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RIvers receiving their fulnesse from the Ocean,* 1.1 pay their tribute, by returning their streams unto it back again, which homage, if they should deny to yield, their swelling waters would bear down their own banks, and drown the Country.
So we receiving from the in••inite Ocean of all goodnesse, whatsoever fulnesse we have of grace and vertue,* 1.2 the praises and glory due unto them, are, by humble ac∣knowledgment and thanksgiving, to return to him that gave them. But if we shall was unthankfull, and refuse to pay the tribute due, and shew our rebellion against our great Lord, by encroaching upon his right, thinking to grow rich by rob∣bing of him, and keeping of all to our own use; These gifts thus retained, will make us but to swel with pride, and breaking down the banks of modesty and humility, will not onely empty us of all grace and goodnesse, but make all our good parts we have hurtfull and pernicious. And thus it is, that the not giving unto God that which is God's, the not returning praise to God for grace received, is the ready way to be graceless.
Ioh. Down∣ham's Christwar fare.
Quid babes quod ••on acce∣pisi••?.