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Better it is] It is more comfortable, more honourable, more profitable, more safe and easy [to be of an humble mind] or as the Hebrew word is, [of an humble spirit] not artificially in pride or policy to make semblance of humility, or only by natural disposition to be less ambitious than many others; but to have the true habit of humility, being beautified and sanctified with the grace thereof, [with the afflicted] albeit we should be poor, or oppressed, or pass under any other crosses, as many, and the most, and wellnigh all do, or have done, that are heartily humbled, [than to divide the spoils with the proud] than to prevail in our attempts, and get victories for glory, and riches for state, [with the proud] in that manner, and with that mind, as violent and arrogant oppressors use to do.

BEtter it is] It is more comfortable, more honourable, more profitable, more safe and easie [to bee of an humble minde] or as the Hebrew word is, [of an humble spirit] not artificially in pride or policie to make semblance of humilitie, or only by naturall disposition to be lesse ambitious than many others; but to haue the true habit of humilitie, being beautified and sanctified with the grace thereof, [with the afflicted] albeit we should be poore, or oppressed, or passe vnder any other crosses, as many, and the most, and welneere all doe, or haue done, that are heartily humbled, [than to diuide the spoiles with the proud] than to preuaile in our attempts, and get victories for glorie, and riches for state, [with the proud] in that manner, and with that minde, as violent and arrogant oppressors vse to doe.