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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
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The Centurion in the meekness of his humble mind, said to Christ (who promised wh• he did come to his house, to heal hi• servant) Lord (saith he) I am not worth• that thou shouldest come under my roofe• but speak the word only, & my servant ⟨p. 31⟩shall be healed. (s)If he were not worthy that Christ should come under his roof, because of his majesty & holiness, it is a shame for you to foster Pride in yours, as the bawd doth the harlot, because of her filthiness. His humility Christ honoured with a great commendation: shall not your Pride be shamed in due condemnation? but I return. The want of this humility, such height of haughty mind & swelling with disdain, like bodies poisoned, caused Kain that he could not abide to see Abel's sacrifice accepted before his, therefore Cain slew Abel his brother.(t) It made Josephs brethren that they could not abide to think that their brother should come to greater honour then they: therefore they made away with him, and sold him into Egypt. (v)The Rebels, Corath, Dathan, and Abiram, having found this, they disdained superiority, like our pretended Presbytery, so they rebelled against Moses their godly governor.(w) It made Herod that blood-sucker, to seek to murder Christ:(x) and the Nobles of Babylon greatly to thirst ⟨p. 32⟩after Daniels death.(y) Where disdain looks out at Prides window, as Jezebel did to see Jehu, (z)