We see then that they who feare God,* 1.1 have not their whole portion in this life. Here in∣deed they have the unspeakable riches of grace, and so much of outward things, as is sufficient and fit for them; which things al∣so, as proceeding from Gods second love, are very pretious to them. But celestiall happi∣nesse, which belongs peculiarly to them, as it was prepared for them from all eternity, so after this life ended it shall continue to them unto all eternity.
This dissimilitude they very ill consider,* 1.2 1 who preferre this life of a spanne long be∣fore the eternall mercy of God; for the pre∣servation of this life (which yet they can not long preserve) using meanes unlawfull and displeasing unto God, getting or keeping un∣justly the things of this life &c. In so doing they plainly cast away the feare of God, without which His mercy can not be ob∣teined.