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Though they flourished many times, such hypocrites, such temporising foxes, and blear the world's eyes by flattery, bribery, dissembling their natures, or other men's weakness, that cannot so apprehend their tricks, yet in the end they will be discerned, and precipitated in a moment: surely, saith David, thou hast set them in slippery places, Psal. xxxvii. THOUGH THEY FLOURISHED MANY TIMES SUCH HYPOCRITES SUCH TEMPORISING FOXES AND BLEAR THE WORLD'S EYES BY FLATTERY BRIBERY DISSEMBLING THEIR NATURES OR OTHER MEN'S WEAKNESS THAT CANNOT SO APPREHEND THEIR TRICKS YET IN THE END THEY WILL BE DISCERNED AND PRECIPITATED IN A MOMENT SURELY SAITH DAVID THOU HAST SET THEM IN SLIPPERY PLACES SOME THIRTY SEVEN
object of their love, than greatness, wealth, authority, &c., are rather feared than beloved; nec amant quemquam, nec amantur ab ullo: and howsoever borne with for a time, yet for their tyranny and oppression, griping, covetousness, currish hardness, folly, intemperance, imprudence, and such like vices, they are generally odious, abhorred of all, both God and men. Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius, omnes Vicini oderunt,——— wife and children, friends, neighbours, all the world forsakes them, would feign be rid of them, and are compelled many times to lay violent hands on them, or else God's judgments overtake them: instead of graces, come furies. So when fair [4583]Abigail, a woman of singular wisdom, was acceptable to David, Nabal was churlish and evil-conditioned; and therefore [4584]Mordecai was received, when Haman was executed, Haman the favourite, that had his seat above the other princes, to whom all the king's servants that stood in the gates, bowed their knees and reverenced. ANCHOLY DISCONTENTS AND THOSE MEN WHICH HAVE NO OTHER OBJECT OF THEIR LOVE THAN GREATNESS WEALTH AUTHORITY ET CETERA ARE RATHER FEARED THAN BELOVED NEC AMMONT QUEMQUAM NEC AMMONTUR RAPULO AND HOWSOEVER BORNE WITH FOR A TIME YET FOR THEIR TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION GRIPING COVETOUSNESS CURRISH HARDNESS FOLLY INTEMPERANCE IMPRUDENCE AND SUCHLIKE VICES THEY ARE GENERALLY ODIOUS ABHORRED OF BY ALL BOTH GOD AND MEN NON UXOR SALVUM TE VULT NONPHILIUS OMNES VESSINI O DURUNT WIFE AND CHILDREN FRIENDS NEIGHBORS ALL THE WORLD FORSAKES THEM WOULD FAIN BE RID OF THEM AND ARE COMPELLED MANY TIMES TO LAY VIOLENT HANDS ON THEM OR ELSE GOD'S JUDGMENT OVERTAKE THEM INSTEAD OF GRACES COME FURIES SO WHEN FAIR ABIGAIL A WOMAN OF SINGULAR WISDOM WAS ACCEPTABLE TO DAVID NABAL WAS JEWISH AND EVIL CONDITIONED AND THEREFORE MORDECAI WAS RECEIVED WHEN HAMAN WAS EXECUTED HAMAN THE FAVORITE THAT HAD HIS SEAT ABOVE THE OTHER PRINCES TO WHOM ALL THE KING'S SERVANTS THAT STOOD IN THE GATES BOWED THEIR KNEES IN REVERENCE
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