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Rh Then I faw that one came to $k$Paſſion, and brought him a Bag of Treaſare, and poured it down at his feet; the which he took up, and rejoyced therein; and withall, laughed Patience to ſcorn : But I beheld but a while, and he had $k$ laviſhed all away, and had nothing left him but Rags.

Ch. Then ſaid Chniſtian to the Intpreter,$l$ Expound this matter more matter fully to me.

In. So he ſaid, Theſe two Lads are Figures; Paſſion, of the Men of this World; and Patience, of the Men of that which is to come: For as here thou ſeeſt, Paſſion will have all now, this year; that is to ſay,in this World; So are the Men of this World: they muſt have all their good things now, they cannot ſtay till next Year; that is, until the next World, for their Portion of good. That Proverb, A $l$ Bird in the Hand is worth two in the Buſh, is of more Authority with them, then are all the Divine Teſtimonies of the good of the World to come. But as thou ſaweſt, that he had quickly laviſhed all away, and had preſently left him, nothing but Raggs;