338 Ofpride. OfHumilitie. r öt fuch a finnebut that it maybeouercome,and therefore when wefee our Hues affaul_ ted -with it,we mutt not quaile,although it were not poffible to hauethe upper haudofit for we fee that the children ofGod bygracehaue from time totime ouercome it, as cues t.Cor.it. Nothimfèlfe,we feeaman hauingreceiued raregifs,& yetheconfeffethof himfelfe, that he is not eortbiè tobe calledeen /Ipoj 1e: andin other places nameth himfelfe a feruant and helper, which becaufehe fpakevnfainedly, therefore it is true that this fin ruled notouet him. Againe,Moter brought vpin theKings court,guiding thepeopleofItrael to thepro- Numb.rt.r, wiled aoaJ feciogGodfates face,yetwas averymeekc man, yea the verymeekeflman that lined vpou the earth : and fowas Dauid, withothers, which hauing recciued fingu lar giftes,yet remained inerke and humbled, becaufe the grace of God ouercame their corruption : andall chete examples doe takeasayall excufefrom vs,ifwe doe yeeld and be ouercome with thefame. Thirdly,the meanes which Godvfeth tocure this pride in ,7teanestn his, is generally the knowledge of their owne corruption and milerier forifwee rightly curepride. -know thit,it will minilter Matter enough to humblevs : yea, if wee looke unto our firft eftate, earn thereweemay behumbled : firft, becaufewee were made of duff. Secondly, feeingour hatewasfrbie& tofalling and chaunge : nay, ifwe Tooke tothe flare in which wee are by grace, weemaylearnehumilitie :firtt,becaufe we Rand by graceand favour: fecondly, beeaufe many infirmitiesare in vs : but molt of all ¡Weebehold our Rate by nature ; for there weefeenothing but deftruótion, bècaufe wee be the children ofwrath, Rom,y, ThusPa:sl was humbled bybeholding his natural! corruption : but itwas no light confs- derationwhich he had of it, but a deepe meditation, as ismanifeft Indiahee calleth it the s.Corss., tniniftcr of Saban, a pricke,&c. Paxlwhen bee faw his corruption rebel!,he thereindid behold Sathan as ourSauiourChrist did,whenPeter tempted him, becaufeas Peterfaith, hergoeth about continually fecking fometime by our corruption, fometime by other measestodeftroy vs ; and therefore hee did snore diligentlywatch and arme himfelfea- gainst him, as it behooucd him, being befieged of fo 'nightiean enemie. This therefore is theratitewhy wee are ouercome with our afliiétions, beeaufe wee make but a light matter ofthem, and doe not watch and armeour felues againft them. And inehacPaal faith,theminifterof Sathanwas Pent tobuffet him, hee Iheweth what power the distil bath, andthat hee can doe nothing, but as lire bath licencegraunted fromGod,asap. pelted in thehorseof job, and other places; and yet Sathan buffetedhim, that is, after/ mothcontemptuous mannervied him: where agamewee fee whataccountPaxlmaketh ofcorruption, when hecomparethitto thisfpightfulldealing. Againe, whenher calleth Simile. ita pricke or ftubbe, bee fheweth how it grieued him : for as a man that bath a long journey to got among flubbes, will foonebe wearie ; fo Paul confidering his contina Tourney winch hehad togoe,wherein his corruptiondid frill pricke him,did thewbydiii speech that it wasgrieuousvetohim. Humilitie. t c Heefayd, howfoeuer her would not denie duties to any inferiour, fuperiour,or quail ; yet none euer went to his heart with ineftimate loue (fo as bee made an m- warde account of him) but fuels ashad tomefeelingof finne, and Tome griefe forinward SO" .P.00- corruption : for bee could not fee how otherwife men had any thing but inknowledge. fees. Nay, lice thought whereprofef ion of the Gofpell was feuered from praófife and con- uerlation, that their knowledge mightbe more perillous than profitable. And among other gibes of God, bee thought humilitie to bee a verme molt befeeming the Gof- pell and Chrittianitie, which did appeare in this, in that hypocrifie did often flicker Hypoerife. itfelfevuderit, which it would doubtleffe neuer doe, were it not a vertue molt coo, mendable. ofenvfernof is Thereare two fortesofpride, the one of opinion,the other inaétion: theone is pride mother of the ocher is the worme of riches. Of the firth fort are they, who fay ¡tar hære- notwithMofer,Lrdwhat amI? butthey fay in their owne pride, Lord whatamnotlt The doenot make daintie with Jeremiah to roan, and tofay, Oh lain but young,&c damn. but y g « rum they are botde as the brier, when all others and their betters refufe ; they cne,1 Will rule ouer all : of the other fort are they, who once being conceited, lath outall their riches in excc fe of diet, in vanitie of appareil, and ftach like, and then they be
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