often difappointed. ' Thenext point that wearetoobfervein thefe wards,isthis ;that - ·· t.MtnofthegrutejlAbilities,menof the gre~tttfl !fofficiendes,are·oftmdifoppointedoftlleir hopes -& :ends.This is avanity undertht Sunne,and not fo onely,butmen that are morewea·ke, and infuffi. cient> do obtaine their ends and hopes. For you mull: uri.derfiand it reciprocally,the battell is not .alwayes totl;leHrong, therefore itisfometimes to the weake; riches are not alwayes to men of underfl:anding, therefore they are often to men that have no underftan4ing.. The openingof this pointwiUbe hell done in f.hewing the reafonsand grounds of ir, why it cornes to palfe that men ofthe greatefi: abilities, havenot alwayes fucceifeanfwerable to thatfuf. ticiencythatisinthem. . · And firfi,onecaufeofitis,hecanfethere is no creatur~, thatis, or ever fuall be lhong in his owneftrcngth: In his ownejlrength}hallno mAn !JejlrDng,I SAm.z.g. Acrcaturcinitfelfe hach not fo much abilitie,although it be never fo well furnifhed, as to bring any enterprife topaffe. Thereis morerequired than the ftmple.fl:rength ofthe creature,be itneverfo£lrong, becaufe in :every enterprife therearemany whedes, many thingsthat~ufl: concurre to bring it to paffe. Nowacreatureisnot able tofeeal! thewhceles that are in every buftnelfe, orifhe doe fee them, heis notabletoturneevery wheele,but this be... long to G~ti. And therefore without his con– curringwith the creature, be thecreature never , Ff fo DoC!·z. Men ofgrea– teR abilittes difappoint(d CJf their ends. Reaf.t~ N-o man flr.ong in his own flrength. 1 Sam,:l,9•
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