"Riches beget pride; pride, impatience.

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.

Faith begets faith; faith in Christ brings faith in the sacraments, and faith in the sacraments brings faith in Christ.

Changes in society beget changes in ideology.

If in disposition, "ill dispositions beget habits, if they persevere," saith [180]Plutarch, habits either are, or turn to diseases.

Like must beget like, and therefore light must beget light, good beget good, love beget love; and therefore we ought to expect that as true and sound knowledge increases, our views of God will be more full of light.

1. You shall not loose your longing: then, sir, know The hate a Spanyard beares an Englishman Nor naturall is, nor ancient; but as sparkes, Flying from a flint by beating, beget flames, Matter being neere to feed and nurse the fire, So from a tinder at the first kindled Grew this heartburning twixt these two great Nations.