a choice and a precious jpirit, though it eclipfes thy 'light, though it makes thy parts , thy abilities, thy excellencies dimmer in the eyes ofo- thers; were it not for the eminency of Tome above thee , thy parts perhaps would thinebrighr, and be of high e- f}eem ; yet to rejoyce in this from the heart, from the fou&e to bleßcGod, for his gifts and graces inothers, that his Name may be glorified more by o- thers, then I can glorifie it my felf, to beable truly to fay , Though I candoe little, yet bletfed be God, there are force who can doemore for God then I, and in this I doe, and will rejoyce; this is indeed to be able to doe much more then others , this thews agreat e- minencyof fpirit : All theparts, gifts, abilities , that any man in the world bath, where this is not,come far fhort of this excellency ; to be able to doe this, is more then to be able to excell others inanyexcellencywhatfoever, if this bee wanting : If Godhath given ghee this, he bathgiven thee that wnich is a thoufand times more worth then fl rong parts andAbilities,in whichthou mi,ht'ft havebeen-farmmoreeminent, then I 4
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