--y...-- That rnorldly thingscannotfatisfie orbring contentment. 42; coolc his tongue, when as a whole ricer would not haue quenched his tormenting beate : fo at firl} they defire but fmall preferment, and as it were to let vp but one foot vpon this ladder, but finding herein little cafe, they afpire higher and higher; rll at Ial1 they haue alcended fohigh, that they hold it vnfafe to turne themfelues, or fund llill upon this tottering ladder, and thinke there isno fecuritie till they be come to the top, and haue feared themfelues in the royall throne. Manifold exampleshereofwe haue in thebooke of God, and in the hificries ofall ages. It wasnot lüfficient for Corah and his companions, tohaue chicle places in the con- gregation, fo long as t)l1ofs and Aaronwere aboue them. flbirnelech couldnot indure to gouerne with his brethren, but he mull be foieMonarch, though to accomp':ifh hisde- fire,he mull commit them all to the flaughter.It wasnothing to e.Ab1slon to be the Kings fonne, inpoflibilitie after his fa- thers deceafe to weld the Scepter, vnleffe prefently hemay clime vp into the throne, though he could no otherwife 'afcend,vnleffc hewouldmake his deare fathers dead bodie his fini flip. Among thel-leathens it isfaidofCefar, that he couldindure no luperiour, and ofPospey, that he couldnot abide an equal]; andofgreat Alexander it isrecorded, that the world could not fatisfie his ambition, and therefore his great Soueraigntyand Monarchycould not bringvnto him fo much ioy andcontentment, as to refirainc teares, becaufe there were no moreworlds to conquer, or as force haueit, becaufehearing there weremany, he had not yet conquered one. Andofthe moll ofthegreat Emperours we fee it mani- fell, thatearthly glorie couldnot fatisfie them, vnleffe they allo attained vnto diuine honors, and were reputed among the gods.Neither isit any maruell ifthefemen could not get outofthis intricate and endleffelaberynth of pride, hauing no better guide then blind nature to leade them; feeing the Apofles, who had heard fo many holy and powerfullfer- ruonsofhumilitie,preached byour Sauiour Chrifl,and con- firmed vnto them by his gratious example, were yet not- withdanding lo ambitioufly affected, that they thought it not preferment enough tohaue chicle places in his glorious E c 4 kingdome,
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