EEBO-TCP · Phase 2

The View and Downfall of Pride

Published: 1602
Length: 33,776 words
Reading: ~2 hours
Divisions: 29

From the title page

A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nabuchadnezzars subuersion. Set forth by William Wheatley Maister of Art, and preacher of Gods word.

Imprinted at London By Thomas Creed, for Iohn Deane and Iohn Baily, and are to be solde at his shop, at the doore of the Office of the sixe Clarkes in Chancerie Lane 1602.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
Title page
DedicationTO THE HONOrable Robert Sackuill, the Noble ſonne and heire apparant to the right Honorable the Lord…
To the reader
Text
Part 1A GODLIE TREAtiſe of the deſtruction of Babilon, and Nabuchadnezzar his fall, through pride.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. A briefe expoſition of the Text.
1 section
Chapter 2CHAP. II. A view of Pride.

More by William Whately

See all

The Redemption of Time 2

Show full contents

Chapter 5CHAP. V. How Pride doth aſcend.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Two chaines to tie vp the branded beast Pride.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. How Pride would be like God.
Part 2The ſecond part of the text, opened likewiſe in the Chapter following.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Who dareth to tame thoſe proud before ſpoken off?
Chapter 2CHAP. II. How God ouerthroweth, or ſubdueth the proud.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Whither proud men ſhall bee brought downe.
Chapter 4CHAP. IIII. What death is.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. That all men muſt die, and when.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Whether any die before their time.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Why wee know not when wee ſhall dye.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Of thoſe that deferre to repent, and think they ſhall not die yet.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. What time men may account off to liue.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. To whom death is fearefull.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Why is death bitter?
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Who feare not death.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Why death is neuer feared of the godly.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIIII. Whether Christians ſhould mourne for their friends that are dead.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. A briefe note of Hell.
Back matter
Prayer

Details

Author: William Whately (1583–1639)
Imprint: Imprinted at London By Thomas Creed, for Iohn Deane and Iohn Baily, and are to be solde at his shop, at the doore of the Office of the sixe Clarkes in Chancerie Lane 1602.
Extent: [10], 180 p.
Language: English
Catalogue: STC 25304 · ESTC S113244
Source: TCP A15000
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

The View and Downfall of Pride

From the title page

Contents

More by William Whately

Details