aalleyes, , ; 2 26-, J Selfl denyall peaceable, t'ca,eaglz- 6. This makes men very peaceable. The meafure of mans peace is according to the rneafitre of manshumility and felf. de Tall The huLnbl;: man doth not grieve, but rcjoyceth at the prof crtty of others, doth not hinder, butdelighreth m the ftrtheranceofother wens, welfare ; doth not willingly minifter any off,Rnce, but patiently endureth injuries, puts the belt interpretation upon things doubtfall ; humility and felfderiyall, as the Apoícle faith of Love, fuffret!a long, and iskind, envieth not, vaunted; not it felfe, is not pufeánp, cloth' not behave it felfe unfeemoly, , feeketh not it'sovine, ne not eafily provoked, thinketh no ovill, reioyceth not in iniquity, tintreioycetb in the truth, benrethall things,6eleeveth allthings,hopeth all things, endureth all things. Pride is the bellowes kindling the tire of contention, humility and flf denyall prevents ftrife, and preferves peace among mete ; there is no hope ofhis living in peace with any. m n, who is at variance with the humble. It isa rule among the Geometricians,. mod corpora Spherica qux quaff tumidafunt,non pofuntfe tangere nifi folopunt o,&c, that Sphericall or round bodies which are a fwelhng kind of bodies :cannot touch one another, beapplyed one,to ano- ther,but . onely at the very point;but the hollow body can re- ceive the roundwithin it felfe. Thus pridediflolvescommuni- onbetween man and inan ; Men are never at a fweet agree- meat, where prideand felf-conceit reigneth humility difpo- feth,openeth,and prepareth the heart to theunfained embrace- ment ofothers, to the patient tolerationofother mens pride, tram. 3.1' injuftice, and vaineboailings: The rnifedome(faith S.Yames) which n frem_above is firfl pure; then peaceable, gentle, eafie to be intreated, full of mercy andgoodfruits.. The low hrub is lit- tle or nothing moved with the windswhich !hake and (hat- ter many tall Cedars : The humble,,man,is,littleor'nothing d.fquieted with the gulfs, and blafts of oppotition, loffe and difrace, which doe even vexe, and utterlydiftrac'f the man ofa proud fpirit : The foule which is fpiritually and through- ly.humble, is an inhabitant reading in a very fweet,and quiet dwelling, a,ihip rowing in a very calm and ,peaceable ha- 7.Fruicfüfncfle ven., in all graces. , This makes frtaitfull in ail gifts andgraees. Like the low- .
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