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738 Of the civil evilswhichworldly things bringto their owners: felues to the great difdaine ofthe refit of their fellowes. But howfoeuerthishonour attained vnto by ambitiousafpiring is molt maligned and enuied; yet that glorie and prefer.. ment, which cornmeth either by inheritance or defert,wan- teth not his (hare of enuie and hatred ; men being heerein naturally like night bats and owles, who cannot without fome impatiencie, and grudging, looke vpon the bright beames oftheir neighbours glorie, or aduancement. Thus Genef.4. Caine could not indure to haue A6e1 preferred before him, though he were farre more worthie ofpreferment. And the Gen.37.4.11. Patriarkes pined themfelues with enuie, becaufe lofeph was deferuedly preferred in his fathers loue : & were filled with fpite and difdaine, when as he did but dreame of his future honors ; which afterwards(they not being able to contain it any longer)did burg out into cruel reuenge.Thus was meek Numb.t6. 3, c vt ores enuied and maligned, becaufe God had aduanced and mu him in dace of gouernment aboue the rett; and tharnot only by Corah, and his fellow confpiratours; but euen by his ovine brother, and fitter, Aaron,and Miriam,who were next vnto him. And thus though Saul,for his defects affected, and greatly aduanced Darid, yet when -he dimmed his glo= rie,and in the womens long was preferredbefore him; Sar41 s.Satu.x8.z.8. hark flainehis thoufand,and Dauid his ten thoufend; hee was filled withwrath and enuie towards him, and greedily rhir- fed after his blood. The like alfo may bee Paid of worldly riches,which when they abound,expofe their owners to ens uie and hatred:and the fatter that men grow in their glares, the leaner the enuious man waxeth when bee looketh on them. An example whereof we haue in Ifaac,who no fooner was inriched with fheepe and heards ofcattell,but prefently the Philiflims, among whom bee liued,enuied at him. And thus great Landlords are enuied by theirpoore tenants,whê they behold their large lordfhips : thus one neighbour en- uieth to another his better market, richer foile, and more fruitfull crop; and thus among Merchants he is mollfpited atby his fellowes,who hath made the molt profperousvioc ges, and bath with vnexpeEted fpeede attained vnto abun- dance of wealth. Finally,howfoeuer a man would think that worldly