Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

7 ,, dgngerotefner of worldly profperiti.. 39 But ifworidiyproiperitiewere only powedull with wicked worldlings, it were no great wonder : fee therefore how it bath all() prevailed again(! Gods Saints. Behold holy D4- uid,who in his afliáled eflate exceeded all in pictie, and was efleemed by God worthie that praifc,to bee pronounced a man according to Gods owne heart; how foully bee was foiled with cafe and profperitie, and after many famous vi- ¿tories, now enjoying fecure peace, was affaulted and van - quifhed with his owne lulls. See here his great humilitie, comparing himfelfe to a dead dogge and a flea; and there rsam.aq.t y, (not content with the royalties ofa kingdome, vnlclle hec knew ouer how many hee commanded) enioyning, yea for- cing,in pride ofheart,his feruant 1046 to number the people. In this confider his tenderneffe and pious merde, facing his enemie when hee had him in his power, his confcience checking itim for cutting the lap of his garment, when hee fpared his throne; but in that, murthering his faithful! and well deferuing fouldier, for no other fault but becaufe his wife was too beautiful! for a fubicél, yea rather then bee rSam.rt, would not haue him difpatched,adioyning others ofhis in- nocent feruants in the cruel! ma(facre. Which bloodie finne bee was now able to difgell without remorse for a long fpace,and flifly to Rand vnder this intollerable waighr,who pal 38,6 before was very crooked with the farre lighter burthen of his infirmities.Solooke vpon Ezechiahin his bed oflicknes, and there you (hall fee him humbling himfelfe before God, and praying ; and then behold him being recouered to his health,and you fhall finde him glorying in his wealth, and in pride of heart boafling of his treafures. And iftheCe tingle victories ouer rhefe great Worthies do 4,Seî1'.7. not fufficiently fhew the flrcngth of this enemie; Ice what ¡bat pro /perite conquefls this worldly profperitie hath made of whole na- bath corrupted Lions : and to fay nothing of heatheni(h people,nor of the end deßroyed foure great Monarchies, who hailing conquered all others, mbaknau"s: were themfelues ouercome by their profperitie,which firfl made them licentious in all manner of (inne,and afterwards flaues to their coiquered enemies ; looke vpon the Ifrael of God, in the whole time of the Iudges and Kings,and you D 4 flail