Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

That sband a cs ofwarldly things caaf th pride. 687 worth from his wealth, maybe truly raid to be full ofptide,but empty ofgoodnes and defert; a boafler outwardly in his words and looks,but inwardly a begger in his mind and hart; fwelled and puffed vp with vain glory;but not ful & halide in vertue and trueworth.And yetthis empty pride fivclieth and puffethvp,as much as any othcr;and isfull of infolencie,though in refpeól of the ground and caul* thereof, it be in truth moll bale and con- temptible. For as the pride anfing from thebodie is more bale,, then the pride which is grounded on the gifts of the foule, fo the pride olriches which are no part ofthe perfon, is more bale then the pride ofbodily gifts; becaufe being feated and groun- ded on thofe things without a man,which are farre inferiour to thegifts either of mind or body, they who are proud of them plainly fhcw,that they haue nothing within, and in their owne petlós,worth refpeel; or els they wouldneuerbe proud ofthofc things which are without, feeingaman alwaies groundeth his pride on thofe things, wherein he thinketh he moli cxcelleth. The which ifmen would duly confider, they might well leaue this contemptible pride, if not becaufe it is a fin, yet at leafl for fhame,feeing it doth difcouer their vanity and worthlefnes:for who would not blufh to feeme proud of outward accidents, which maybe won and lofi,and (as one faith) bought and fold Clemens A= on themarket hill ?which when we haue them,adde nothing to lexandr.Pce- the perfe6uion ofour perfons,and being taken away,nothing is dagiib,a.cap.; detra&ed from our effence, (yea in truth) from our worth: nei ther is the mind made greater, or more magnanimous by dei- ring or hailing, but bylight valuing and contemning them as worthlefre trifles, in companion of things deferable andtruely. excellent. And yet nothing more commonly puffeth men vp with moll infolent pride,then riches and abundance;& though. like emptie bladders they haue nothing but skin,they are made full with there vanities; and fwell in conceit,though they are as emptie of any fubliantiall goodnes,as they werebefore. An ex- ample whereofwehaue in theMerchants ofTyre,who becaufe Eaech.4. . by their tradingthey had increafed their riches,their hartswere lifted vp,and thinking themfelues more then men,theyarroga ted to themfelues the titles ofGoçlìutwe íhall not need to go fo far to fetch examples,feeing we haue many fuch in our own dates, who meafuring their worth according to their wealth,.. mofà