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

Necessity takes away the honour of an action; to do a thing when we must needs, when we are forced to it whether we will or no, though the thing be good we do, yet the honour of it is lost in great part. That which we read of Gelimer King of the Vandals was well,¹ being taken captive by Bellisarius, and brought to Justinian, when he saw the Emperor set upon his tribunal, and the people standing about him, he cries out, vanity of vanities, all is vanity, but it was more honourable for Solomon, while he enjoyed the glory of his kingdom, yet then to cry out thus of all the glory of the world, that all was but vanity. Augustus when he was to dye could acknowledge all the pomp of the world to be but a fable,² but David while he lived could acknowledge all but as a dream.³ Commend him, and imitate him, says Seneca, who is not unwilling to die when he may live delightfully. As it is nothing for a man that is at ease, and enjoys all comforts about him to his hearts desire, then to ⟨p. 106⟩talk of patience, and contentedness, & cheerfulness in the hardest, sorest, and longest afflictions that can befall him: but when a man is in the depth of them, pressed sorely under them, continuing long in the bitterness of them, yet now to retain his sweet cheerful contented frame of spirit, this is something.

Necessity takes away the honour of an action; to doe a thing when wee must needs, when wee are forced to it whether wee will or no, though the thing be good we doe, yet the honour of it is lost in great part. That which we reade of Gelimer King of the Vandalls was well,¹ being taken captive by Bellisarius, and brought to Iustinian, when hee saw the Emperour set upon his tribunall, and the people standing about him, he cryes out, vanitie of vanitis, all is vanitie, but it was more honorable for Solomon, while hee enjoyed the glory of his kingdome, yet then to cry out thus of all the glory of the world, that all was but vanity. Augustus when hee was to dye could acknowledge all the pompe of the world to be but a fable,