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The Christians two chief lessons viz. self-denial, and self-trial. As also the privilege of…The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of…
The Christians two chief lessons viz. self-denial, and self-trial. As also the privilege of adoption and trial thereof. In three treatises on the texts following: viz. Matt. 16.24. 2 Cor. 13.5. John 1.12,13. By T.H.The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of adoption and triall thereof. In three treatises on the texts following: viz. Matt. 16.24. 2 Cor. 13.5. Iohn 1.12,13. By T.H.
London: printed by T. Badger for P. Stephens and C. Meredith, 1640
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Reason. 3 Because men naturally being blind, do conceive their own credit and excellency to be the chiefest good; and this is the main cause why we make our selves our Gods. Adam fell for this, he would fain be a God; man being next to God, and is the chiefest good of all other creatures, and sees all other creatures are inferior to him, and therefore the soul of man being the chiefest good next God, and so missing of the right God, he makes that which he conceived to be the best, his God, that is, self: this is the reason: God-self is best next to the God of heaven: so a man sets up Self above all, and it will be a God. When there was no King in Israel, every man did what was good in his own eyes; when there was no King to rule them, then every man was his own King; so every man is his own God. Ephes. 2.12.1 the text saith, They walked without God in the world. as the Prophet said, As thy cities are, so are thy gods, O Judah, Jer. 2.28.2 So, as thy sins are, so are thy Gods, O thou wretch. God-Covetousness, God-Self, God-Pride is in every thing; the creature missing of Gods sufficiency, will make his own self sufficient; and missing the commanding God, he will command himself.
Reason. 3 Because men naturally being blinde, doe conceive their owne credit and exellencie to be the chiefest good; and this is the maine cause why we make our selves our Gods. Adam fell for this, he would faine be a God; man being next to God, and is the chiefest good of all other creatures, and sees all other creatures are inferiour to him, and therefore the soule of man being the chiefest good next God, and so missing of the right God, he makes that which he conceived to be the best, his God, that is, selfe: this is the reason: God-selfe is best next to the God of heaven: so a man sets up Selfe above all, and it will be a God. When there was no King in Israel, every man did what was good in his owne eyes; when there was no King to rule them, then every man was his owne King; so every man is his owne God. Ephes. 2.12.1