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3 Ld Of the vauitie of *aridly purer and authoritie. glorying in the leali drammé- offpirïtuall grace,then in the greate(I meafure ofworldly authoritie and might;according ier.9.z;.z4. to that of the Prophet, Let not the ftrong man glorie in his [t rength, but let him that glovieth,glorie in this, that he under- fiandeth and knoweth the Lord. Yea though our power & au- thorttie -were filch, that we could command the diuels, acid overrule the infernal' fpirits, yet we tnufi nor, as Chrifl laid' to his Apo(Iles, Reioice in this,that the fpiritsare fuGieíted veto Luke to.zo, vs, but rather reioyce in this, that our names arererttten in heaven. §,Set`it.5. But as this worldly aduancement, power and authoritie That worldly helpeth vs not to the attaining ofany chiefs good,fö neither authority freeth doth it exempt or free vs from any great evils;It doff' not vs not(tons our iuiledge vs from dan ers: for as the Pfalnìiftfaith, the king emit. lx a g r g Pfa1m.33.16. is not faued by themulut: de of an holt, neither is the mightie man dalilteredby greatfirength.Yeà rather itexpofes men to many perils; their greatneffe making theta but the fairer markes for enuie to fhoot at, and inflaming many as ambiti- ous as themfelues, to vie all their art and power for the vn- dermining of their efface, that fo out of their ruines they may talk theirowne preferments. It cannot deliver vs from the iutlvengeance ofGod in the day of his vifitation the Lord hailing a thoufand meanes to weaken vs in oar greatefi flrengih, and being able to make our owne power and au- thoritie theinflrument ofourdeflruélion: for if he do but blow vpon vs with the breath of his difpleafure, our proud might (hall feriae but as an euer great faile to ouerturne vs, PoteFlaresimi- and our owne flrength (hall become the infirument of our xis eFitempe- ' ruiné.Ir doth not free themind from cares and griefes, nor fias mends. Gregor.- epift. our bodies from ficknefì'esanddifeafes; yea the more autho- in Morat, hb.r. ritie a man hath,the more is his care and trouble,and though cap.!. he be in neuer fo great place, yet the ague and gout, apo- plexiesand-palfies, eonfumptions and fuch other griefes arid maladies; will-not be afraid 'ofhim,'butcomming as officers from a fuperiour power, will in defpite of all his glorious greatnes, hold him vnder their arreft, till they have a dif- charge from our chiefe foueraigne. Neither cloth the greateft earthly power, and trankenilentauthoritie free any from death;