3.1 Again, God bringeth down the proud and wicked men, by driving them into the pit they dig for others. That is, look what evil one man pretends against an other, into such they shall fall themselves. For proof, the cruelty of Cush, Sauls kinsman, was so ⟨p. 89⟩great and outrageous against David, without any just cause, that David was forced to cry unto God against him, saying:2 O let the malice of the wicked come to an end. An other place of holy scripture saith: Malice shall slay the wicked. Again it is said of them, They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly hath prepared deceit, they do even hatch Cockatrice eggs. That is, they are altogether set upon wickedness. But their mischief shall return upon their own head, and their cruelty shall fall upon their own pate. So that any Saint, or soul of the righteous, may in confident boldness say with the Psalmist: The Lord is my refuge, 3and my God is the rock of my hope: and he will recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in their own malice; yea the Lord our God shall destroy them. And again it is written: The wicked have drawn their sword, and have bent their bow to cast down the poor & needy, and to slay such as be of an upright conversation. But how shall they prosper? their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. For the Lord ⟨p. 90⟩shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and shall save them, because they trust in him. And thus the Judge of all the world doth exalt himself, and render a reward to the proud. Proud Haman would have hanged meek Mardoche, but he was hanged himself. Pharaoh with the Egyptians, pursuing the Israelites through the red sea said:4 I will pursue, I will overtake them &c. my hand shall destroy them. But they were destroyed themselves. The most valiant men in Nebuchadnezzars army, bound and cast Sydrach, Meshach, and abednego, the servants of the living God, into the hot fiery furnace, but these were preserved, & those were burned and con••med. After this, because Pride always envieth superiority through her ambition, like Corath, Dathan, and Abiram, and the Pope, I will spare the Puritan.
3.1 Againe, God bringeth downe the proud and wicked men, by driuing them into the pit they digge for others. That is, looke what euill one man pretends against an other, into such they shall fall themselues. For proofe, the crueltie of Chush, Sauls kinsman, was so ⟨p. 89⟩great and outragious against Dauid, without any iust cause, that Dauid was forced to cry vnto God against him, saying:2 O let the malice of the wicked come to an end. An other place of holy scripture saith: Malice shall slay the wicked. Againe it is said of them, They conceiue mischief, and bring forth vanitie, and their belly hath prepared deceit, they doo euen hatch Cockatrice egges. That is, they are altogether set vpon wickednesse. But their mischiefe shall returne vpon their owne head, and their crueltie shall fall vpon theyr owne pate. So that any Saint, or soule of the righteous, may in confident boldnesse say with the Psalmist: The Lord is my refuge, 3and my God is the rocke of my hope: and he will recompence them their wickednesse, and destroy them in their owne malice; yea the Lord our God shall destroy them. And againe it is written: The wicked haue drawne their sword, and haue bent their bowe to cast downe the poore & needie, and to slay such as be of an vpright cōuersation. But how shall they prosper? their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe brokē. For the Lord ⟨p. 90⟩shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shal deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue thē, because they trust in him. And thus the Iudge of all the world doth exalt himself, and render a reward to the proud. Proud Haman would haue hanged meeke Mardoche, but hee was hanged himselfe. Pharao with the Egiptians, pursuing the Israelites through the red sea said:4 I will pursue, I will ouertake them &c. my hand shall destroy them. But they were destroyed themselues. The most valiant men in Nabuchadnezzars army, bound and cast Sydrach, Misach, and •bednego, the seruants of the liuing God, into the hot siery fornace, but these were preserued, & those were burned and con••med. After this, because Pride alwaies enuieth superioritie through her ambition, like Corath, Dathan, and Abiram, and the Pope, I will spare the Puritane.
- 1Ps. 7.15
- 2Ps. 7 9. Pro. 26 27 Ps. 34.21 Job. 15.35 Ps. 7.14. Isay. 59 4.5. Ps. 7.16.Ps. 7 9. Pro. 26 27 Ps. 34.21 Iob. 15.35 Ps. 7.14. Isay. 59 4.5. Ps. 7.16.
- 3Ps. 94.22 23.
- 4Exod. 15.9.19.
