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A85881	The arraignment of pride, or, Pride set forth, with the causes, kinds, and several branches of it: the odiousness and greatness of the sin of pride: the prognosticks of it, together with the cure of it: as also a large description of the excellency and usefulness of the grace of humility: divided into chapters and sections. / By W. Gearing minister of the word at Lymington in Hantshire.	Gearing, William.	1660 (1660)	Wing G430; Thomason E1762_1; ESTC R209642	162,907	286

Benedict the second viz. That they might chuse a Pope without the Emperour which before they could not 4. The fourth was the Amity between Zachary Bishop of Rome and Pipin Governour of France who ruled for Childerick and sent to Pope Zachary to be resolved in this doubt Whether it were fit for him to be King that had the Name and Dignity or he that bare the burthen He presently picked out the meaning and said He that bare the burthen then Pipin laboureth to depose his Master and doth so The occasion was this the Pope finding the Lombards grievously disturbing Italy Aistulphus or as some Aristulphus King of the Lombards besieged Rome three moneths sent for Pipin with an Army out of France by whose help he suppressed the Lombards and thrust the Greek Magistrates out of Ravenna and all Italy usurping the Principality of Ravenna by the gift of Pipin the Conquerour unto whom in recompence thereof a thing not heard of before he gave the Kingdom of France thrusting Childerick the lawful King into a Monastery or Covent Here is not Scala Jacobi or Coeli but Inferni for one must gratifie the other again 5. The fifth step was the decay of the Eastern Empire Anno 756. 6. The sixth step was the Translation of the Roman Empire from the Greeks to the French or Germans in the person of Magnifical Charls as Bellarmine calleth him for the Romans making insurrection against Pope Leo the third because of his detestable pride the said Charls the Son and Heir of Pepin coming with his Army into Italy again freed the Pope Hereupon the Pope not to be ungrateful out of the fulness of his power gave unto Charls the Title of the Roman Empire the which belonged to the Greeks and therefore was not his to dispose of crowning him Emperour of the West On the other hand Charls the new Emperour to gratifie the Pope forced the Citizens of Rome to swear fidelity to Leo and appointed him Lord of Rome the which Donation Lodowick Son of Charls afterwards confirmed and encreased 7. The seventh step was the Constitution of Electors of the future Emperours enacted by Pope Gregory and Otho the Emperour both Germans and Kinsmen 8. The eighth step reacheth to Heaven for thus they teach Christus be ato Petro aeternae vitae clavigero terreni simul coelestis imperii jura commisit Christ hath committed to blessed Peter the Keykeeper of Eternal Life the power both of earthly and heavenly Jurisdiction and Government Boniface the eighth made a Decree That ēvery humane Creature must submit himself to the Bishop of Rome under pain of eternal damnation Platina de vitis Pontific These be the words of Gratian concerning Pope Nicholas and the Gloss upon them saith Argumentum quod Papa habet utrumque gladium spiritualem temporalem An argument that the Pope hath both Swords both the Spiritual and Temporal and in the marginal notes Papa habens utrumque gladium imperium transtulit The Pope having both Swords translated the Empire That the properties of God are attributed to the Pope you may see by their writings Papa dicitur habere coeleste arbitrium ideo etiam naturam rerum immutat substantiam unius rei applicando alii de nihilo potest aliquid facere Thus the Popes Parasites flatter him Sicut non est Potestas nisi a Deo sic nec aliqua temporalis vel Ecclesiastica imperialis vel regalis nisi a Papa As there is no power but of God so say they there is not any Temporal or Ecclesiastical Greg. 7. sirnamed Hildebrand said That he had power to give and take away Kingdoms at his pleasure and it is more to make and marre Kings then to be a King as R. Nevill Earl of Warwick sometime said in the Civil War between Henry the sixth and Edward the fourth of England Imperial or Regal power but of the Pope In cujus femine scripsit Christus Rex Regum Dominus Dominantium on whose thigh Christ hath written King of Kings and Lord of Lords Gregory the ninth letteth this Doctrine fall from his own pen Ad firmamentum coeli hoc est universalis Ecclesiae fecit Deus duo magna luminaria i.e. duas instituit dignitates quae sunt Pontificalis authoritas regalis potestas ut quanta est inter solem lunam tanta inter Pontifices Reges differentia cognoscatur For the firmament of Heaven that is saith he of the Universal Church God made two great lights that is appointed two Dignities which are the Pontifical Authority and the Regal Power and as a great difference may be seen between the Sun and Moon so as great a difference may be known between Popes and Kings See what pride is in the Man of Sin Some Popes in pride have caused themselves to be worshipped who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or worshipped That high places are apt to puff men up with pride Decius the Emperour evidently saw who when his Father would have invested him in the Empire as David did Solomon in his Kingdom in his life time refused the honour with this modest excuse I fear if I am made Emperour lest I forget that I am a Son Vereor nc si fiam imperator dediscam esse filius malo non esse imperator humilis filius quam imperator filius indevotus Valer. Maxim lib. 4. and I had rather not be an Emperour and be an humble Son then an Emperour and an undutiful Son He knew it seemed that Honores did ordinarily mutare mores that honour did change mens mannes and so surely theydo in nature corrupted and not by grace corrected or where grace prevails not or is not predominant above nature for where it is goodness will so oversway greatness as no Dignity shall cause men to neglect or forget their duty Now this is a great vanity for men to be proud of honours or high places especially if we consider the instability of honours great preferments Craesus King of Lydia spoiled by Cyrus King of Persia and bereft both of his Kingdom and life Cyrus himself afterwards served so by Thomyris and great mens favours as appears in Parmenio and Clitus in high favour with Alexander the great and Seneca with Nero and Bellisarius with Justinian the Emperour yea even in Dionysius himself Bajazet and many other great Princes And even in holy Writ 1 King 2.5 6. we see Joab a great favourite with David at the first is at last distasted by himself and quite cashiered by Solomon his Son and that by his approbation and appointment so likewise Haman rose not so fast Hest 7. but he sell faster They that be in the hight of honour to day Tolluntur in altum ut lapsu graviore cadant may be in the lowest degree of disgrace by to morrow for we know not what a day may bring forth Prov. 27.1

