Ofthe vanitie ofraorldlypewer and authoritie, 3 a Y from theother, it bringeth foorthno other fruites then cru- eltie,rage,opprellion, and all manner ofhurt and mifchiefe, and that both to thofe who are vnder it, and to thofe allo who thus abufeit. For as for them, they arenot mailers of any thingwhich they enjoy, all their goods and fubilance being daily endangered to their fpoyle and rapine; the which their injuries they muff indure not only withClence and patience, but at leall with outward cheerelulnes and thankfulnes : for ifthey feeme but to take notice that they are wronged, theydoe make way foranew mifchiefe, and put them in minde to redouble the iniurie. And therefore the bell way for thefe inferiours, is willingly to offer that to Minorapotenti- thefr powerful! tyrants which they (cane toafle&; for to b negate erg denie vnto them leffer things, is to promife vnto themgrea_ ere raprom- ter, and bywithholding from them force things, to make them mailersofall.Yea oftentimes by crofling theirdeliires theydoenot only expofe their goods to the fpoile,but their hues allo to danger, as wee may fee in the exampleof Na_ oth,who labouring to holdhis vineyard,loil his life and his vineyard too. Neither is this abufed power and authoritie lefiepernicious to thofe that haue it; for making themfelues herebyodious toall, they twifl fnares to catch themfelues, and fall into theirowne pit,whilefl either theyexpofe them - felues to popularrage, or purfuing the weake doe fall into the power of thofe who are llronger; like the wolfe,who "'. obbocin_ ouer recdil following the lambe doth himfelfe fall into turtamTacit g y , quiapoteft,citò the lions paw. So that it is truly Paid, that he who thereforedelinee gxiafc. doth injurie becaufe he is able,will notlong be able becaufe cit. hee hathdone it. And wifelydid the Heathen man aduife thofe who defiredtovietheir power long, that they fhould cateapudsee- vieit fparingly whileft they haueit; for they who doeall beset, fermate they can,will notlongbeable to doe what they will. Nazi/iraru. But as this abufed power and authoritie plungeth men §. Sdi.8. into finne,fo it fubieð them to the euili of punilhvent: That worldly for depriving them ofthe chicle humane flrength and de- p bmén teen. fence,na a eiy the Ioue and good will ofthofe thatareabout vie <ndmany them,it cxpo(es them to theenuie and hatredof all, fo that dangers. thofe who flatter themwith their mouth,threatei their ru- y ine
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