Two guides to a good life The genealogy of vertue and the nathomy of sinne. Liuely displaying the worth of one, and the vanity of the other.

Boasting what.

BOasting, is to extoll our selues in wordes more than cause is, or that we are worthy of.

Boasting is of three sortes, first, when we do shew our selues proud and arro∣gant in respect of temporall goods, as of wealth, great offices, costly raimēt, or in respect of giftes of the bodie, as of beautie, strength, health, and such like: or in respect of the guiftes of the mind, as of knowledge, sharpenesse of wit, perfection of memory, &c.

Secondly, when we make a repeti∣tion of our good workes, or graces, more for vaine-glorie and to winne re∣putation in the worlde, then for good example or to the glorie of God.

And thirdly, when wee publish out of our owne mouthes in ostentation, how rich we are, of what authoritie & dignitie, thereby to terrifie others and

make them to submit vnto vs, which kind of pride is most odious, insomuch as God hath not bestowed those bles∣sings vpon vs to boast of, but to relieue the wantes of others, and to defende their necessities and wrongs.