The Christians humiliation, the Christians exaltation. [ 218]
A Gathocles, and Willigis two men,* 1.1 famous in their generations; the one was exalted to be King of Sicily, being put a Potters son; the other, to be Arch••i∣shop of Mentz (a Prince Elector in Germany) being but a Wheelers son; They both acknowledged Gods providence, and work in their advancement, and were so far from being ashamed of their low birth and parentage, that the one would not be served with any other plate then Earthen,* 1.2 to shew how nobly he was descended; The other gave in his Coat of Armes three wheels, with this Motto, or rather Me∣mento, written in his Bed-chamber in great letters;* 1.3 Willigis, Willigis, recole unde ve∣neris; O Willigis remember from whence thou cam'st. This indeed is the way to become high, (to be exalted before God and wisemen) to be lowly in our own eyes, * 1.4 to confesse that we are Wormes and not Men; that we are sinful Men and not Saints, that we are unworthy the least of Gods mercies, and that it is of his mercy onely that we are not consumed; that what we are, and we have, is all received; what we have received we have corrupted, and made worse; and what we have cor∣rupted, we ought to be called to an account for, and so to be cast out as unprofita∣ble servants.