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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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Now discontentment of mind I may add for the fourth feather of Prides wing, which maketh her to fly above the clouds: as the wind forceth the fire for to flame. Through this, the Angels (in happiness created to behold ⟨p. 45⟩the majesty of God in heaven) kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, whom God hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgement of the great day.(a) Their Pride following the counsel of discontentment, as Rehoboam did of his younglings,(b) did mount them thus high, that of Angels they became devils. Adam and the woman could not be contented with their creation, therefore God thrust them out of Paradise.(c) This made Absalom thirst for his fathers kingdom, but he leapt short, and was hanged in an Oak.(d) This, this, I suppose is that which maketh our hot-spurs and unstayed cockbrained crew to wring at the Princes Sceptre, & get it out of her hands, (whose peaceable and heavenly government the world doth admire: and if laws were executed as her will is, what policy can appoint better? to convey it unto a Presbytery. The Officers thereof, and their number, and what their office should be in an established Common-wealth, cannot be proved by any scripture: neither can our new ⟨p. 46⟩reformers tell themselves. For they change their opinions as the Chameleon doth his colours. Or as the wise man saith, Like a fool that changeth as the Moon. (e)And their writings as well as their words, declare what these men have in their heart.(f) Now name Pride, harnessed with discontentment, and thou hast found the soldiers that fight their battles, and their scoldings are grievous for to hear, &c.(g)