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Here is a glass for all the children of pride. First look upon Nebuchadnezzar, you that are great men like Nebuchadnezzar. For thus will GOD make his example of great men, because they should be examples to others. Many wicked men died in Jury, and scarce a man was by to see their end; but Herod was stricken before the people, that all might see, because he was a wicked King. There were many in Babel as proud as Nebuchadnezzar, but none but Nebuchadnezzar was made like a beast, because he was a proud King: so God doth stomach sin in those that bear his own person. As Princes use to pick those that are principal and chief in rebellion to make them examples of terror to others, which were ringleaders in the treason: so God doth bend his shot against the captains of his enemies, like the King of Aram, which charged his soldiers, that they should fight with none but against Ahab the King, as it is written in the second Book of Chronicles, the eighteenth chapter and thirtieth verse. For as Solomon saith in the ⟨p. 422⟩nineteenth Chapter of his Proverbs and five and twentieth verse, Strike the strong, and the rest will beware: so Justice showed upon a Ruler, or great personage, doth terrify many.

Here is a glasse for al the children of pride. First looke vpon Nabuchadnezzar, you that are great men like Nabuchadnezzar. For thus will GOD make his example of great men, because they should bee examples to others. Many wicked men died in Iurie, and scarse a man was by to see their ende; but Herode was striken before the people, that all might see, because hee was a wicked King. There were many in Babel as proud as Nabuchadnezzar, but none but Nabuchadnezzar was made like a beast, because hee was a proud King: so God doth stomacke sinne in those that beare his owne person. As Princes vse to picke those that are principall and chiefe in rebellion to make them examples of terrour to others, which were ringleaders in the treason: so God doth bend his shot against the captaines of his enemies, like the King of Aram, which charged his souldiers, that they shoulde fight with none but against Achab the King, as it is written in the second Booke of Chronicles, the eighteenth chapter and thirtieth verse. For as Salomon saith in the ⟨p. 422⟩nineteenth Chapter of his Prouerbes and fiue and twentieth verse, Strike the strong, and the rest will beware: so Iustice shewed vpon a Ruler, or great personage, dooth terrifie manie.