Moses his self-denial delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews 11, the 24. verseMoses his self-denyall delivered in a treatise upon Hebrewes 11, the 24. verse

It was selvishnesse that made Laban change Jacobs wages ten times, and become a deceiver. This made Naball churlishly deny relief to David and his, in their distress. This made Gehezi run after Naaman, and take talents of silver, and change of garments. ¹Elisha's excellency appeared in his self-denial, and Gehezies baseness in his self-seeking. This humour is in all, and predominant in most parties.

It was selvishnesse that made Laban change Iacobs wages ten times, and become a deceiver. This made Naball churlishly deny reliefe to David and his, in their distresse. This made Gehezi run after Naaman, and take talents of silver, and change of garments. ¹Elishaes excellencie appear'd in his selfe-denyall, and Gehezies basenesse in his selfe-seeking. This humour is in all, and predominant in most parties.

1. 12 King. 5.

Some great pretenders of holiness are polluted and poisoned with this venom. You may see it in the Jesuits Maxims & practise: They say there is not a mixture in every congregation, their Society is without spot or wrinkle, they have all living, and no dead members.¹ And again, their Society exceeds all others in this, that they have Antidotes and Spices, which will preserve them from corruption, so that there is no danger of their degenerating after some Centuries of years, as other orders have done: Happy men, if their sayings and Societies were the same. When they deal with Princes and Potentates, they tell them not of their faults, ²but those opinions Qua liberiorem faciunt conscientiam.