OfHnrnrlitie,andof 337 hauefucha thing, but weeacknowledge not fromwhence: Yes, I wis (fay fah)Ikno i that Godgauc them me,euen the Father of lights : Oh,but theidlefpendingofthem, our wrefting ofthem toourpleastie (forwhich ifweberebuked,then wee fay ;. what, is is not floor owne, may not I doewith it what I will ) thewplainly howwee ftand herein 'art:- Eted..Fourchly, when wee glorie in thegift, but not;in the giver, Luk.i 8.The Phartfee 9 thankes God,yct Cbrifé cals himFronde: Nothing more vfuall, than in words to reioyce bi God. Wherefore let vsftriue tobeate downe thispride which fodwelleth invs : O this is the work of God to humble.vs:. and let vs remember,that till we be truly huusbled,we hauenopartin Icfus Chrift. 8 The neererPharaoh wastode(truEtion,thensorefiercely he dealtwithGods:people, wherewemay learne,that when the wickednett: of thewicked is at theripelt,and they in Ripener is ßu3 theirmoltflourifhingeltate,then is itheir de(truFtionneere(tathand. Examples.arcBel "'''f' Jiarbiir;Herodand:others, whoin theirgreatelt pon>peperi(hed. Let vs learnethen, when wewaxe proude,co feare d etlruétion,forthe Lord refilled) ch Inch. And that wemay auoide eui11, l tvs prepare our felucs in humilitie to férue the Lord : for beegiueth grace to the humble and meeke,and filleth the hungriewich good things,whereas hefended)thefwel- Iingprond,and rich in their owneblinde conceices,.einptieaway. 9 When the Lord gauc Manna to luspeople, Ilegaue them rules to vfe it, teaching vs thatall the creatures and g>ftcs of God,aregiuen manwith rulesto vfe there,that all may Rule; far the lerue tohis glorie that gaue than : contrarieto thole which f.uy,it is our ownei.weemay the°oJ gs sf vie itas wee wdl. One rule was this, that all Gould labour incommon, that one fhould aid eJGo belpeanother, where wee fee that all the giftes ofGod are common (as Paul fpealtetl, álrwg:nrd a.Conuth.8.)whac gifts then foeuer weehaue reechaed,weemaynot feeke our owne sssreal- rie by thew,but the profitof our brethren,andGods glorie : wee maynot be proude of ,cd Gods graces,for God is not indebtea ontovs, but weemull rememberwee haue received them toe our brethrens lake, tó whom wee bee debtors :forGod bath fo prouitied that they which haue lelfe, by them which have more,. may not want the things theyhaue, This holdall in riches, in learning, in godhneflc,andthis will pull downe all pride in . our felons, and contempt of our brethren : for the more a manbath, themorebee is debter, and thereforeifa man learnenot towant his brethrens feete, beehub learned no- thing. Wherefore though all inch "would haue duties done tó. them, but themfeiues would doe fewe to others; yet let vs confiderthis, and then Gall wee vfe that ftrengtb wehaue, romake our brethren Thongwith vs ; botchat I Gould havelelIè, andbe more, but the Lord giueth me now, that Imay doehi tt good, that at another time lice may doethe like torue. Whatfoeuer good gift then Thane,I mutt not by it take occafon of pride, and contemning of others winchwantthe faine,. but rather I mutt fo applie the faine to otbers,as that theymay become rich inour riches, learned inour learning, llrong in our ltrength,and alwairs finde helpe in our abundance. to. Firlt,it is a good argument to makevs humble,when weeknow that all thingsare r giuen vs,and thereforePaul vlèth this as a reafon,to take away al! glorying in our klues, ?';uménta laying: ct'hat haftthou>shith thou haft wit receiued?.0e. The giftes of God of themfelues doenot puf£evsvp,for they are good : bur the corruption of our nature taketh occafion thereby tobe proude, either whenwee thin ke wee havegreater gifces than weebane, or when wee thinke ours to begreater than other mens : and foliftvp our (elves over them, arid thinke chat theyGould bee in. fubiebiionvndervs. Agatne, the greater aitd better the giftes . are, the moredoe they, puffs vsvp. For what is better than knowledge of the word, and yetit puffette vs vp ? Seeing then that pride doth euerfollow the gifts ofGod, which yet aregood, and given to a good end: andagaine, Tieing that euery manbath receiuedfontechrtigofGod, all men ought to take heedetothemfeluesleat{this pridedoe noroserw helm: them, Burthole more cfpecially are totake heede, which hauereceiued greater gifts,becaufe more Wily they may tall.And thislin of}iris, mutt efpeciallÿ be taken-heedveto. Foreuen-in good things this willbe readie toaflàtle vs : but miler (limes are conimo 'Ay in the doingot other things. Secondly,although Gods children be euer a aPayled with this fiitue, andalbeit it doth commonly come wrtlr:tliegiftsofGod ,yet is àç 60 not
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