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Poverty is oftentimes found to be an ornament, and for great commendation, as it was to the worthy Smirnians in the Revelation of Saint John, and riches turn to be a reproach, and¹ ⟨p. 34⟩matter of great disgrace, as befell that churlish Naball, in the book of Samuel. There were many richer men then those² distressed Saints, whom the Apostle speaketh of in the Hebrews, which wandered up & down in sheeps-skins, & goats-skins, being destitute, afflicted, & tormented, wandering in the wildernesses & mountains, ³and dens, and caves of the earth: how could any be much poorer? and yet no worldling was so good: for the Scripture testifieth, that the world was not worthy of them.

Pouertie is oftentimes found to be an ornament, and for great commendation, as it was to the worthie Smirnians in the Reuelation of Saint Iohn, and riches turne to be a reproch, and¹ ⟨p. 34⟩matter of great disgrace, as befell that churlish Naball, in the booke of Samuel. There were manie richer men then those² distressed Saints, whom the Apostle speaketh of in the Hebrues, which wandred vp & downe in sheeps-skinnes, & goats-skinnes, being destitute, afflicted, & tormēted, wandring in the wildernesses & mountaines, ³and dennes, and caues of the earth: how could any be much poorer? and yet no worldling was so good: for the Scripture testifieth, that the world was not worthie of them.

1. 1Reu. 2. 8.