Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the…Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the…

But now where it reigneth, it is to be found in two plain differences. In the one it is like unto a beast that is fed fat at grass, or is well provendered with good feeding, lusty and strong, and sturdy and bold. In the other it is like unto the same beast, kept lean and poor, and weak and feeble, over wrought, thinly fed, and ill provendered; It is the same beast. still, but it scarce looks like the same, or carries it self like the same: Sometimes pride is fed with wealth and honour, and these outward things in abundance, and with great excellent parts of nature, wit, learning, beauty, strength and the like, yea and with a kind of fiery temper of body. When it hath all, or many of these encouragements and helps, it is like a flourishing King that goes abroad in progress among his people; then it is bold and audacious to produce its ill effects, it dares show it self in its proper person, and be seen by any eye, then will a man affirm to himself, that he is a person of some value, one that hath such wit, &c. why he is I hope a worthy and excellent person. So pride will stare a man in the face, and profess it self if it be well helped up with these outward things; But if it be kept down with poverty, with meanness in outward respects, and with great crosses, then it is somewhat fearful to be seen, then it hides its head, it is like a King brought behind by rebels, who keeps himself within some place of fortification, and will not commit himself to hazard, but still he is a King, and takes upon him as a King. So pride in such will ⟨p. 229⟩not make a man say plainly he is some body, he is a person of worth, but still in the secret of his heart he makes high account of himself and is ready (as I said before) to think he is as good a man, though he be not as rich, as learned; yea sometimes this vice of pride though reigning, yet is like a bad tyrannical Prince, kept in by some counsellor of special trust, as Joash by Jehojada.

But now where it raigneth, it is to be found in two plaine differences. In the one it is like unto a beast that is fed fat at grasse, or is well provendred with good feeding, lusty and strong, and sturdy and bolde. In the other it is like unto the same beast, kept leane and poore, and weake and feeble, over wrought, thinly fed, and ill provendred; It is the same beast. still, but it scarce lookes like the same, or carries it selfe like the same: Sometimes pride is fed with wealth and honour, and these outward things in abundance, and with great excellent parts of nature, wit, learning, beauty, strength and the like, yea and with a kind of fiery temper of body. When it hath all, or many of these encouragements and helpes, it is like a flourishing King that goes abroad in progresse among his people; then it is bold and audacious to produce its ill effects, it dares shew it selfe in its proper person, and be seene by any eye, then will a man affirme to himselfe, that he is a person of some valew, one that hath such wit, &c. why he is I hope a worthy and excellent person. So pride will stare a man in the face, and professe it selfe if it be well helped up with these outward things; But if it be kept downe with poverty, with meanenesse in outward respects, and with great crosses, then it is somewhat fearefull to be seene, then it hides its head, it is like a King brought behind by rebels, who keepes himselfe within some place of fortification, and will not commit himselfe to hazard, but still he is a King, and takes upon him as a King. So pride in such will