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Eighthly,¹ if it be vain-glory, then greater respect and honour in some other thing will take him off: If the honour in another thing be greater then ⟨p. 233⟩that he hath by his sufferings, he will quickly grow weary of his sufferings, and will find out some distinction or other to wind himself out of them. Many who have been taken off this way, have suffered much a while, but finding it heavy, and seeing another way, wherein they think they might better provide for themselves, they have by degrees fallen off to it, and proved base time-servers, to the dishonour of God, and their own everlasting shame. Demas suffered a while with Paul, but at last he for soak him, and embraced this present world.

Eighthly,¹ if it be vaine-glory, then greater respect and honour in some other thing will take him off: If the honour in another thing be greater then ⟨p. 233⟩that he hath by his sufferings, hee will quickly grow weary of his sufferings, and will finde out some distinction or other to winde himselfe out of them. Many who have beene taken off this way, have suffered much a while, but finding it heavie, and seeing another way, wherein they thinke they might better provide for themselves, they have by degrees falne off to it, and proved base time-servers, to the dishonour of God, and their owne everlasting shame. Demas suffered a while with Paul, but at last he for sooke him, and embraced this present world.

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Ninthly,¹ when a man is acted by his pride, there is joined with his sufferings a desire of revenge, he would if he could return evil for evil, and doth as far as he dares. The heart is enraged against those from whom they do suffer; but those who have Faith to be their principle, they commit their cause to God; though men curse, they bless, they can heartily pray for their persecutors, as Christ and Stephen did for theirs. The Banner over a gracious