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ONe end of sickness it is to hide pride from man; what a vain thing is humane power? it will not avail in the day of sick∣ness and death; if God doe not withdraw his anger the proud help∣ers stoop under him, men of high dègree are vanity; although a man flourish like a green bay tree, yet he shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
Sickness teacheth us the vanity of strength: though a mans bones be full of marrow, yet when sickness coms his strength, shall be dryed up like a potsherd.
How can our hands be strong in the day that God contends with us by sickness, although a bow of steel hath been broken by our armes, yet when sickness comes we are powred out like water and all our bones are out of joynt, then the keepers of the house, the arms will tremble and the strong men, the limbs will bow themselves, and we shall have rea∣son to say verily every men, at his best estate is all together vanity.
It may convince us of the va∣nity of children, they are indeed mercies in themselves. O that I were as in months past saith Job, when my children were about me, though the fare be but course yet it is the more pleasant to have these plants about the table, but
sickness eomes and then these sweet flowers like a posey wither that we must conclude childhood and youth are vanity.
An aking tooth will damp all the pleasures of the world.