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Diogenes. The seruaunt serueth his master. The wicked serue couetousnes.
THe two on horsback signifieth both estates striuing for spirituall promotions, with sufficiency not contented, the bag in their handes is vnsatiable desire, the deuill flying out is temptacion, and the ground opening vnder thē is destruction. For when couetousnes is most desired, then is death soonest stirred.
THere is nothing more pestiferous then pride. For by pride, manne is brought to most misera∣ble state. To bee both proude and couetous, is two mischiefes vncura∣ble, in what estate soeuer they be, and thend therof is, wtout spedy returne, hell, death, and vtter de∣destruction. And thus the auaricious man is moste miserable.
* 1.1By auarice Iudas betraryed our Lord and Sa∣uiour Iesu Christ: and finally, dispayred and so han∣ged hym self. Luke. 23. By auarice Dalila betrayed Sampson, as it appeareth in the. 16. of the Iudges. By the which historyes, it also appeareth, yt auarice bringeth men oft to perdition. The like auarice be∣twixt the popish spiritualty and temporaltye, yea and in some professours of the verity, which hath brought the common wealth into great miserye. God graunt the like be not also found among the greater parte of such as professe, or at the lest taketh on them ye names of Christians. Wherfore was Semei condemned to death, but for his couetousnes. Because he departed from Ierusalem, against the commaundement of his Lord. Looke more of this in the. 3. boke of kinges the 2. chapter.
Iohn. 18.