Sp ititai' Pert e ion. of the Mind of Man, íecures his dear Liberty, and peaceful Dominion of him- felf. This is the effea ofExcellent Wíf- dom. 3. Humility is the moil precious Or- nament in God's Sight : and to be ap- proved by the Divine Mind, and accep- ted by the Divine Will, is the highefl: Honour molt worthy of our Ambition. 'Tis like the precious Balm, that mixt with other Liquors finks to the bottom: but then'tisvifible, and molt amiable in the Eyes of God. The Apoffle's ambi- tious Labour was, whether prefent or ab- fent to be accepted of him. Nowwhat is the vain efleem and fading breath of Men, compar'd with the acceptance of God ? Doth a Learned Man value the praife of the Ignorant given to his Com- pofures, and difregard the approbation of the Learned, the proper Judges of it ? Is Worldly Honour a certain indication of real worth, or can it fatisfie the de- fires of the Soul ? A piece of rotten Wood íhines in the Dark, but when the Day-Light appears, forfeits its Luf}re: fo in the darknefs of this World, Titles of Honour Teem, Glorious, but in the morning of Eternity they loofe their flaming Brightnefs, and vanilh for ever. Eris true Magnánimity, to defpife the 6 4 pratfe 87 Quam gaidem laudemfapien tip ftatuo ere maximam, non' aliunde pende- re, non extrinfe- CUI ant bene aut male faciendi fujpenfas habere rations. Cic. I. 5. Ep.13. Nihil humilita- te fublimius a. pudDegm.Hier. Jolt. 2.
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