posterity after him. I'le alleadge but three pla∣ces onely.