A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes…

Thirdly, they are sacrilegious persons, and rob God of his glory, which is most proper and precious unto him, and therefore it is equal that he should strip them of the honour which is so much desired of them.

Thirdlie, they are sacrilegious persons, and robbe God of his glory, which is most proper and pretious vnto him, and therfore it is equall that he should strippe them of the honour which is so much desired of them.

Use. Reproof of their folly that use pride as a stirrup to mount up ⟨p. 8⟩thereby to promotion and credit, that think it the only way to preferment, if they can set forth themselves with some ostentation, and lift up their eye-brows above their brethren. And this is grown almost to an universal contagion, wherewith the greatest number of states and ages, of sexes, and persons in all places, are dangerously infected. Some thereby seeking to be admired, others to be advanced, many to be feared, and all to be better satisfied in the accomplishment of their desires. But how many loose by seeking, and sink, by aspiring, and run into reproach by hunting after vain estimation? whiles they leave their standing, and would rise above the top of their places, they fail of their footing, and fall down to the bottom.

Vse. Reproofe of their follie that vse pride as a stirrop to mount vp ⟨p. 8⟩thereby to promotion and credit, that thinke it the onely way to preferment, if they can set forth themselues with some ostentation, and lift vp their eye-brows aboue their brethren. And this is growne almost to an vniuersall contagion, wherewith the greatest number of states and ages, of sexes, and persons in all places, are dangerouslie infected. Some thereby seeking to be admired, others to be aduanced, many to be feared, and al to be better satisfied in the accomplishment of their desires. But how manie loose by seeking, and sinke, by aspiring, and runne into reproch by hunting after vaine estimation? whiles they leaue their standing, and would rise aboue the toppe of their places, they faile of their footing, and fall downe to the bottome.