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III pifl, $6. Faith dndhumilitie mull he joynedin Mr srdyers. ing to his promife he might not die without a forme to fucceed him : and fo obteined the lengthening of his dayes for fifteen yeares ; in which time God granted him a Tonne to fucceed him. 2. Thofe that pray ambitioufly to be feen and praifed of men : for fuch hypocrites have their re- ward, Matth. 6.5 . Nifi humilitas omnia qu.ecunque bene fc'cimus præcefritbcomitetur confecuta fuerit, pr epofita quam intueamur, & appofita cui adhærea- mus, & impofata quâ reprimamur, jam nobis de aliquo bono faclogaudentibus totum extorquet è manu fúperbia. Villa quippe citera in peccatis, fuperbia verá etiam in 'e lefatis timenda eft, ne illa que laudabiliter farta Punt i pfius laudis cupiditate amittantur : Unlefï'e hu- militie do precede, accompanie and follow all whatfoever we have well done, and be prepofed that we may behold it, and appofed that we may adhere unto it,and impofed that thereby we may be repreffed, pride will wring out of our hand all we have done, whilefi we rejoyce of our doing any good deed. For other vices are to be feared in our finfull actions; but pride onely is to be feared in our good deeds. left thofe things which are laudably done be loft by our greedie coveting of praife. 3. Thofe that pray with fpirituall pride and often- tation, as the Brownifis, being proud that they are able to conceive as it were ex tempore a prayer unto God, and with fuch varietie as to ufe no fet form, nor twice to ufe the fame words. 4. Thofe that by their prayer look to fatisfie for their finnes ,and to merit at the hands of God, as the Papifis. For prayer made with fuch a proud conceit is abominable unto God. CHAP.