That abundance ofworldly thingscarrfethpride. 685 ritie,and abundanceofearthlybleflings indrawingmento this J fin ofpride, that it preuaileth notonly withHeathens, Infidels, andworldlings;but euen withGods faithful feruants anddeare childrê. Ofboth whichwe haue many examples;asofPharaoh, who in the pride ofhis heartoppofed againa theknowne will ofGod; and in Nebuchadnezer, whobeholding all his pompe, glorie'andriches,attributeth thepraife ofall veto himfelfe,and robbeth God of the glory due vntohim, vanting himfelf in the pride ofhis hearr,and arrogantly bragging; (.r not this great Ba-Dan,4.a7. bel, that [hastebuiltfor the.horafeofthe ksngdome, by the might of mypower,and for the honorofmy maiesîie?So it isPaid ofVz,zrahz.Chron.aó.r 6 that finding thekingdom in aperplexed eftate, hedid vpright_ lyin the fight ofthe Lord,& foughtvnto. him ; for which when theLordhad madehim to profper,and towax ftrong, his heart was lift veto his deftruetion, and he tranfgreffed againfl the Lordhis God : yeagoodEzechiae was thus ouertaken,waxing Pfal.t; tto proudofhis greatprofperitie,andvantinghimfelfe in hisrich treafures : and holyDowdhimfclfe, who hadprofeffed that his z.Sam.a4. heart was not haughtie,norhis eyes loftie,bctt that he wasbe- come humblelike alittle child, wasafter this puffedvpwithhis greatprofperitie, & inthe pride ofhis heart numbreththe peo- ple.Byall which it plainlyappeareth,that worldlyplen tie is the nurfe ofhellifhpride; for as fat commeth ofthe fuperfluitie of nourifhment,wüerby thebodie is madebigger,but notbetter, either in health,flrength,or nimblenes: yea rather it is thenurfe ofmanydifeafcs,`and maketh the bodie purfe, vnweldie, and' vnfit for a6tion: fo this (welling ofpride rifeth from the fuper- fluous abundanceofworldlybenefits, andmaketh amangrea- ter in his owne conceit, but notin trueworth ; for the foule is not therby founder ingrace,or ftronger and morea&iue in the duties ofpietie; yeacontrariwife,this fwellingofpridemaketh way for allfpirituall difeafes, and caufeth himwho is infeéed with ir, tobe more fluggifh andilothfull, vniveldieand impo- tent in all a&ions and duties ofpietieadd Chriftianitie. Thusthegreateft honors bringwith themthe greateftpride; §.seîl:ii., and though aman climbe never fo fait vpó theladder ofprefer= That bonne, ment, yethis proudheart will Rill be one Prep at leafs abouehisrigiesand pies- -efface : yea oftentimes thefe earthly aduancementsmake the[irespufemen. -prideOfinentomount fohigh, that theydoe not only in their"?witbpride... ambitious
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