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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⟩Heathens suffer for their country. Were it not that mens hearts are desperately wicked, and deceitful, one would wonder how this should be.

Yet further,¹ such is the deceit of a mans owne heart, as a man may suffer much out of the pride of his heart: as a man may serve himselfe, in serving God, so he may seeke himselfe in denying himselfe in that which is the cause of God.² Crates the Philosopher before mentioned, who cast his goods into the Sea, that hee 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 vaine-glory, they may be in base slavery to the applause of men: Great things out of pride did ⟨p. 226⟩Heathens suffer for their countrey. Were it not that mens hearts are desperately wicked, and deceitfull, one would wonder how this should bee.

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