The Lord is mercifaO to thebumble. in the wrong way, and doac exceeding fooliihly ; but thy wayes are righteous, and thou art juft : yea I have dealt unthankfully and unequally with thee, who haft beenc fQgood to me. That was it m~ltt:d the heart of l'ft•h, a.nd made I oh abhorre himfelfe; as vile as the dtlft I tread upon, as afh_es that are good for nothing , or but as fackcloth ( in which they ufed to humble themfelves, the worll ofgar– ments, I am ailiamed and confounded. This is the firft act which is a fence and an acknowledgement of our owne unworthinelfe and vilenelfe. And the fecond a fig.ht ofa mans worthindfe to bee defiroy· ed, unability to helpe himfelfe, and ofthe vanit-y of all things elfe. Aman muft further fay, that'! am · not onely unworthy, but guilty ofdeath j my finnes will breake my backe; I am not able to ftand under them, and I am utterly undone; and wheri Iloo1ce · uponall the propsofmy life, my health, and rich– es, &c. I fee they arebut vaine things, reeds and feat-hers, and as hallow ground whereon I can fet no footing : Therefore L o R » , bee thou a rocke to mee, on whom I may pitch and build my felfe~ And that this fight ofour Qwne unability is alfo ne– cdfarywe fee by that 1 Tim.6.IJ. ChArge them thAt . are rifh , that they beenot high minded, nurtrNjl in11»– certlline riches .· they are borh joyned together: Fot fo farre as a man doth trufi in them, he is high min– ded ;and the foule,ofman doth trufi: in them fo long as it apprehends fubfiance in them,and that theyare not vanity, fo faure the hear.t beares it /elfeupon · them, and fo is carelelfe of the Lord; and why . dfedoe affiid:ions hurnble men) as V'r!tma.f.es, bur I 3 becaufe 117
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