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Reasons. 1 First, the one is rich and puissant in his soul by the endowments and force of the spirit, possessing greater treasures than all the wealth of the world is worth; and prevaileth against strong conceits, and principalities, and powers: and the other hath a beggarly mind, and impotent heart, living in servitude to Satan, to lust, to discontentedness, to distempered affections, and violent passions.

Reasons. 1 First, the one is rich and puissant in his soule by the endowments and force of the spirit, possessing greater treasures than all the wealth of the world is worth; and preuaileth against strong conceits, and principalities, and powers: and the other hath a beggarly minde, and impotent heart, liuing in seruitude to Satan, to lust, to discontentednesse, to distempered affections, and violent passions.

Secondly, the one is acceptable to God, and amiable to godly men; and they that be civill, though not religious, do like of that lovely virtue of modesty; whereas the Lord doth abhor the other, and good men shun his society, and all that be prudent, detest his insolencie.

Secondly, the one is acceptable to God, and amiable to godly men; and they that be ciuill, though not religious, doe like of that louely vertue of modestie; whereas the Lord doth abhorre the other, and good men shun his societie, and all that be prudent, detest his insolencie.

Thirdly, the one is rising, and growing to a better state, for humility will surely bring promotion, either here in this life, as many find; or hereafter in the life to come, as none shall miss. And the other is coming down, and falling into misery; for pride will certainly bring ruin, as the former verse witnessed, either before death, as is very often to be seen; or after that men are dead, as every one that is in the power of it shall feel.