Four books on the eleventh of Matthew

Thus an humble heart would be, when there would be any pranking of it self in what he hath, or is, or doth, he should with an holy indignation repel the Glory to God, Get you away to God, as a man would send away a Run-way Servant, Away, get you gone to your Master, and you are your Masters, you do not follow your work; it wer• an evil thing, you would say, in any to entertain a Run-away Servant, though you should not inveigle him away: So we should still repel and cast it upon God, that is the way. As I remember the same learned man, speaking of applause, saith he, it is like unto the Wind, now if a man turn his back to the Wind, it will help him to go his Journey, but if he go against the Wind it will hinder him: So in applause, if he turn his back it will help him in his Journey, but if he think to ⟨p. 532⟩take it to himself, it will hinder him and make him go slower: but let all return to that God to whom it is due. The example of Joab is very Famous to this purpose, in 2 Sam. 12. 18. Joab was there sent to fight against the City, he sends to David, at verse 27▪ and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the City of waters, I have as good as taken the City that thou sentest me against: Now therefore gather the rest of the People together, and encamp against the City, and take it, least I take the City and it be called after my Name. Here Joab showed himself a faithful Servant to David, he had almost taken the City, and he thought the City should be called by his Name, and David should have no part in it, now Joab having endured the hardship of the work, he was content to have David his Master to have the Glory of it, and therefore he saith, come and you shall have the Glory, Least I take the City and it be called after my Name. Here what a faithful Servant was Joab, though an excellent Warrior, and yet generally it is questioned, whether he had Godliness in him or no, though some think there was some Godliness in him, he was of an excellent Spirit, and Joab he regarded more to do a worthy work, than to have the Glory and the Name afterwards. Now if Joab shall do this for his Master, how much more should we do for God? when God sets us about a work, let us be suspicious least God should not have the Glory, we should lift up Gods Name;

Thus an humble heart would be, when there would be any pranking of it self in what he hath, or is, or doth, he should with an holy indignation repel the Glory to God, Get you away to God, as a man would send away a Run-way Servant, Away, get you gone to your Master, and you are your Masters, you do not follow your work; it wer an evil thing, you would say, in any to entertain a Run-away Servant, though you should not inveigle him away: So we should still repell and cast it upon God, that is the way. As I remember the same learned man, speaking of applause, saith he, it is like unto the Wind, now if a man turn his back to the Wind, it will help him to go his Journey, but if he go against the Wind it will hinder him: So in applause, if he turn his back it will help him in his Journey, but if he think to