The Pleurisy is cured by drawing out some blood from the vein, that hath relation to the affected part. A ⟨p. 34⟩Clyster is very good, together with some fomentations. It is helped much by cupping, I do not mean, drinking. God prescribes the cure of Pride, by precept and pattern. Precept. Humble your selves under the mighty hand of God: the reason is given; for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace 1to the humble. Pattern. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest unto 2your souls. The Master is worth your hearing, the lesson your learning, the recompense your receiving. The cure hereof is hard, for all vices are against humility: nay, all virtues are against humility; as many are proud of their good deeds: nay, humility hath an opposition against humility, as if she were false to her own person. Saepe homo de vanae gloriae contemptu vanus gloriatur: so that often, humility by a prodigious and preposterous birth, brings forth pride. Pride doth make a wise-man a fool; continues him a fool, that is so; the opinion of his own wisdom excluding all opportune possibility of receiving knowledge. Pour precious juice into a vessel full of base liquor, and it runs besides. That instruction is split, which you offer to infuse into a soul so full of self affectation. Many a man had proved wise, if he had not so thought himself. If the air of his pride be enclosed in a baser bubble, attire, it is the more vile: for the generation of his sin is produced from the corruption of himself. God made him a man, he hath made himself a beast; and now the Taylor (scarce a man himself) must make him a man again: a brave man, a better man than ever Nature left him. Thus he is like the Cinnamon tree, the bark is better then the body; or some Vermin, whose case is better then the carcass.
THe Pleurisie is cured by drawing out some bloud frō the veine, that hath relation to the affected part. A ⟨p. 34⟩Clister is very good, together with some fomentations. It is helped much by cupping, I doe not meane, drinking. God prescribes the cure of Pride, by precept and patterne. Precept. Humble your selues vnder the mighty hand of God: the reason is giuen; for God resisteth the proud, and giueth grace 1to the humble. Patterne. Take my yoke vpon you, and learne of me, for I am meeke and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest vnto 2your soules. The Master is worth your hearing, the lesson your learning, the recompence your receiuing. The cure hereof is hard, for all vices are against humilitie: nay, all vertues are against humilitie; as many are proud of their good deeds: nay, humilitie hath an opposition against humilitie, as if she were false to her owne person. Saepe homo de vanae gloriae contemptu vanus gloriatur: so that often, humility by a prodigious and preposterous birth, brings forth pride. Pride doth make a wise-man a foole; cōtinues him a foole, that is so; the opinion of his owne wisedome excluding all opportune possibility of receiuing knowledge. Powre precious iuice into a vessell full of base liquor, and it runs besides. That instruction is split, which you offer to infuse into a soule so full of selfe affectation. Many a man had proued wise, if he had not so thought himselfe. If the ayre of his pride bee inclosed in a baser bubble, attire, it is the more vile: for the generation of his sinne is produced from the corruption of himselfe. God made him a man, he hath made himselfe a beast; and now the Taylor (scarce a man himselfe) must make him a man againe: a braue man, a better man than euer Nature left him. Thus he is like the Cynamon tree, the bark is better then the body; or some Vermine, whose case is better then the carkase.
- 11. Pet. 5. 6.
- 2Mat. 11. 29.
