772 That worldly thingscamp many euils toourneighbour:. / 141 Lord daies ofhis life, that he may learn tofeare the his God, and tokeepeallthe *oralsof this Law, andtheft ordinancesfor to doe them; that his heartbenot liftedvpaboue his brethren. So allo there is nothing morethen riches and abundance which puffethmenvp withpride, making them infolent andintollerable to all that are about them : and whereas before they were adorned, or after theyare firipped ofthefe rich furnitures,euery onemightrule and ride them; yetwhen theyruffle it out in their rich brauerie,thcir hearts are tohigh and haughty,thatnone but Kings and great Mo- narches can haue themat command ; and being filled full with thefe golden fpirits, theyare readie to aduance them- feluesaboue their betters, thinking that their worth excee- dethas much as their wealth; and to offerwrongs and info- lenciestoall that arepoorer,prefuming that they can keepe them vnderwith the waight oftheir gold, andhinder them frómrighting themfelues, when they haue thefe pieafing o> P4 1m.49.h. rators to pleade againfi them. So thePfalmifl faith, thatthey trial in theirgoads, and boa.£II themfelues in the multitudeof Prou.r8.z ;. their riches. And theWifeman fhewing.thehumilitie ofthe poore,and the haughtypride ofthewealthier fbrt;faith,that the Poore f eaketh withprayers,but the richanjwerethrouehlie. s.Tim.6.1 7. Whereofit alfò is,that the Apofile feting theneereaffinitie and acquaintance betweeneprideand riches,the one being the mother aud,nurfe of the other, would hauean efpeciall charge giuen to richmen,that theyfhouldnot be highmin- ded,becaufe, ofal others,theyare mofiprone to fai into this finne. The like alto might be:faid ofworldly pleafures, which being inioyedwith immoderateloue,and in exceffìue meafure,doe makemenwanton,proud and infolent; like vn- vntopampred horfes,.which being fatted withprouender will (landon noground,norindure to be ruled with any ri- der; whole pride andbrauerielafleth no longer then they are well fed : for fo thefevoluptuous wantons being pampe- red withcarnal] delights,grow proud oftheirpleafures,nei- ther knowing themfelues nor others : but when they are skantedoftheir full tables, and aredeprivedof that where- in
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