iJ.z the Soul of Man. St Again, this grace is acc01npanicd with . a great deal of happinefs and The pleafurc tranquillity. The proud and and fweet– arrog ant perfon is a trouble to all that converfe with hitn, but mofl of all unto himfelf. Every nefs of an humble tem• per. thing is enough to vex hin1; but fcarce any thing fu:fficient to content and pleafe hirn. He is ready to quarrel wi th every thing that falls out j as if he himfelf vvcre fu ch a confid erable perfon, that God Al– inighty ihould do every thing to gratify him; and all the creatures of heaven and earth ·fhould wait upon him, and obey his will. The leaves of high trees do fhake with every blafl: of wind, and every breath; every evil word will difquiet and. torment an arrogant n1an: but the hun1ble pcrfon hath the advantage, when he is defpifed, that none can think more n1eanly of him than he doth himfelf; and therefore he is not troubled at the 111atter, but can eafily bear thofe reproaches which wound the other to the foul. And \vi thal,. as he is lefs affc~ed '" ith inj uries fo indeed he is lefs obnoxiops unto them . Cont entio11, ·which cameth of pride, betrays a n1a n into a thoufand inconveniences, which thoft' of a n1eek and lowly te1nper feldon1 n1ect with. True and genuine hurnility begctteth both E 2 a
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