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

Seventhly,¹ thus to deny ones self is honourable,² because wheresoever this is, there surely will be a holding out to the end; no troubles of adversity can ever make such a one to forsake any ways of God, who can deny himself for God in the midst of the pleasures of prosperity.³ A man that is able to deny himself in prosperity, will be able to believe in adversity; if he be prosperity proof, there is no fear but he will be adversity proof too.

Seventhly,¹ thus to deny ones selfe is honourable,² because wheresoever this is, there surely will be a holding out to the end; no troubles of adversity can ever make such a one to forsake any wayes of God, who can dny himselfe for God in the midst of the pleasures of prosperity.³ A man that is able to deny himselfe in prosperity, will be able to beleeve in adversity; if he bee prosperity proofe, there is no feare but hee will be adversity proofe too.

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2. 2Nulla infelicitas frangit, quem nulla foelicit as corrumpit. Aug. in senten.
3. 3Nemo frangitur adversarum molestia, qui prosperarum dilectione non capitur. Aug. Ser. in Monte l. 2.

If you read through the whole Book of God, you shall find that the pleasures of prosperity have been the greatest snare, few of Gods servants have passed through that condition without dishonour, but the estate of adversity hath ever proved most safe; seldom any of Gods servants but have been bettered by it. We read of Manna,