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6o What is required to facing vertues andgood worker: Bcrnard.de while[ it doth keepe down and extenuate other vertues, which duob.difcip. might be blindedwith the winde ofpride,and by it a man cämeth cumin Em- to know that himfelfe it nothing of hire el , And loo a how much maum,Homil, a man decreafethbydefjtjtug h: fefg dfamuchheprefitetb Bernard.ep.4a in the knowledge of God. And again, Humtlitie is fa necega 1 to other vertues, that without it they haste notfo much as the /hew ofvertues,Vic. for Godgiueth his grace only to the humble, and vpon the humble alonethe fpirit of the Lord refleth. And elle.. Bernar.Serm. 'where he faith,that the buildingofvertue is eretiedvpon ha- firm. militie,as vpon his properfoundatoon.With him agreeth Chry- Chryfalin fofbome,alhrming,that that is not vertue tohtch bath not hami- Ged.x4.Hom. litie ioyned with it. In all our venues therefore and good 3 S. parts let vs carefully keepe humilitie, and face pride, which is the canker of vertue,and the poyfon, which being mixed with thefe pleafant and wholefompotions,doth make them to become deadly. To which pwpofe one faith, that becaufe Ambroflib. feldome any is lb impudent as to boa/[ of his vices, and if he doe, epift.ro.eps4, he is eaf 1 defpifed,that gloriethin his lbame;therefore the euill of pride is-mofl carefully to be auoided ofthe vertuous, becaufe none is more eagle betraied, then thole who haue deferued profile and commendation, &c.for Satan by vaineglorie crept into the hearts not of the fluggi/h e ndfloth full,but of theindu- flrioses and diligent, that her mid ht cafl down by pride, thofe whom be could notmoue by perfwafton. For bow much more fa- mom they were for their deferts, fo much the fitter heefoesnd them to be intangled with his[nitres. 4.SeE.1o. And thefe are thofe fundamental] verrues vpon which 4iiourvertues all other mull bee built. Now the lafi condition is, that all and works mull our vertues,duties,and good parts,mufl haue as their chicle pu uudog ire and amine end the glorie of God propounded vnto them : them a, their for as our Sauiour faith, therefore our light muflfhine before ehie/e end. men, that they feeing ourgood worker, may glorifie our father Matth.536. which is in heatless. And the Prophet Efáy faith, that there- Efa.61.3. fore the Lord bath made vs trees of righteoufnefe of his otone planting,tbathimfelfe might be glorified, by our flukes of o- bedience. Whereofit is that the Apofilechargeth vs to pro- pound this as the mine end to all our aóhons, and whether we gate or drinl(e,or whatfoeuer toedoe, to doe all to theglorie of God.