j+ 70 . Manr naturalllmaginationr. all other men ~·harfoeocr: rhos the Prophet A when a m•n perfiilerb in an enour and 11 !(a} bnngs mBabylon fpeakingin het heart, notyeeld to rhe troth, though ir be~man~;e-· 'fa. r 4,1 3. thatu,chmkmg,l w1ll ajctndrntohe~Jum, & extled vnm huf; Sixrly, C ontentitm, whereby Rlt mJ thrfJnc almuor 6!:(id~s the /farresofGod,.;s men Urme one agamtl another in word or ,f fliee rhould thmkc With her fclfr,/ amfarre decd,w!thour relenting. Andlal!ly,AffeUam(Jreexctli~r.t. thrn ~mytJthtr ~vhaJfotu(T',& ther· tsonof N outltus, efpccJally In outw~rdattire, fore /'am t,/;eeXAflt.d from rh_eta1.1h toheaum, for \¥hCn a ~an COOCCIOCS foh1ghJyof him· a»dto be matched rpoth God hm•(eife. And rh< fclfe, rhenwlthall he rhinkti nomaoncr of Prophet Zeph;mJ brings in Nmiucfpcaking arurc good enough ro beautlfie and adorne • Zcph.l.l) thus inher hearr,(11) 1am,and ~~~u_un~ne6~· h1s body; andli:>bcgms to deuife, and'affed: ft,1ume.Aod.fo the proud Phanhe 10 hiS pr1· llrangeand.forraignearrirt, · ' Luk.. ij_,, uate,&li:cret.prayerroGod,(aith,(b)lthan~ . Secondly, the J•nger hereof appearerh rhe4hur~. That Iamnot .uorh~r mm, meanmg hence,that where rhts thought of pude raig· that he,.moreexcellent. And the whoreot ncth, (a• u dorh 1n all men naturally) there Sabylon(c) Is b1ooghr in faymg of her fclfe, the lp1111 of grace dwellcrh not: Marym her ' The he· (d) I fit .u • ~«ne,<naamn01Nddow,a>Jd{h411 B tongfa11h well, Luk.1.51.God/cattmth the Jreticall {eenumo11rnrng. All which places fhew this to mugmatwnsof the pruHd,chatis,ofrhofcwhtch i~~1~~h of bethenature o( man,ro exalt h1rnfclte in his haue thts conceit of rhctt owne excellcncie , l\cu.,8, 7 , owne heart,abou~all orhers.Ifany O~all fay, aboueorhers:and Samtl•~~>u, Iamo4-6.God The d3n– gerofrhis though•. hereby no mote can bee proouod, ~ut that re(l/feth the pr'm4,4ndg1ueth t.r~tce rorhehum· thts thought'IS Ill fo~e proud .and lnfofent ble: yeaJtfuu (~11h he th4tt! IJ,gh~tnd exceUent, pafons;ladde therc:forc,rhatas our firfl Pa· Ifa. 57· J J. hu thAt inhllhirtfJuterwitle, whaje 1 ems in the bc.guming,did lcarnc that proud nameu the btJIJ tJ1U: I dwell in thehigh 4 mi /;()IJ lctfonof thed1ueJJ, Yt" !hall he M Gods: fo wee placeJ*!ub hrm t~!{o th11r u of ",·qntrue~Jndhum· being(n rlwrloyneswhen rhey finned, and 6/e'j]mu,tore•i•erhejpiri"f'h'h•mb/e.-B•' he dcfcenJing frotn the~ by o'diriary genera; th_al hfinh vp himjtlfeJ his mmde Unol right in tion, doe tog(ther w1rh our nature recciue lum,Habak.z.4. chat corrupnon .from them, whereby wee Thtrdly, 'uch is the daooerof rhis finne · thinke thus proudJy of our Celucs, that rree that when ~11 ocher finnc:s d~c: 111 an1ao, th 1; (arre excel/other!, tmdArt (14./Jtt/egod.co" ttJrth, t~oughrof pride: dyeth nor: nay,whcn other in r.JPellofothm. lndeede the mort will fay C lmnesaremorrified, and God, graces come fotthemteloes, wee doe abhorre rhis:Proud ID !lead rhereof,yer rhis~>ill then reume, and .tbought, neither didw·cc eucr findeit ltobee make rhc graces of God, matter whereof to m vs: But wee mull know, thu the lelfcr wmke:aswhenan ignorant pcrfonattains to wee difccrne at in our (clues, the more it fomcknowlcdge,th1spridew1J takeoccalion re1gnerh m our hearts; and the morewedif· tromthar gift of God, toputfe vp the heart; cerne,and bewaile it, the leiler'place it takerh yea when a man m true f1umilny of heart~ in vs. Ihall renouncerhe ac1ioosof pride, y<t then Nm• touching thisrheughr of pride, two will pride bee working, for thiS is a fruireof things mull beebfcrued:rhcdanger,and the pndc,rorhmke well ofour [clues, becauie we high<{/ drgru of ir. For the danger of this arenor proud. thought; Theoorward atfe{bngof llrange ·1I. J'osnt. Tbehighejldegreeofthispride falh1ons in apparcll is a wonderfull pride; is,when amanrhmkcrh himfelfero be equall Bur themof\ vile and wretched pride of all, wuh God. This is a moll notoriou,, nay an isrharfpirituall pndcof rhe heart whereby a abominable height of pride; and yet the \ man defpifeth all other,in regard ofhimfclf, truth"' fome men haue come hereunto, and tbinkethhimfelfefarrebcrterthen any. D ThusthekiogofBabe/ thoughtofhimfclfe, F"'itsofin· This I manifell by fundrie reafons: as firll, · , when he fa1d in hisheart,Ifa. r4.14h•iil A{- wJrdpride. from the fr uires of this mward pride, for cendshouetht height ofthe cl()wdes,•ndwi/1 bee hence doe Howe many damnablefinnes, in ltkphe mof/ high. lr may leeme ilrange that mens Jiues and conuerfarions: as firil, Am6i. meulhould thinke rhus of rhemfelues; bur rion, "'herebymen are not contcntwirhthat wee mu(\ know, that men may doe it rwo ( dlate, wherewith God harh bletfed rhcm: waies: firll,whcn rhey rhinke rheyhauepow· but doe fcekc byall m<ancsto beeaduanccd er of thcmfelues, wheroby they arc able ro to htgher digmty and efiare. Secondly, Pre· match orcounteruaiJc the powerof God:to (Htnption.wh~rcby.mcndarcenrerpri_ferhings thought NllhH~httd-nt~~~~r, wh('O h.ee f.11d, 1 beyond thcu caiJmg,and aboue rhe1r power, Dan,:.. J 5,11'ho.u th.ct God,rhat Cll11 dd111tr you takmg vpon rhem morethen they are able out of m1 hand! Such athou~hr had proud for . T hirdly, boafling, whereby a man fpcaPharaombis heart,wheohefaidroA1of"and keth of himfdfe more rhenis fecmely', al1d -~taron,Exod.s.•·lf~o w the Lord,tbat I fho•/4 . exrolleth himfclfe abouehis defe(t.Four!hhtart hj,voice,andlct ljNc/gp!Secondly,when ' ly, HJpocrifie, when a man prerendeth bee ·rheyr.ilkero themfelues Gods honour, and bath that grace and rel1gion, whichmdecde tbinkei~robeduero them: Thus d1d Herod, hee hath nor, or elfc rnakerh OJ<wc of more (e) when by fileocehce •pprooued thebbfgrace '.~~t:£:_trucly i1~ him. Fit'tly,Obftinacj, pJ~~~V'otceofthepeople, who cnedvn.: ·ro ., The height of this choughc.
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