The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…

2. The second defect in this eye is an in solid levity: it is roving, like Dinahs, and ravished abroad; but wants self-inspection. Two things exceedingly move men; ^aSimilitude and Example. When men judge others very evil, they begin to think themselves good. Nothing doth sooner blind us then comparisons. He that would mount to a high opinion of his own worth, by comparing it to the base wickedness of another; ^bPerinde est, ac si quis ad clandos respiciens, s•am miretur velocitatem: is like one that observing a Cripples lameness, wonders at himself that he is so swift. The curious man goes abroad, ^cEt exterius omnia confiderat; qui sic interna despicit: and is so intentive upon foreign businesses, that he forgets his own. They are common questions; Quid ille fecit? What hath he done? and Quid ille faciet? ^dWhat shall he do? But not What have I done? not ^eWhat shall I do that I might be saved? They are like Tailors, that have taken measure of many men, never of themselves. Such a man doth not smite his own bosom with the Publican, but breaks his neighbours head with the Pharisee. It is good for a man to keep his eyes at home, and set them about the domesticall business of his own heart: lest at last Omnibus notus, ignotus moritur sibi; he that lived known to all, dyes in ignorance of himself.

2. The second defect in this eye is an in solid leuity: it is rouing, like Dinahs, and rauished abroad; but wants selfinspection. Two things exceedingly mooue men; ^aSimilitude and Example. When men iudge others very euil, they begin to think themselues good. Nothing doth sooner blinde vs then comparisons. Hee that would mount to a high opinion of his owne worth, by comparing it to the base wickednesse of another; ^b