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Epheaar, Chap.
g..
V
E
R.
2.
of
credit
and
honour they
that
have,
are
content to
doe
the
heft
or
ca-
fieft
work,
but if
any
be hard or
feem
fomewhat
meane
,
doe
that
who wiil,tor them
it
fhall
lye left undone,or
put
over to fomeother.So
will men, efpecially great ones, profeffe religion
and take
up
holy
du-
ties
as
faire
as
other
men
of
their
ranke
and quality doe,
and
as
(sands
with their
worldly
reputation, but to goe further,
to
make
,themfelves
as
it
were
vile
in
the
eyes
of
the world with
David, to
ferve God
and
undrrgoe the reproach
of
Chrifts
Crofl'e and Religion
,
they
like not.
If
they
docany
thing this
way,
it
muff be
by night
as Nicodemur, and
in
fearer. And
if
it
be
fo
little
prácRifed
toward
God
,
it
is
much more
negleEtrd
toward
men.
How
have
men
and
women of
all
forts
laid
a-
fide
here thcle plaine weeds
of
humbleneffe
of
mind,
and advanced
the
flags
and enfignes
of
pride!
what pranking of themfelves
with
brave, coftly
and
gorgeous
apparel!
!
what doting upon
ffrange
and
uncouth fafhions!we are afhamed
of
the
ancient plainnes
of our
Elders,
and abound
in
new inventions, and
glory
in
gay
outfides, wherein
but
few
who exceed
nor
their
(tam and
ability; what
affeQing
of
titles
of
honour!
whàe-
ftriving for places!
what
divifion and contention
hct-
upon
between
neighbours,
families,
yea whole towne-
(hips.
Three
was not more
falling
out about
any
thing among the Dilciples
of
our
Saviour
Chrift
,
then about this.
And what now adayes doth
caufe
more bitter
debate,
and
what
looking for
of
cap and knee
&
chief
places
not onely
according toones
degree, but
beyond
it
what
offence
taken
if
it
be not given?
No
mu-
lick
doth
pleafe men
better
then the loud found
of
their owne
pralle.
And
if
men have fo
bad neighbours
as
who
will not
frt
them forth,
they will praife
themfelves rathr
then want
it.
Men
can
as
well beare
contempt
as
burning
cuales
in
their bofome.
What
fuch
a
man
as
I,
of
my parts, my
place
to be
fo
flighted and
vilified
by fuch
a
fellow!
What
a
(form did Haman
goe about
to
raife againft Mordecai &
all
the
Iewes upon
Mordecaies
contempt
ofhim!And
doewe
not make
all the
towne
ring
of
it
upon every little contumely offered,
yea
but
fufpeéled
by us! And where
is
our fervingone another!
We
arc
well contented
to be ferved,
but not to
ferve, that
others
fhould
rune
and ride
and
goe for us,
but
if any fuch
thing be requefted of
us,
what
fay we Muft
I
bean
hackney for every mane
muff
I
abridge
my frlfe
of
my lawfull
libertyto
pleafe every jacks
Not
ro fpeak
amens
afpiring unto
high
things,
and medling
in
matters above them, there
is
no one thing
loth
more proclaime the pride
of
men,then their
difrefpeót
of
others,
their
fwelling againft
fuperiours, bate ufage
of
inferiours, emulation
againft
equals, ftriving
to
keep
down
and obfcure
others,
that they
may
fbine,
and
the
glory
of
the
ref(
be
eclips'd and darkned
by their
fplendour.
As
one bucker
muff
goe
downe that another may
rife
up:
fo
they
think that there
is
no riling
for them or upholding
of
their icredit, but
with the obfcuring
and fuppreffing of
the
honours
of
others.
So
(arre
are men
as
they fable
of
Collor
and
Pellnx
from communicating
ho.
nors to each
other.To
conclude,
a
right humble
man
is a
bird
of
Para-
dife,