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Further, it is a wrong to the party envied, for it is to measure such measure to him, as we would not have measured to our selves by another. Who doth not blame another for vexing at his prosperity, and for having a grudge against him because God hath done him good? Would we not that all should rather love us, respect us more, and rejoice with us? Therefore we do injury to our neighbour, in doing what we would not have done to our selves: The envious wrongeth himself both because he doth vex and eat out his own heart to no purpose (for neither shall another prosper less, nor he more, because of such his inordinate distempers) as also because he makes himself lie open to most grievous sins of detracting, slandering and practising all injuries, yea, and murder at the last. He is in the high way that will lead him to many sins, yea, to the shedding of innocent blood, that entertaineth this diabolical humour of envy. And he wrongeth the whole society, because he is distempered at that which maketh for the common good, even the distribution of Gods gifts differently as himself sees fit, and in that he is broody of quarrels, which all hinder the common welfare of the places where they be. Besides, this is a fruit of pride and uncharitableness, and must needs be hateful to God, who loves only the humble and charitable. Envy is a vice, unto the making of which many vices concur: Ignorance, folly, pride, uncharitableness, self-love, and the like: It is a vice which bringeth forth many other vices, contention, strife, swellings, tumults, whisperings, back-bitings, murders and all evil deeds. Therefore let us find it out, and chase it away: You shall easily perceive that it is a weed which grows in our corrupt nature. How soon do children begin to show it? how doth it grow stronger by continuance, increasing in strength as the body increaseth? yea, how doth it live in old men too, and vex them also that should have ⟨p. 98⟩more understanding? as experience showeth. Indeed the elder can use more craft to hide it, but many times they have no more wisdom to subdue it than the younger.

Further, it is a wrong to the party envyed, for it is to measure such measure to him, as we would not have measured to our selves by another. Who doth not blame another for vexing at his prosperity, and for having a grudge against him because God hath done him good? Would we not that all should rather love us, respect us more, and rejoyce with us? Therefore we doe injury to our neighbour, in doing what we would not have done to our selves: The envious wrongeth himselfe both because he doth vexe and eate out his owne heart to no purpose (for neither shall another prosper lesse, nor he more, because of such his inordinate distempers) as also because he makes himselfe lie open to most grievous sins of detracting, slandering and practising all injuries, yea, and murder at the last. He is in the high way that will lead him to many sins, yea, to the shedding of innocent blood, that entertaineth this diabolicall humour of envy. And he wrongeth the whole society, because he is distempered at that which maketh for the common good, even the distribution of Gods gifts differently as himselfe sees fit, and in that he is broody of quarrels, which all hinder the common welfare of the places where they be. Besides, this is a fruit of pride and uncharitablenesse, and must needs be hatefull to God, who loves only the humble and charitable. Envy is a vice, unto the making of which many vices concurre: Ignorance, folly, pride, uncharitablenesse, self-love, and the like: It is a vice which bringeth forth many other vices, contention, strife, swellings, tumults, whisperings, back-bitings, murders and all evill deeds. Therefore let us finde it out, and chase it away: You shall easily perceive that it is a weed which growes in our corrupt nature. How soon doe children begin to shew it? how doth it grow stronger by continuance, increasing in strength as the body increaseth? yea, how doth it live in old men too, and vexe them also that should have