she Epijils ro the ÿalgtiOnP. Cbap.6 507 An ag ?a nc, Imunothing inferionr to the very chiefe ApoJ1kr,41 though I amnothing. 2. Cor. 12. a t . TheApatite affirmcthof curry man, which thinketh he knowetbforme thing, that he ki:ow- eabnothing as he ought to kyow, r. Cor. 8. 2. and ofmat y , that j they are puffed vp andknow nothing. r.Tim.6.4. For a:áwel -' litag concett,and emptines,vfuallygoe together. The fecond generali thing to beobfcrued in the words, is this , That it is natural' formen to thinke too well of them- (clues, to magnifie themfelues aboue others in their conceits, I RD and in a manner todeifie themfelues and tonttll,fic others in companion of thetufclues a and this otierweening of a mans fetfe, is a branch of pride. Fora man looking vpon hitiafelfc through the fpcfìaclesof felfealoue, Both thinke curry final! gift ofGod which he teeth tobe inhitnfelfe, to be faire grea- ter then in truth it is : imagining metre fhadowcs, to be fub- j fiances ; or noolchills , tobe as bigge as mountaines. For as a man that is in loue , doth thinke the blernilhes and deformities in his loue, to be ornaments,which make hermore beautiful': So thofe which with Narciffus arc in louewith thcmfelues, and 40 dote vpon their own gifts; judge theviceswhich they fee to be in themfelues, to be vertucs. Sawn Magxs though a wicked I wretch, a limme ofthe Deuill,a forcercr, &c. yet had this con- ceit ofhimCcife, and gane it out alfo,that hewnfemegreat roan. Aft. 8.9. to wit, thegreat power ofGod.v. z o. The Church of ,d.5 Laodicea,thought f eewas rich,and increafed withgoodsjaanahad neede of nothing: whereas Pewas wretched, and rniferable , and psore, andklisrd, andna¿ed. Apoc.3.z7. And fo the ska flat Ifria- pet thought her Idle a queene, and that Thee was out of all daunger of downefall , when (lice was alreadie fallen. Apoc. 6o i 8.2,7. Yea this corruption is fonaturall,that mien the regene- rate thenafslues, who are in part fanLuificd , are tainted there- with : and generally , they that haue receiued greater gifts of knovvlcdge,offànftifcation,&c.are moil ready to ouerweenc their ovate gifts, except God giue them grace to refill this 5 temptation: for knowledgeKett; vp, i.Cor.8. t. The Aponies themfelues contended which of therm.., fhould Items to be the 'greatefl. Luk. 22.24. Yea in all ages there haucbeetle Ionic in the Churchouerweening themfelues, as inChrifis time the lu- i flitiarie Pharifies: after ihem,the Catharifis,or 'Pnritanes,who -bons proudly and odioufly called themfelues by that name, Gggg z thin.
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