Chap. 25. AnEnpofftien *pots ski Book oj' JOB. Verf 6. 715 Earth where the wormes are hoofed ; he is going to wormes, as a worme, and when he comes to the grave it will beworme to worme. As the Lord faid, Duff thou art ¡molt. duff (kenfkul'rt- turns; fo we may fay, a worme thouart, and to wormes thou haltretorne. Thus we fee man is a poore thing, a very poore thing, and henceI fhall make foure or fivebrief inference:, Fire, Let no manbe proud, or have high thoughts of him' felfe; the fon ofman is but a worm,®why dothman fwel above the clouds, or proudly makehis nett among the Starres, whenas he mutt fhortly fall among the clods,and as be is a worm,fobe ea- ten up ofwormes. Secondly, Let men takeheed of adorning one another with great words and fi .tiering titles, let us take heed of having the persons ofmen in admiration it is as vaina thing,forany man to give great flattering titles to others,as it is to have high thoughts of himfelfe. The titles which the Spirit of God gives to man, are humbling titles, a flower, a 4hadow, &c. any thingwhich may keep downhis fpirit and abatefelfrvaluations ; we fbould learne as to thinkofour (elves, fo to fpeake ofother men as the Holy Ghoe fpeaketh. As he doth paint man out with praifes, not fpeakeofhim as Courtiers(whofc hearts are the flops ofcomple- ments, and their tongues the ventersofthem) doofPrinces. So neither fhouldwe : There are two extreames which we fhould labour exceedingly to avoyd in our references to men ; and yet mot men walker in one oftheft extreames towards men. Fire, we fhould take heed of reproaching, vilifying, and difpifìng others; for though it be a duty for every man to think namely ofhim- felfe, an to fay ofhimfelfe, I am a worme; and though we may lawfully think sod fay fo ofall men, as to the general truth ofthe proposition, yet it is fo farce from beinga duty,that it is not at all lawful) to call any man worms, with reproach and contempt of the meanenes of his perfon. Secondly.we fhould takeheed of flat- tering and daubing others, as thofe Tyei er; did Hered,cryiag otst it is riot voyee of Cod and not of man (Aas 12. z2.)whereas God to (hew their miftake, and that be was indeedbut a worm, fmote him, and he was eaten upofworms.Elibu.c ,ncludcs and refolves excellently to this poynt (7k 32.21, 22)Lit Me net I pray yon, accept any mans perjon, neither let tote five flattering titles unto (roan, for I know not to give flattering titles, in fo doirgy maker Y y Y 3' a mould
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=