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A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…
A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nebuchadnezzars subversion. Set forth by William Wheatley Master of Art, and preacher of Gods word.A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nabuchadnezzars subuersion. Set forth by William Wheatley Maister of Art, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Thomas Creed for John Deane and John Baily, 1602London: printed by Thomas Creed for Iohn Deane and Iohn Baily, 1602
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hypocrisy is most shameful and damnable in mourning for the dead. Thus Herod mourned or seemed heavy, when John Baptist was to be beheaded. The text saith: The King was sorry. Math. 14.9. But it was but from the teeth outward. For the truth is, he was glad that the mote was out of his eye, which would not suffer him to enjoy his incest. Yet he could not for shame, but seem sorrowful for him whom the rest loved. Therefore he is like to those wicked women and children that would gladly have their husbands and fathers dead, because they think them to be some lets unto them to accomplish their wicked desires. Such feign themselves to weep, like Tekoah, 2 Sam. 14.2. but their stony hearts, without an onion in a napkin, can wring out as many tears from their hypocritical eyes, as juice from a mill-stone, though they grumble much ⟨p. 178⟩alike, and I pray you is this commendable?
Hypocrisie is most shamefull and damnable in mourning for the dead. Thus Herod mourned or seemed heauie, when Iohn Baptist was to be beheaded. The text saith: The King was sorrie. Math. 14.9. But it was but from the teeth outward. For the truth is, hee was glad that the mote was out of his eye, which would not suffer him to enioy his incest. Yet hee could not for shame, but seeme sorrowfull for him whom the rest loued. Therefore he is like to those wicked women and children that would gladly haue their husbands and fathers dead, because they thinke them to bee some lettes vnto them to accomplish their wicked desiers. Such feigne themselues to weepe, like Tekoah, 2 Sam. 14.2. but their stonie hearts, without an onyon in a napkie, can wring out as many teares from their hypocriticall eyes, as iuyce from a mill-stone, though they grumble much ⟨p. 178⟩alike, and I pray you is this commendable?