That the earthly thingsabufed,become fnaresuntovs. 249 they owe vnto men, without all refpeEt of acquaintance, friendfhipandkindred, yea offidelitie and common hone- flie,fo theymay afpire to their proud hopes, and compaffe their ambitious ends; not caring whom they tread vnder foote,fo they make their falles fleps, whereby themfelues may rife. Neither doe there tentations onely take hold of worldlings and wicked men, but euenofthedeare feruants ofGod,as we'emay fee in the exampleof the difciples ílri- uingfor fuperioritie,and contending one with another,who Luk.9.46. fhouldbe greatefl,andhaue the higheft place inGods king_ a(oa h ¡tit; ho_ dome. In aword,fo great is the forceofthis tentation; that fti+aires firth (as one faith) noman can fKficiently difeerne thefirength ofsifaquie:bel. thisenemie,but hee who haste'proclaimed warre apingit : for lawaudixerit g f quia etfr hoWfaeuer it mayfeeme moreeafie vestoany toWant this honour guam facile eR and praifè when it is denied, yet it is moilhard, netto bee too laude carere mach delightedwith it,when it is offeredhim. dam denegatar, The like altomay beePaid ofriches, which through our n oiffin"dlita â corruption, are the groundof many dangerous tentations, cumofertur. both inrefpe6t oftheir getting,keeping andbellowing; for, Auguft.ad Au- astheApoflle faith, they that will be rich,fall into tentations reliuoi.epift andfnares, andinto manyfooligi ndnoifm luits,whichdroenc 64'toln.z. men inperdition anddelirodion: for the delireofmanie is the 4.Seü,5. roote ofalleuill. And moll hard it is to abound with them, th60GCaf ns fe andnot to abufe themvnto finne,forwant ofobferuing the many dangerous former cautions whichare required to their lawful' vfe; to tentations. which purpofe onefaith ,iti.eamatterofacgreatdifcultie to 6..9.50. aboand withriches, and notat any time abufe them, as to flare pothegri.inA- vponthewatersandnottobedacked; in ref ecsl whereofthc pothe. P Y Clem:Alexán:' are likened vnto thornes,which vnleffe aman holdvery wa- pndagog.lib. rily,he is lure to bee pricked : and to a ferpent,which who 3cap.6 foholdeth vnskilfully, it will windabout his hand,and bite him. In- regardof which danger through our corruption, the fcripture fpeaking of them doth connnôly addeTome e- pithete whichmayweane our harts and afredtions fr6 them, in relpeól ofimmoderate lout;as,theadeceitfulnes ofriches, ' Marth.r3.zx, vncertaine riches, b riches of this world, the mammon of b r.Tim.. rye iniquitie and fuch like ; and giuethvs many admonitions, Luk.i6.9. that we fhould neither ouergreedily,def re them, nor when -ee
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