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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.
Pride may be said to be like God either in some proprieties, or else in name. First, her property is to exalt her self, and desire to be praised, and held in honour as much, or rather more then God.
Pride may be said to be like God either in some proprieties, or else in name. First, her propertie is to exalt her selfe, and desire to be praised, and held in honour as much, or rather more then God.
Secondly, she challengeth vengeance to her felse to plague whom she list. In Name she is like God, because she usurpeth or challengeth to be called God.
Secondly, she challengeth vengeance to her felse to plague whom she list. In Name shee is like God, because shee vsurpeth or challengeth to be called God.
OF the first we have heard something already, how Pride doth seek to exalt her self above the clouds: and being got up into this persuasion of her self, then she looks that all should fear her, and extol her, and do (forsooth) all reverence and worship unto her, as the devil would have had Christ do unto him.(r) And here the Pope steppes in for his interest: but we will put him back until anon, telling him and his nurse. Dame Pride, that when God shall come in judgement ⟨p. 45⟩against them. Then the Lord only shall be exalted in that day.(s) The Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in judgement, the holy God shall be exalted in justice.(t)