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London: printed by George Purslowe for John Budge, 1616London: printed by George Purslowe for Iohn Budge, 1616
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hyssop and Humility.
Hysope and Humilitie.
IS a man tempted to pride? and that is a saucy sin, ever busy among good works, like a Judas among the Apostles: let him look into this Garden for Hyssop, Humility of Spirit. Of which herb it is written.
IS a man tempted to pride? and that is a sawcie sinne, euer busie among good workes, like a Iudas among the Apostles: let him looke into this Garden for Hysop, Humility of Spirit. Of which herbe it is written.
Est humilis, petraeque suis radicibus haeret.
Let him be taught by this herb, to annihilate ⟨p. 69⟩his own worth, and to cleave to the Rock, whereout he grows, and whereof he is upholden, JESUS CHRIST. Or let him produce the Camomill, which smells the sweeter, the more it is trodden on. Humility is a gracious herb, and allays the wrath of God; whereas pride provokes it. It is recorded of an english king, Edward the first, that being exceeding angry with a servant of his, in the sport of hawking, he threatened him sharply. The gentleman answered, it was well there was a river between them. Hereat the King more incensed, spurred his horse into the depth of the River, not without extreme danger of his life; the water being deep, and the banks too steep and high for his ascending. Yet at last recovering land, with his sword drawn, he pursues the servant; who rode as fast from him. But finding himself too ill-horsed, to out-ride the angry King; he reined, lighted, and on his knees exposed his neck to the blow of the kings sword. The King no sooner saw this, but he put up his sword, and would not touch him. A dangerous water could not with-hold him from violence; yet his servants submission did soon pacify him. Whiles man flies stubbornly from God, he that rides upon the wings of the wind, posts after him with the sword of vengeance drawn. But when dust and ashes humbles himself, and stands to his mercy, the wrath of God is soon appeased.