That worldly things hind fróattainingheaueny ioiei.y93 they will not regard the threatningsof Gods iudgements against finne,nor floope to take vpon them theyoke ofIefrts Chrilt,fubmitting themfelues to beguided and ruled by his ordinance, asbeing athing too bate, for their honour and greatneff :. Finally, theyBorne to goe in that oneiy way, which leadedito eternal! hfe and ha; pine&; but chufebv- waiesoftheir owne,asthough they di (darned to goctoheá_ uen in vulgar company,or tobe fauedafter a commonfafhi- on. For theLordhath appointed, that all whodefire to at mine unto heauenly happineffe,flrould take paines,in trauel- ling thenarrowandaffhaed way,and in entring thelowand Matth.1.r3.14. Limit gate that leadeth to life; but they refufè this difficult courfe,and chufe the broad wayof cafeand libertie, ifnot licentioufneffe. OurSauiour hash told them,that they who will find ref? to theirfouler, muttfloope to takehis yoke vpon math./ .ag. them, and learne to imitate hisexample,who was meeke and lowly inheart ; whereas they thinke to come to the glory of his Kingdome, bythat gloriousway, in which ambitious pridebath fet them, carryingtheir headsonhigh, and wal- king withftretchedout necks;and thatwhich is worfe,with heartsfwollen with pride,and tul ofvaine glory,and haugh- tie infolence. So elfewhere he teacheth them,that to fuck as are likevotolittle childrenbeíoirgeththeKrngdomeofilcaiven: Matth.19.144 and yet moreplaincly, that except thofe who archighmin- dedand ambitiousbeeconcerted, andbecomeae little children (namely, in meekeneffe andhumilitte) they 17a11neuer enter into the Kngdss a of beanoe; and contrariwvife, ivhofoewer !halliNmble himfelfeas a littlechild, the fame is the great,Ft in the KingdomeofHeauen. Thusalto he faith, that bewho ex- altethhimrelfeJhal1bebrought low, and he that humbleth him- tnfelfxpror- felfe!halite exalted. Foohfhtherefore is ambition, which e- fusambitio tier afpireth torife,andalwaies negleb erh themeans ofti- gxa ambire fing tothechicle preferments; but when it mountethto the nÑna non clouds,and defirethmolt to touch the heauens, euen then it do modico ere f is molt deiesled, one foot flill holding poffeffion ofhell inare &dema thebehalfeofthe whole body : and vnhappie (as one faith) xime minus. isthe ambitiousman, which knoweth not how tocompaffe ernsä9 e thegreatcfl things,but feeketh towaxegreat by finaltrifles, clam. and
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