That sbandacs ofwarldlythingscaafthpride. 687 worthfrom his wealth, maybe trulyraid to be full ofptide,but emptyofgoodnesanddefert; aboafler outwardly in his words and looks,but inwardlyabegger inhis mind and hart; fwelled and puffed vpwithvainglory;but notful &halide in vertue and trueworth.And yetthis empty pride fivclieth and puffethvp,as much asanyothcr;and isfull ofinfolencie,though in refpeól of the ground andcaul* thereof, it bein truth moll bale and con- temptible. Foras the pride anfing from thebodie is morebale,, then the pride which is grounded on the giftsof the foule, fo the pride olricheswhich are no part ofthe perfon, is more bale then the pride ofbodilygifts; becaufe being feated and groun- ded on thofe things without a man,which are farre inferiour to thegifts either of mind or body, they whoare proud ofthem plainly fhcw,that theyhaue nothing within, and in their owne petlós,worth refpeel; or elsthey wouldneuerbe proud ofthofc things whichare without, feeingaman alwaies groundeth his pride on thofe things, wherein he thinkethhe moli cxcelleth. Thewhich ifmen would duly confider, they might well leaue this contemptible pride, ifnotbecaufe it is a fin, yet at leafl for fhame,feeing it doth difcouertheir vanityandworthlefnes:for who would not blufh to feeme proud of outward accidents, whichmaybe won and lofi,and (as one faith) bought and fold ClemensA= on themarket hill ?whichwhenwe haue them,adde nothing to lexandr.Pce- theperfe6uionofourperfons,and being taken away,nothing is dagiib,a.cap.; detra&ed from our effence, (yea in truth) fromour worth: nei ther is the mind made greater, or more magnanimous bydei- ring or hailing, but bylight valuing and contemning them as worthlefre trifles, in companion ofthings deferable andtruely. excellent. And yet nothing more commonly puffeth men vp with moll infolent pride,then riches and abundance;& though. like emptie bladders theyhauenothing but skin,they aremade full with therevanities; and fwell in conceit,though they are as emptie ofany fubliantiall goodnes,as they werebefore. An ex- amplewhereofwehaue in theMerchantsofTyre,whobecaufe Eaech.4. . by their tradingtheyhad increafed theirriches,their hartswere lifted vp,and thinking themfeluesmore then men,theyarroga ted to themfelues the titles ofGoçlìutwe íhall not need to go fo far to fetchexamples,feeing we haue manyfuch in our own dates, whomeafuring their worth according to their wealth,.. mofà
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