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3 Through covetousness.] This is the ground or motive of their traffic. It is •rue of every schism, what was said of Lucilla's faction, with a little inversion. Anger bred it, pride fostered it, and covetousness confirmed it. Here indeed, pride challengeth the uppermost seat: it is a high and audacious conceit, which scorns •o go in the common path, that begets it. Anger and impatience of contradiction •urseth it: and what it cannot maintain by reason, a feminine testiness shall out wrangle. Covetousness binds it up with the in dissoluble knots; while the sweetness of private gain (not unlike our Monopolists neglects all public good. But as •t is the humility of the best judgements, to apply their studies to the confirmation •f received truths: and the meekness of blest understandings, to disaffect singu•aritys: and the charity of Christian teachers, rather to be losers of their own, •han extorters of others, or, to press and oppress the unripe grapes unwilling to yield their juice. So false hearted schismatics, to do themselves profit, undo ⟨p. 454⟩they care not whom. Let their bodies famish, and their souls perish, so their own state may flourish: building up their Jericho in the blood of all their spiritual children.

3 Through coveteousnesse.] This is the ground or motiue of their trafficke. It is •rue of every schisme, what was said of Lucilla's faction, with a little inversion. Anger bred it, pride foster'd it, and coveteousnesse confirmed it. Here indeed, pride •halengeth the uppermost seate: it is a high and audacious conceite, which scornes •o goe in the common path, that begets it. Anger and impatience of contradiction •urseth it: and what it cannot maintaine by reason, a feminine testynesse shall out wrangle. Coveteousnesse binds it up with the in dissoluble knottes; while the sweetesse of private gaine (not unlike our Monopolists neglects all publike good. But as t is the humilitie of the best judgements, to apply their studies to the confirmation f received truths: and the meekenesse of blest understandings, to disaffect singuaritys: and the charity of Christian teachers, rather to be loosers of their owne, han extorters of others, or, to presse and oppresse the unripe grapes unwilling to yield their juyce. So false hearted schismatickes, to doe themselves profite, undoe