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

¹4. Another branch of Love to be Flattered, is an Affected seeking to our selves or giving unto others, unnecessary occasions of setting forth the worth of our Persons, Actions, and qualifications, according to the standard of flatterers: He loves flattery, who loves to search out his own praise: we know he dotes on the person who unseasonably breaks out into their commendation, and would have every mouth as^† he fancied every Wood did, echo the praises of his Love.

¹4. Another branch of Love to be Flatter'd, is an Affected seeking to our selves or giving unto others, unnecessary occasions of setting forth the worth of our Persons, Actions, and qualifications, according to the standard of flatterers: He loves flattery, who loves to search out his own praise: we know he dotes on the person who unseasonably breaks out into their commendation, and wo'd have every mouth as^† he fancied every Wood did, echo the praises of his Love.

1. 14. Affecting occasions to set forth our praise.
2. †Resonabant Phyllida Sylvae.

¹5. A well-pleasedness to hear the Great and Good things, by dissembling Flatterers ascribed to us, which either we never did, or did in manner much below what they report them: it is a disease of the mind that thus is pleased with vanity, with a Lying vanity, yet sick of this disease are the besotted Cullies. How sick were the Pygmy's mind, who should be persuaded to think his Stature and strength equal to Goliath's, and his feats against the Cranes equal to the great achievements of David, the Maccabees, or those mighty Captains who purchased to themselves the Sir-name of Great?