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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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and me-thinketh it is more shame to see a Puritan got within a hoop, and to be painted with blew starch, but most shame for Prelates them selves and their second selves to be thus spotted, neither do I commend any that use them, though they have small fear of God in them. The Prophet of God was more bold with the dainty dames of Zion. Isa. 3. But know we, though we seem holy, yet such things do show those that use them, to be but counterfeits, and do bewray their folly, like Jeroboam's wife, who disguised her self, that the Prophet of God should not know her.(w) Nay when they have heaped on all their trinkets, it is most like they know not themselves, but wondering at ⟨p. 44⟩themselves, (who should be like unto the Image of God) as the Jews did at Christ, when he came riding into Jerusalem: they say, who is this? What, is it I? is it I? As the Disciples said, musing which of them should betray Christ.(x) Well to be brief, (for time draweth on) notwithstanding Jeroboam's wife was disguised, yet the holy Prophet knew her, and sent her home, with a burden of heavy news, that she & all her posterity should be destroyed.(y) But I have better news for you, if you repent: but if you cannot know your selves, being so far beyond comeliness disguised against the law: yet the Prophets of the Lord that know how to discern spirits, wotteth what you be, and fear not to tell you from the Lord, The Lord will destroy the house of proud men. (z)And thus much for this: this then amend, and then come for more.
and me-thinketh it is more shame to see a Puritane got within a hoope, and to bee painted with blew starch, but most shame for Prelates thē selues and their second selues to be thus spotted, neither do I commend any that vse them, though they haue small feare of God in them. The Prophet of God was more bold with the dainty dames of Syon.