The feemilzgs of Pride> and counterfeits of Httmility. 16. Many of the poor do m1fiake their Supenour.) to be proud, if their apparel be not mfafh 10 n and value a!moll like their own, though It be fobcr and agreeable to their rank. 17. Some arc of a more rufiick or carelefs difpofition, unfit for complement; and fome are ., . tJken up with fe!ious ftudics and cmployrnents, fo contrary to complement, that they have neirher At 11 a m<clTu time nor mind tor the obfervance of the humours of cornplemenral perfons ; who bccauie thty c;x., r:)c~~~~~;~- pt.C~t it) and thiBk they are net,leCled, do u[ually accufe fuch men of Pride. lieu.-., ut vel . cx.inJe fu?-tbJiimi animi contrarerit infamiam. Ca!liwzciJ. ,Exp!r. dt Artil. p. HI· r8. Some are of a !iknt temper, and arc accuftd for Pridr,becaufe they fpeak not to others as oft as they expect it. 19· Some art naturally Unapt to be familiar till they have much acquaintance, and are fo far from impudent, that they are not bold tnough to fpeak much to flrangers and take acquaintance with them, no though ir be with their intCriours; and · therefore are ordinarily mif-judged ro be proud. . 20. Some h1ve contracted fome unhanfome cufiomes in their fpeech or gefiures which to ra{h Q<od •mog- cenfurers fwn to come from Prid,, though it be not fo. By all theft[etmings the humble are judged ~;;~;~u~~ by many to beProud. congreHu :~:b- . ,. . . . • , HlllUeric ( Ch•yfanrRms) :l.oleraorqu~ fnent, non :l.rro!':lnt::! :lUt r~f!UI mbuer.dum en , qum potJUS tlllliCJt:u qu:rdlm aut !impilom cx1111m:lti deter in eo qUI t~uid elkt potdhs iguor:tb:lt ; ita vu'gantcr , & numme d,fimlubmcr cum J!hs verba iJ.ctnabat. Ellit,z;iiiS iit Cbr)f4l. )5• .8. I I I. There arc alfo many co~tnmfrits of Humility, by which the Proud are taken tobe Humble ' A<; I· An accufing of thernfclves and bewailing their vilenefs, through rneer terror of Confci~nce as Judar, or the confiraint of affiiChon as PhartJob, or of the [Jce of death. 2· A cull:omary confef– ting of fuch tins in pr<4ytr, or in fpeech with others, which the belt are ufed to confefs, and the confef– fing of them is taken rather to be an honour than a difgracc. 3· A Religiou~ obfervance of rho{C Commandments and Do6hines of men, which the Apofile fpeaketh of, Col. 2. 1_8, 19, 20,2 1, 22, 23. which have a fluw of wifdom in WiU-woljhip and humi,lity, a11d mg,ltl1i11g of tbe bcdy not in any honour– ''the jdtisjj<ing of t!Je f/cfl,. 4· A holding of thofe l'enets, which doCtrinally are moll to mans abafe– ment; 'bur yet never humbled themfelves at the heart. '5· A difcreer .rdhaint of boafiing, and fuch a difcomr:nending of themfelves, as rendeth to procure them the reputation of modelly and humili– ty. 6. An affected condefccnfion and familiarity with others, even of the lower {Orr, which may feem humility, when·the pooreft have their fmilcs and courtcfie, and yet may be but the humility of 2 ~Jm. JS'. 3, Abfolom, the fruit of pride, defigned to procure the com.mendations of the world. 7· A choofing ro 4, h 6 • converfe with their infcrioms, becJufe they would bear {way, and be alwayes the: guarcfi thcmfclvcs in the company: Like Dion;fi~~& the Tyrantl that when he was derhronecl, turned Schoolmafier, that he might domineer among the boyd. 8. A conftrained me.Jmtr{l of apparel, proviiions and deport– ment : when poverty forcerh men to [pea'<. and live, as if they were humble; whereas if they had but wealth and honours, they would live as high as the proudefi of them all. How quier is the Bear w,hen he is chained up? and how little dolh ferve a Dog or a Fox when he can get no more? 9· An affened meannefi and plainneji i1z app.1rtl, while pride.runs out fame orher way J He that is odi– oufly proud of hi~ fuppofed wifrkm, or Jearni~tg, or holinefr, or birth, or great reput3tirm,'may in his very pride be above the womanifh a11d childifl1 way of pride, in appml and fuch othe, little toyes. ro. A lo>thing and fpeaking againfl the ptide of others, 'while he overlooks his own, perhaps be– caufe the pride of others doudeth him, as the coverous- hate others that are covc:tous.l bccaufe rhey are the greatefl hinderers of their gain : as Dogs fight for the bone which both would have. Many more counterfeits of !J.umility may be gathered, from what is faid befOre of the fiemingt ofPride, whereto ic is contrary. Dirt[[. 2 • ~· 9• Direct. 2· Obfirve the motions and difcwtriu of pride, toward God and M.m, th.Jt it may not, /il(s the Dtvil, prevail by l(seping ot<l -of (tgbt. Becaufe this is the chief part of my wm:k, I Oul! here diltinctly fhew you, the figns and motions of it , in its ft<eral wayes againfi God and Man. - ' Signt of the worft part of PR ID E again(/ G0 D· ~·to. Sign t· Stlf-idolizing Pride doth cau!i: men to glory in thr.ir fuppofed Greatntfl, when the Gu:atnefs ot God {ltould lhew them their contemptible viJcndS; and to mag,ifie rhemft:lves, when they ihould magnifie their Maker. It mak<S the thong man glory in his ttrength, and tHe rich man Jrr. 9 .13,·:4. in his wealth, and theCanquerour in his Vidaries, and Princes, and Rulers, and Lords of the Earth, lJfal. 49· 6. in tYiei_r Dominions, and Dignifies, and power to do hurt or good to others: and fay as Nelmch.~d.- 2. Chloi:. :;~ 11(:t;.z;.a!·, Dan. 4· 30. li not tbis f!.reat Babylon tbat I buve built, for the Houfi of the Kingdom, by tbe mit:.rl1t ·of ''D' po'!'·er, fin· t!Je hunnrr of my Majrjfy .: Hurr hard i~it to he (jre.at andtmly _Humble, arrd 1ZIJt to{well, anrJ be lifud up m Heatt, as they )·ijr mPower? Th1s God abhmreth as unluuablc ro worms, and duft, and injurious to his honour, and will make thern know that Porrer, and :Ricbu, and Strmgth are hit, and that tbe ft-ltjr 1-l~~b dotb rNlr in the Kint.dom of mm, aJtd giveth it to r.•hom he Sign r. will;. Do~,n•4• 32·
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