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A15695	A childes patrimony laid out upon the good culture or tilling over his whole man. The first part, respecting a childe in his first and second age.	Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.	1640 (1640)	STC 25971; ESTC S120251	379,238	456

lesson is plaine answered they This stone signifies The great Alexanders Emperours Princes Potentates of the world who while they are as they are though no bigger then other poore men yet they out weigh a thousand of them but when they must dye and dust is put upon them then one poore man weigheth more upon the ballance then they For a living Dog is better then a dead Lion ſ Eccles 9. 4. A great lesson it is to know our selves to be but men In our very best estate upon earth but vanitie † 9. Is it thy own righteousnesse that is so lovely and doth so sparkle in thy eye Is it that which like the mornning dew or the Sun beames on the mud-wall so glareth Yes that is it God shall strike thee thou whited wall what because the Sun doth daine to cast his beames upon thee gloryest thou as if thou wert the father of those beames t Perinde ac si paries radium se purturire dicat Cal. Insti lib. 3. cap. 12. ● sect ult thou did'st produce them Boast on but all such boasting is vaine glory in these sparkles of a false light but this is thy judgement from the Lord Thou shalt lie down in sorrow t Thy glory will be thy shame Thy confidence is as in an unfaithfull ● Esay 50. ● friend who in time of trouble will deceive like a broken tooth and a foot out of joynt x Prov. 25. 19 Our own righteousnesse dealeth deceitfully like the streames of brooks when it is y Job 6. 17. We are in Gods hand as the pen in the writers he makes it puts ink into it directs it along the paper The pen doth nothing of it self but blot and blurre Nothing properly our own but sinne Cal. hot and there is need of them they are consumed out of their places and we shall be confounded because we hoped We never heard of any that durst trust to it I mean this self-righteousnesse on their death-bed when they were making ready for their appearance and knew themselves to be but men Then though before they were content to live in a righteousnesse of their own yet they are glad to die in the righteousnesse of another a See the excellent Epistle of our Divines before Luther coment Galat. See M ● Hookers Disc of Just. 502. But to help us against this monster so Luther calls an opinion of self righteousnesse pray we that the Lord would rip up before us the foundations of our nature shew us the Rock whence we were taken and what an hard rockie stone the heart is which no ministerie nor miserie no braying in a morter no judgements though made sick with smiting nor mercies though made new every morning none of all these can possibly break can possibly mollifie The consideration of such an heart would surely humble if we could consider it heartily I will conclude this in Mr Hookers words b Disc of Just p. 494. which are these It may seem somewhat extreame which I shall speak but let every one judge of it I will onely make a demand If God should yeeld unto us not as unto Abraham If fifty forty thirtie twenty yea or if ten good persons could be found in a Ctie for their sakes that Citie should not be destroyed but and if he should make us an offer thus large search all the generations of men sithence the fall of our Father Adam finde one man that hath done one action which hath past from him pure without any stain or blemish at all and for that one mans onely action neither man nor Angel shall feel the torments which are prepared for both Do you think that this ransome to deliver men and Angels could be found to be among the sonnes of men The best things which we do have somewhat in them to be pardoned How then can we do any thing meritorious or worthy to be rewarded And so much to fortifie us against this monstrous conceit of self-righteousnesse In the last place the strange judgements of God upon the proud should be still in remembrance how c Job 4 10. He hath decked Himself with Majestie and cast abroad the rage of His wrath for in effect He telleth Iob that so He doth He doth abase the proud and bring him low d Acts 12. 23. Worms have consumed them They have with the Serpent e Dan. 4. Reade Hist of the world book 3. § 11. p. 17. licked the dust Nebuchadnezzar is a great example hereof so is Herod He also who was a great f Z●ch 4. 7. Mountain before the Lutherans and quickly made a plain He bent his hand against the Apple of g Zech. 2. 8. Gods-eye and he both commanded and armed that hand which thrust forth the Apple of his hereon a story depends which for some reason I relate not here he that can may reade it at large or very little abridged Epitomies h Advanc 2 p. 3 are as the Noble Advancer saith but mothes corruptions and cankers of Historie by O siaander cent 16. lib. 3. cap. 34. But we may look into a place nearer hand and a fitter looking glasse for a woman where we may see how the Lord did retaliate those proud dames Esay 3 proportionating their punishment to their sinne and to the severall parts wherein they offended verse 24. Thus childe I have been more particular touching this sinne The causes The workings of it The remedies against it That in something or other some instruction or other may take hold and perswade with thee That thou mayest take heed of pride and vain glory as all is vain that is in and of the Creature That glory is not good Glory belongs to God Souls i Anima sexum non habet have no sexes in the better part male and female they are both men to man shame and confusion God will not give His Glory to another if man do take it it will be his destruction Thankfulnesse must be our return to God for His blessings whether of body minde or goods If they lift us up we provoke God highly fighting against him with His own weapons which will be as a sword in our bones Consider again by what hath been spoken how true it is and what reason there is for it That the proud the fool and the sinner are convertible terms through the whole sacred Scripture The Lord make us wise by it purge out all pride in self-pleasing and self-seeking That in whatsoever we do and in whatsoever we have in all and for all we may give all the honour and glory to the onely wise God to whom all honour belongs and is due Take heed of taking from God to set up thy self put not that to thy account which belongs to Him take heed of sacrificing to thy strength or parts acknowledge that all the excellence of all thy actions is of Him God is very jealous of His honour and oftentimes leaves His