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For he hath looked upon the Humility of his hand maid, behold, because of this all generations shall call me blessed. Again,¹ what did caste down Lucifer from Heaven ⟨image 28⟩into hell,² from joy into pain, but pride? What provoked Christ to chose poor fisher men & the vile people of this world to set forth the glory of his father, but their humility? How came it to pass, that those simple men, yea & even the fools of the world were replete with godly knowledge, & the proud Pharisees the gallant Bishops, the huff nosed priests, the lusty lawyers, the saucy Scribes, with all the glistering sort of Hypocrites, which lived at that time, could not attain unto this science of the divine mysteries, when not withstanding they challenged to them selves alone the knowledge of Gods law, and the true understanding of the same? Was not their pride & arrogancy the cause of this their blindness? What is the cause in these our days,³ that the proud papistical Romanists can not perceive the verity ⟨image 28⟩of Gods word, & here in England & such other like places even the very poor & base sort of people are godly learned & espy the trueth of Gods will? Is not pride cause of the one, & Humility occasion of the other? As I may return unto the holy Scriptures & make an end,⁴ what was the cause, that the Publican went home more justified than the Pharisee, but that the one was hum ble, & the other proud? If we mark diligently, we shall easily perceive that all good things have ever come to pass through Humility, & that pride hath alway ben the original beginning of all wickedness & mischief.

For he hath looked vpon ye Humilite of his hande mayd, beholde, bycause of this all generations shal call me blessed. Agayne,¹ what dyd caste downe Lucifer from Heauen