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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 holy Ghost saith: Fear ye the Lord, all ye his Saints. And again: Tremble thou earth at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the mighty God of Jacob. But now Pride will be regarded: this is an Idol set up in every corner, and who doth not flee unto it? How many do shun this Hydra or mighty monster, choosing rather to be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord, or to go into the hot fiery furnace, and refuse to obey her commandment ⟨p. 58⟩to cleave fast unto the living God? In the Provinces of Babylon among the Nobles, Princes, and Dukes, the Judges, the Receivers, the Councillors, the Officers, and all the Governors of the people, we read but of three that worshipped the Lord, and refused the commandment of Pride, to fall down and worship the golden Image that Nebuchadnezzar the King had set up.(g) In the old world there were but eight reserved, and in Sodom Lot, (h)that bowed not their knees to this Idol Pride and abomination. Happy are our days that do not thus complain: yea blessed be the people that be in better case. O my dear brethren, the sun dares not show her light,(i) the mountains tremble, the earth doth shake, the hills melt, & the devils quake when God is angry, and at the presence of the Lord, even the mighty God of Jacob. And darest thou, thou dunghill bird Pride, presume to be like God, or get the praise from him, to exalt thy self and look to be magnified? this indeed is thy desire. But to the next.
The holy Ghost saith: Feare ye the Lord, all ye his Saints. And again: Tremble thou earth at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the mightie God of Iacob. But now Pride will be regarded: this is an Idoll set vp in euery corner, and who dooth not flee vnto it? How many do shunne this Hydra or mightie monster, chusing rather to be a doorekeeper in the house of the Lord, or to goe into the horte fierie fornace, and resuse to obey her commaundement ⟨p. 58⟩to cleaue fast vnto the liuing God? In the Prouinces of Babilon among the Nobles, Princes, and Dukes, the Iudges, the Receiuers, the Councellors, the Officers, and all the Gouernours of the people, wee read but of three that worshipped the Lord, and refused the commandement of Pride, to fall downe and worship the golden Image that Nabuchadnezzar the King had set vp.