widow as some of the Ancients note upon the place 3. His Arithmetick failed him for whereas he thought he had a lease of his life and sure estate in these goods for many years it so fell out The Wicked make garments and the Godly put them on little knows the wicked for whom he builds and gathers that he was disappointed of his hope and dispossessed of his hold in a very few hours God said unto him Thoufool this night thy soul shall be required of thee or do they require thy soul and then whose shall all those things be which thou hast provided Some descant upon the words thus This night shall they require thy soul i.e. the Devils with whom they say this covetous wretch had driven the bargain before and there lacked nothing but the delivery and doubtless all of his stamp do lay their souls to pawn and mortgage Others observe and that truly that where good men die willingly singing their Nunc dimittis with good old Simeon worldly wretches must be made yield their due as bad debtors must be forced to payment But I note this only by the way Then saith God Whose shall these things be King David observed long ago Psal 39.6 that man oftentimes disquieteth himself in vain heaping up riches and not knowing who shall gather them And Solomon saith that a stanger sometimes eateh up and enjoyeth all a mans labour Eccles 6.2 King Saul could never endure David yet he was the man that succeeded him in his Kingdom Haman could never brook Mordecai the Jew yet he was his heir As the Partridge sitteth on eggs and hatcheth them not or as the ordinary Translation and the Margin of the new gathereth young which she hath not brought forth and which will for sake her again when they perceive she is not their Dam so he that getteth riches and not by right Jer. 17.11 Nemo unquam hostis tam periculosus quam in improbos prosperitas sua Aug. Epist 39. shall leave them in the midst of his days and at his end shall be a fool Such a proud fool was a Cardinal here in England in the time of King Henry the sixth so rich he was that he thought nothing could prevail against him and when he lay on his death bed and perceived he must die he murmured exceedingly and said if the Realm of England would save my life I am able to get it with policy or to buy it with my riches Fie said he will not death be hired will money do nothing Little reason there is if men rightly consider it why they should be proud of riches Periculosior prosperitas animo quam adversitas corpori August in Psal 41. Poor Lazarus was carried into rich Abrahams bosom to note that Heaven will hold both rich and poor neither riches nor poverty simply do exclude men thence when as our Saviour tells us That a rich man shall hardly enter into the Kingdom of Heaven and That it is easier for a Camel to go through the eye of a needle then for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God Mat. 19.23 24. that is one that hath riches in admiration whose heart is wedded and glewed to it and so he expounds himself Mark 10.24 How hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God! This speech therefore must not be simply considered of all rich men for Abraham Job David and Solomon and many other holy men were very rich But when Christ saith It is easier for a Camel to go through the eye of a needle then for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God 1. Some say That in Jerusalem there was a certain little Gate called Foramen acus through which a Camel could not go with a burthen upon his back but must first be unloaded and creep upon his knees Semblably if rich men will enter in at the strait Gate of Heaven they must empty their hearts and mindes of pride and the love of riches and be ready and willing to leave them at Gods pleasure by his appointment and direction Mat. 5.3 and also be humble and poor in Spirit 2. Others take the speech to be an Hyperbolical Amplification How hard is it for them that have many riches c. as is usual in Scripture to set out a great number by an Hyperbole As many as the sand on the Sea shore or the Stars of Heaven or the Birds or Beasts or Fishes c. And surely rich worldlings are not unfitly compared to Camels whose riches are more for burden then for use Quibus divitiae sunt potius oneri quàm usui Hieronymus capit Camelum pro animante cui subscribit Erasmus Alcani intendeno un canape da ancora ma non ne banno per ancora adutta alcuna autorità Ital. as a Camel carrieth a burden but not for himself yea oftentimes carrieth gold all day and at night is turned into the stable with a galled back a pair of dirty heels and an empty belly So a greedy worlding that hath toiled all his life time and made gold his confidence at the hour of death is turned into Hell with an heavy heated soul and a guilty conscience having even got Hell for his hire to provide for such as will never thank him and who will not bestow any of it by way of Restitution to redeem him out of Hell or if there were a Purgatory as the Papists say they will say he hath answered for getting it and they will not part with any but keep it 3. A third sort there be who understand not a Camel but a Cable rope which good Authors avouch to be signified by the Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Beza Calvin Chemnitius Stella and these follow Theophilact 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 funis nauticus crassus cui anchoram alligabant à similitudine Cameli animant is tortuosi Caelius lib. 4. cap. 18. who saith That howsoever a whole Cable cannot possibly be got through the eye of a needle unless it be as big as the ring of an anchor which is not usual yet if it be unwound and unravelled in tenuia filamenta into the several small links and threds it may be done though with much difficulty and so an impossibility is not pretended Vulgarius vult hoc loco significari rudentem nauticum apud Suidam eo reperitur significatu Item non impossibilitas praetenditur sed raritas rei demonstratur Hieron but only the rarity of it is demonstrated saith Hierom. Therefore seeing riches have been such stumbling-blocks and snares to many souls we have little cause to be proud of them but they that have them ought to pray that they may be sanctified to them and that they may have the right use of them Luke 16.9 And to pray with Agur Give me neither poverty nor riches c. lest I be full and deny thee and say Who