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Of the vanitie o f world y ?Aber and atetharitie, 3 r r times with the hazard of their goods and good name, yea (which is wort} ofall) of their foules, by being their inllru- ments in effeccling and bringing to paffe things valawfull and wicked. In which refpeéì: it is a hard thing to be eflee- med of &neat potentates, and not to be vile and bate to a mans fee. Laflly, by fetting our hearts vpon the fauour of Princes, we expofc our (clues to that fearefull curie, denoun- Iercm.r7.5. ced againfi all thofe who trufling in man, and making flerh their arme, doe withdraw their hearts from the Lord. And therefore feeing fo littlegood, and fo great euill commeth ofthefauour ofgreat porentares,when we let our hearts too touch vpon it : let vs learne to weane our affe&lions from this worldlydotage, and contemning the fauour of the greatefi Monarch, when it commeth in comparifon with the loue of God; let vsfirfl and chiefelylabourto beaffnred of the fa- vour ofourheauenlyKing, as being moll profitable and im- mutable, bringing with it no hurt, yea turning all our euill Rom.8.i8, into good, and inriching vs with earthly peace and fecuritie in this life, and with eternallglorie and happincffe in the life to come. CHAP. XI. Oftbe vanitie ofworldly power and authoritie. Nd fo much concerning the fauourofPrinces 4.Seí`f.i. and great perfonages. The other branch offs what reßptít worldlypreferment, is aduancement tohigh worldly aalho. places and dignities: as places ofMagifira- itie is ed,a d t 's cie, Nobili tie, Empire and Soueraignetie. wndlan e. The excellencie of Magiflracie chiefely confilleth in their great power and authoritie, which they haue and exercife in ruling andgouerning others, who are inferiour and fubieé vntothem, the which is in itownenaturegood: foras lob Iobiz.r3.16 faith, God is the fountaine of all power andwifdome : and the Apofile telleth vs, that there is no power but of God,andthe swam 3.5 4. powers that be are-ordained of God, and that Magifirates who exercife this power are the Minifters ofGod, to reward the X 4 good