736 of the Ciuill antis is no hope of their freedome, bccaufe they loue their feruitude; and are fo much delighted with the glorious brightnelle of their golden chamcs,thatthey will not be let at lsberty,hecaufe they will not pair with their giues and fetters, they with their finning luflrefodazlingtheir eyes, and euen (lupifyingall their feules, that they neither feenor leek their bondageand feruitude. y. SaEi.7, Thus honours immodkrately loued, make men fubiec`i That honourr to a noblethraldome, and viler the maskc of glory and immoderately greatnelfe,bring with them difguifed bondage; for in ru- loued, brhrg ling they mull fermi; and b,fore they can haue the glory min into /la- of theworld. theymull abate themfclues to be in fubiedi- ucrie and thraldome onto many commaunders, wherein the Gate ofan ambi- omnibus fir- tious man is farrc more wretched then the eflate of the uu jrutiiore(l poorefi feruanr for whereas thole haue chi-charged their v,negiorte ducty,and areat tell, when they haue by their feruice plea. manuptum,& fed one nailer ; they contrariwife turmoile themfelues by inomnibus feruin many, becomming their vuderlings, ouer whom obrtljs lacere g veiens:etqui they feenie to rule. For looke ofhow many the ambiti- slam ous man deuireth to bepraifedand honoured,vnto fo ma. caritomnium nyhe flandeth in awe and fubicélion Fiedare not do thole ftmmua r.ft. things which bell ideate himfelfe, but thole which hee hryin homil.9. Mat, knowcthmoll plaufible tobis admirers;and the more they a. arcin number,thegreater is his taske,for he ferueth abeall which hathmany heads, and euery head bath his diffe- ringopinions. The which maketh the proud man to (loup in hisgrcatellbrauery ,to diflra& his thoughts, and beat his bruines, in (ludying how to pleafe a difagreeing mul- titude: hee is alwayes in ferre of lofing his fauoui ices , as though he fhould fall out oftheclouds to receiue a mor- tal blowvpon theearth,vnletfetheydid fupport hint with thewingsof fame and hold him vp with the breath of Tnnocca, de their mouthes : hee is alit ayes moll vigilant, that bee alitateeon- neither lay nordo any thingwhich may difpleafe;hecoun- ditionishu- terfeytethhumility, and faineth honelly; hee maketh (hew maim. ofaffable couttefe , anddiffemblethbenignity ; so all lice meets hevucouers his head, and boweth hisbody, he ri- fcth vpandembraceth, applaudeth and fluttered); hedar- ly
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