A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

5. A Covetous Flattery, which aims at Gain, ¹and increasing our wealth by advantage on the flattered.

1. 15. Covetous.

6. An Emulous, and Envious flattery; wherein the Good, virtuous, ¹praise-worthy Qualities or Practices of any one of our Own party, are extolled and magnified above all measure. So the old Heretics, so the present dividing Parties in the world, exclude others from the number of Virtuous, Wise, Learned, Pious and Loyal; this is a kind of Flattery which prevails at this day: Loved too much by all, and dangerous to all. Were that true, which such factious flattery suggests, how very small a remnant should escape with their Life? In all these there is an officiousness, or pretence of Kindness, Honour, and Zeal for your Good, your Credit, your Advantage and Right; which draws your Affection and Love to these undue courses, and which is the disease to be Cured. And what this is,² we are to enquire in the second place.

6. An Aemulous, and Envious flattery; wherein the Good, virtuous, ¹praise-worthy Qualities or Practices of any one of our Own party, are extolled and magnifi'd above all measure. So the old Hereticks, so the present dividing Parties in the world, exclude others from the number of Virtuous, Wise, Learned, Pious and Loyal; this is a kind of Flattery which prevails at this day: Loved too much by all, and dangerous to all. Were that true, which such factious flattery suggests, how very small a remnant sho'd escape with their Life? In all these there is an officiousness, or pretence of Kindness, Honour, and Zeal for your Good, your Credit, your Advantage and Right; which draws your Affection and Love to these undue courses, and which is the disease to be Cured. And what this is,