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Tenthly,¹ if the principle be only natural courage, although such a one may be very ready at first in denying himself, yet if after he be crossed more then he expected, and finds worse success then he looked for; if he does not see some natural good coming in, he is soon discouraged, the heart sinks, as not having sufficient to uphold it and carry it out in that it hath undertaken.

Tenthly,¹ if the principle bee onely naturall courage, although such a one may be very ready at first in denying himselfe, yet if after hee be crossed more then hee expected, and findes worse successe then hee looked for; if he does not see some naturall good comming in, hee is soone discouraged, the heart sinkes, as not having sufficient to uphold it and carry it out in that it hath undertaken.

1. 110.

Yet further,¹ such is the deceit of a mans own heart, as a man may suffer much out of the pride of his heart: as a man may serve himself, in serving God, so he may seek himself in denying himself in that which is the cause of God.² Crates the Philosopher before mentioned, who cast his goods into the Sea, that he might not be hindered in the study of Philosophy, Jerome calls him gloriae animal, and a base slave to popular breath: so many may be content to lose much, and suffer much,³ and all out of vain-glory, they may be in base slavery to the applause of men: Great things out of pride did ⟨p. 226⟩