Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

The 'uncertainty of obtaining Worldly things. 59y caufe the Lord had put himbacke,and kept him from it. And IsItunb.to t. therefore feeing it is the Lord alone which both helpeth and hindrath, exalteth and abafeth ; of him alone let vs feeke it, from him let vs expe& it,and not from the world orworldly men, who though they would, yetcannot bellow it. And if we would feeke it from God with hope of obtaining, let os c.Sam.:.3e. returue all glory from our felues vnto him, feeing thofé who honor him he will honor:let vs ifwe would haue honor from men,be truly honorable in our felues,being fully replenifhed with the fubllance of venue, pietie and good deferts, and G!aria rnnóra fo honor like a fhadow, euen though we be vnwilling,will virtutiseft, eti- attend vpon vs. And howfoeuer we be acquainted with our am inu;ras co- owne ood arts and be full fraught g p : g 7;i/tn.. ofvercue and goodneffe, let vs not exalt our felues, nor wax proud ofour gifts, retnembring that whatfecuer we haue, it is not our owne, but receiued from God, and, therefore the richer we are, the greater are our debts, the greater allo our reckoning and account, but let vs humble ourfelnes voider the r.Peter f.6. mightie hand of God, that hemay exalt vs in due time: for the a Lord will make the nseekeglorioms; and ifbwe cart dame oar aPfaLr49.4. feines before him.he willift vs vp.An example wherof we haue b Iames 4.50. in our SauiourChrifi ,whobecaufehet humbled hionfe fe,ther- c Clod did highly exalt him, andgane him a name abone emery name, that at the name of /elm every knee fhould bow, &e. So that if we would haue honor to follow,we muff let d humili- a Prou.r v.i3. tie go before; if we wouldbe glorious in the fight of others, we mutt with C Dauid be vile in our owne cfteeme, and low f Matth.us. ;.- in our owne eyes;and if we would be highly aduanced in the N;h;lma ;s ad- kingdotneofheauen, we mu(}become humble like f little mor- tales quam eu>rs children, as our Sauiourhath taught vs. Yea in truth this is qui gtoriam the way of becomming honorable, not only in the fight ofafpernalur; nec God, but alto in the fight of men; for as they are flowe&in quemPlamma- prayfrng thofe,who moll affe& it, and are readie to den-a& mir!tunep miratione prroje- from thole who are high in their owne con ceit:fo they mag- quuntur, quam nifie them moa, who hauing greatefi venues, haue allo the qui laudari po greatefl humilitie; and they hold them in greatefl admirati- fe nilnio duxe- on, and mot} willingly attribute vnto them the frankeft'int.Chryfofi. praifes, who hauing well deferued, content themfelues with aup d. $cem.6. Qq t the Toms.