Phil. Again mark I pray you, what made the oblation of Abel to be so acceptable in the ⟨image 26⟩sight of God, but Humility? Again, what was the cause, that the Sacrifice of Cain was abhorred of God, but his arrogant & proud heart, stuffed full of rancour & malice toward his brother? What was the occasion that Nohe with few other were saved from drowning,1 but that they were humble in heart and feared god? Again, what was the cause,2 that all the whole world besides them were drowned, but their pride & voluptuous manner of living?3 what provoked God so oft to walk with Abraham, but his Humility & lowliness of mind? What moved God to save Loth and certain other for his sake from that most grievous & terrible plague,4 that fell on Sodom & Gomorrah, but the Humility of him, conjoined with a reverent fear toward god? Again, what caused God to take vengeance ⟨image 27⟩on the Sodomites and to consume them with fire & brimstone from heaven, but only their pride coupled with all kind of voluptuous, beast like, yea unnatural pleasure? What preserved Abraham from slaying his Son Isaac,5 but his humble & obedient heart, ready to accomplish the will of God in all things? What made Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, with all the holy Patriarchs to be so gently dealt with all & favoured both of god & man, but their Humility? What was the cause that David was made of a Sheppard a king▪ 6but Humility. Again, what abjected Saul from his kingdom,7 empire & dominion, but his arrogant & proud heart, conjoined with disobedience toward the commandment of God? What caused king Asa,8 Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, Josiah to work that which was good in the sight of God, but their humility, because ⟨image 27⟩they preferred the will of God before their own carnal judgment tes? Again,9 what was the cause that many kings, as Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Abia, Nadab,10 Ahab Ochozias Achas, Manasseh, Amon, Joiachim, Sedechias, Nebuchadnezzar. &c. did that which was evil before God, but their puffed up hearts & proud minds, casting away all fear of God from their eyes? What exalted the most glorious virgin Mary so high, that she became the mother of Christ, & was alone found worthy to bear the Son of God, but her humility, as she herself witnesseth: My soul magnifieth the LORD, saith she. And my spirit, hath rejoiced in GOD my Saviour.
Phil. Agen marke I praye you, what made the oblacion of Abel to be so acceptable in the ⟨image 26⟩syght of God, but Humilite? Agen, what was the cause, that ye Sacrifice of Caim was abhorred of God, but his arrogante & proude herte, stuffed full of rancour & malice towarde his brother? What was the occasiō that Nohe wyth fewe other were saued from drowenynge,1 but that they were humble in herte and feared god? Agayne, what was the cause,2 that all the whole worlde besydes thē were drowned, but theyr pryde & volupteous manner of lyuynge?3 what prouoked God so ofte to walke with Abrahā, but his Humilite & lowlynes of mynde? What moued God to saue Lothe and certayne other for hys sake from that most greuous & terrible plage,4 that fell on Sodome & Gomorre, but ye Humilite of him, conioyned with a reuerent feare toward god? Agen, what caused God to take vengeāce ⟨image 27⟩on the Sodomites and to consume them with fyre & brymstone frō heauen, but only theyr pryde coupled wyth all kynd of volupteous, beast lyke, yea vnnaturall pleasure? What preserued Abraham fromme sleaynge his Sonne Isaac,5 but his humble & obedient herte, redy to accomplysh the wyll of God in al thinges? What made Abraham, Isaac, Iacob, Ioseph, with al the holy Patriarches to be so gētylly dealte wt al & fauoured both of god & mā, but theyr Humilite? What was ye cause that Dauid was made of a Sheppard a kynge▪ 6but Humilite. Agen, what abiected Saul frō his kingedome,7 empire & dominiō, but his arrogant & proude herte, cōioyned wt disobedience towarde the commaū dement of God? What caused kinge Asa,8 Iosaphat, Ezechias, Iosias to worke that which was good in the sight of God, but theyr humilite, bicause ⟨image 27⟩
- 1Gen. vii.
- 2i. Petre. ii.
- 3Gen. xii.xv xvii xviii xxii
- 4Gen. ix ii. Pet. ii.
- 5Gene. xxii.
- 6i. Reg. xvi.
- 7i. Reg. xv.
- 8iii. Reg. xv. iii. Reg. xxii.
- 9iiii. Re. xviii •ix.xx.
- 10iiii. Reg. xxi Eccl•. xlix. iii. Reg. xii. iii. Reg. xv. iii. Reg. xvi. iiii. Reg. i. iiii. Reg. xvi iiii. Reg. xxi. Daniel iiii. Luke. i.
