Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Suppose a man hath a humour of vain glory, see what the Scripture saith of it. First he hath his reward, his applause ¹is the reward, and he shall have no other. And will it not be a terrible thing when a man hath performed a duty, and hath applause of men and no more, for God to say to him, thou hast thy reward. Secondly it is an empty thing [Greek or Hebrew] like a bubble, with a mans breath it is soon broken.

Suppose a man hath a humor of vain glory, see what the Scripture saith of it. First he hath his reward, his applause ¹is the reward, and he shall have no other. And will it not be a terrible thing when a man hath performed a duty, and hath applause of men and no more, for God to say to him, thou hast thy reward. Secondly it is an empty thing 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 like a bubble, with a mans breath it is soon broken.

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Suppose he hath a pleurisy of security, consider first, I ¹Prov. 32. ease slayeth fools, its an ordinary thing whereby fools forget God. Secondly it brings sudden destruction as a pleurisy brings present death if a man be not let blood, Esa. 47. 11. Evil comes and he knows not the cause of it, mischief falls on him and he knows not how to put it off, desolation comes suddenly and he knows it not, labour therefore to be let blood speedily.

Suppose he hath a plurisie of security, consider first, I ¹