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Though Zaccheus was a man of little stature, yet it appeareth that he was not a man of little wit: For when he could not come to the sight of Christ for the multitude, he had the wit to run before, and to clime up into a tree to obtain his purpose. And for the most part it falleth out, that men of low stature, are men of high conceit, and the shortest bodies, have the sharpest wits, God so providing, that the defects of their bodies might be supplied with the gifts of their mind. Now Zaccheus, that before was loth to move his foot from the custom-house for losing his profit, begins to run after Christ for fear of a greater loss, like Elisa that left his ploughing, and ran after Elijah to follow his new vocation. But Zaccheus doth not only run, ⟨image 37⟩¹but also climb up into a tree to see Christ: A strange thing that Zaccheus a rich man, and a cheer customer, should behave himself so childishly in the sight of so great a multitude; but the desire he had to see Christ, made him forget himself: and to commit such things as were not fitting for his state and credit. So they that will follow Christ, ²must make account to do many things contrary to the fashion of the world, and their own liking. If Christ himself were content to leave the glory which he had with his father to come down to us, shall not we be content to leave the reputation which we have with men to go up to him?

Though Zaccheus was a man of little stature, yet it appeareth that he was not a man of little wit: For when hee could not come to the sight of Christ for the multitude, hee had the wit to run before, and to clime vp into a tree to obtaine his purpose. And for the most part it falleth out, that men of lowe stature, are men of high conceite, and the shortest bodies, haue the sharpest wits, God so prouiding, that the defects of their bodies might be supplied with the giftes of their mind. Now Zaccheus, that before was loth to moue his foote from the custome-house for losing his profite, beginnes to runne after Christ for feare of a greater losse, like Elisa that left his plowing, and ranne after Elias to follow his new vocation. But Zaccheus dooth not onely runne, ⟨image 37⟩¹