3. That what good soever he hath, he hath it from God.

4. That pride makes a man contemptible to men and hateful to God.

5. That God resisteth the proud, as appeareth by Lucifer, Rehoboam, Nebuchadnezzar, Antiochus, Sennacherib and others. And ruina præcedentium, it is admonitio subsequentium; the fall of them that go before, it should be the admonition of them that follow after.

6. That it depriveth them of spiritual goods, especially of grace, whereof being deprived, they fall into an ocean sea of evils.

7. That Christ our Saviour hath said, Discite ex Me, quia humilis sum; Learn of Me, for I am humble.

CHAPTER XLV.

REMEDIES AGAINST COVETOUSNESS.

1. LET every one consider, that the mind of man is no more satisfied with much than it is with little; and, therefore, the desire of having brings the mind to a perpetual agitation.

2. That covetousness is the root of all evil; from di Timothy vi. 10.

hence come wars, hatred, enmity, seditions, and innumerable evils, which turn away the mind from spiritual things, and from God.

3. That he consider the shortness of his life, and that no man's life consisteth in the abundance of his riches, as our Saviour admonisheth.

4. That he trust in God, who feedeth the sparrows and young ravens.

5. That he is a steward, and not a lord, of temporal riches.

6. That he set before his eyes the example of Christ, and all holy men, who despised earthly riches to be rich in God.

7. That he remember it was spoken by our Saviour, “ It is a blessed thing to give rather than to receive "."

8. That the best riches are treasures in Heavens.

CHAPTER XLVI.

REMEDIES AGAINST LUXURIOUSNESS OF LIFE.

1. THAT from hence come diseases of body, and griefs of mind.

2. That idleness is the cause of this evil.

• Luke xii. 15.

f Acts xx. 35.

g Matthew vi. 20.

3. To depart from the company of those that are wont to excite unto this evil.

4. To be careful that we give not our enemy strength, but, by abstinence, rather (as the abstaining from strong wines and hot meats) to repress him.

5. To repel evil thoughts.

6. To use much fasting and prayer; for this kind of spirit is cast out by fasting and prayer.

7. To meditate how vain this sinful pleasure is, how vile, and what is the foulness of this sin.

8. How it hath been punished by the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah.

9. That chastity is rewardable with God and man ; with God, in that it is said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God";" with man, "Whoso loveth pureness of heart, the king shall be his friend."

CHAPTER XLVII.

REMEDIES AGAINST ANGER.

I. To call to mind that of the wise man, "A soft answer appeaseth wrath."

h Matthew v. 8. i Proverbs xxii. II.

k Ibid. xv. I.

2. To consider how unbefitting a thing for man wrath is, which makes him fierce as a beast and furious as a madman.

3. Let him consider the effects of wrath, which are for the most part, contumelies, outcries, in dignation, blasphemies, and swelling of the mind.

4. Let him consider the punishment of this vice, qui irascitur fratri, "Whosoever is angry with his brother unadvisedly, shall be culpable of judg ment1."

5. Let him call to mind how many injuries Christ suffered for us, from whom all His adversaries could not wrest one angry word; "And Christ suffered for us," saith St. Peter, "leaving us an example; who, when He was reviled, reviled not again "."

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CHAPTER XLVIII.

REMEDIES AGAINST ENVY.

1. CONSIDER how unprofitable envy is, which only vexeth him who is envious.

2. That God is the revenger of wrongs, and that vengeance is His.

3. That we are commanded to overcome evil with good; that if our enemy thirst, we give him drink; for in so doing, we heap coals of fire upon his head, that is, give him incitements of charity and provokements of loving again.

4. That envy is against the law of nature; for one member will be helpful to another, as if the foot be sore the head will look down unto it, the hand will stroke it now we are all members one of another, as the Apostle teacheth us".

5. To call to mind that of our Saviour, "Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven."

CHAPTER XLIX.

REMEDIES AGAINST GLUTTONY.

1. To consider how soon the delight of meat and drink passeth away.

2. How much it displeaseth God. "Behold, this was the iniquity of Sodom, pride, fulness of bread P," &c.

3. That fasting goeth evermore with prayer and devotion.

"Romans xii. 5.

• Luke vi. 37.

P Ezekiel xvi. 49.