436 ( E'phe¡iant, Chape 4. V E R.Z. tarn their credit. Peter cloth quarrell with Paul, though there had been a jarre between them, but doch honour him with his reflimony and ti- tleofbeloved brother, z Pct. 3. 15. And Paul is not all for hisowne ho- nour, but altocarefull of the honour of inferiour preachers, Sylvanus, Timotheut, &C. whom Le doch not only grace with his teftimony, but joyneas it were in Commiflion with himfelfe, putting their names with his in fomeof his Apoftolicall Epiftles to the Churches. And humility is as ready to ferve others in all offices of love as to honour them. A proud man is never a good fervant : his work is either too heavy or toomeane, or his wages too little for a man of his quality forfooth, ordefert: But take an humbleman, his low efteem of him - felfe and good account ofothers, will make him ready to doe fervice to them; yea he will account it his belt honour to doe fervice to the meanefl, bee it the kitchen -maid or plow.boy, fo it bee within the bounds of his office and calling. No fuchpattern of humility as our Matth.ao. :s. blefled Saviour,& what was his life buta fervice performed untoother mene wherein how readyand willing was he None fent for him, but he came unto them, none needed him, but he attended them , he refu- fed not to goe into ficke perfons, thought no fcorne to view and to touch uncleane leapers, and ferved his Difciples, even to the waffling oftheir feet, Iohn 13. g.Whom his fervant S.Paul did affay to follow, ,cony, :y. who becameall things to all men, yea made himfelfe a fervant to all _:. men in, that he might to win them to the Gofpell. Briefly all humility teacheth a man that the greaterhe is, fomuch the greater fervant he muffbe, cmattb.z3. I. 4, Laftly,humility will reflraina man from afpiring unto or medling with high matters, above ones calling, reach, skill and ability. It ispride whichpuffes up a manwith an overweening of himfelfe and his parts, fo that he prefumes he may meddle with any bufneffe, Church government,mattersof State, policies of Kingdomes, Gods fecret and high Counfells, that he hath skill enough to judgeof them, that he is of fufficient parts for any calling or imployment of higheft nature in Church or Commonwealth : humility is of another ftraine, which makes roan little in his owne eyes, and out of confciouf- neffe ofhis weaknef'e keeps him from medling with high matters s- hove him, and from thrufting himfelfe into high places, and weighty imployments, whereunto ashe c, mes not without a faire calling, fo he undertakes it not without feare and modefly. This was the courfe wherein Davids humility kept him. Lord, myheart is not haughty, nei- ther are mine eyes lefty, &c. Who therefore thought the marriage of theKingsdaughter too high anadvancement for him when it was offe- red him, I Sane. 18.18. Thus it wrought alto with Saul while he had fome fhadowofit,that he thought himfelfe and his family too too meane tobe railedup to the throne and Crowne of the Kingdome, and bid himfelfe out of the way when he fhould be inverted there- unto. But concerning this a. things are ro be remembred. r. That humility is not fo blind and fottirh as not to know and ac- knowledge Pral.:ar::. i Sam.y.tr. Sám.:o.zz.
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