The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

It is reported of one Canutus that was a King, being puffed up with flatterers, thought that all creatures must submit to him, and therefore he caused his Chair to be set by the Sea, and gave his command that they should not presume to come near his Seat, because (saith he) you and the earth I sit upon is mine. So men that are in power think all is theirs, and therefore if any thing come cross unto them it is unexpected, and that causeth them to be so outrageous.

It is reported of one Canutus that was a King, being puffed up with flatterers, thought that all creatures must submit to him, and therefore he caused his Chaire to bee set by the Sea, and gave his command that they should not presume to come neare his Seat, because (saith he) you and the earth I sit upon is mine. So men that are in power think all is theirs, and therefore if any thing come cross unto them it is unexpected, and that causeth them to be so outragious.

Thirdly, There is naturally a revengeful Spirit in men, and where there is power men do run upon it, and think it their only glory to revenge: it is the glory of God to be merciful, and yet men think it a glory to revenge,

Thirdly, There is naturally a revengful Spirit in men, and where there is power men do run upon it, and think it their only glory to revenge: it is the glory of God to be mercyfull, and yet men think it a glory to revenge,

Fourthly, Where men have power they look upon every offence through their own greatness. God may justly look at every sin against him as very great, because he looks through his own greatness; and men that have power will be like God. Men that have any greatness and above others, they are ready to look at all offences committed against them as through their own greatness, and therefore think it unsufferable.