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A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Part 1 › Chapter 4 › Part 5 › Signs of Pride in common converse.
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but not above the need of means, nor above the plagues prepared for the proud and disobedient. Humility secureth men from many such pernicious opinions.
§. 86. Direct. 4. To the conquering of Pride its necessary that you perceive that indeed it is in your selves; and is the radical sin, and the very poison of your hearts; and that you set your selves matchfully to mark ⟨p. 247⟩its motions; and make it a principal part of your Religion and business of your lives to overcome it, and to walk in Humility with God and man. For if you see not that it is your sin, you will let it alone, and little trouble your selves about it. Pride liveth in men that seem Religious, because they perceive it no•, or think they have but some small degree, which is not dangerous. And they see it not in themselves, because they mark not its operations and appearances: The life in the root, must be perceived in the branches, in the leaves and fruit. If you saw more evil in this than in many more disgraceful sins, and set your selves as heartily and diligently to conquer it, as you do to cast ou• the sins which would make you be judged by men to be utterly ungodly, no doubt but the work would more happily go on, and you would see more excellent fruits of your labour, in the work of mortification than most Christians s•e.
§. 86. Direct. 4. To the conquering of Pride its necessary that you perceive that indeed it is in your selves; and is the radical sin, and the very poyson of your hearts; and that you set your selves matchfully to mark ⟨p. 247⟩its motions; and make it a principal part of your Religion and business of your lives to overcome it, and to walk in Humility with God and man. For if you see not that it is your sin, you will let it alone, and little trouble your selves about it. Pride liveth in men that seem Religious, because they perceive it no, or think they have but some small degree, which is not dangerous. And they see it not in themselves, because they mark not its operations and appearances: The life in the root, must be perceived in the branches, in the leaves and fruit. If you saw more evil in this than in many more disgraceful sins, and set your selves as heartily and diligently to conquer it, as you do to cast ou the sins which would make you be judged by men to be utterly ungodly, no doubt but the work would more happily go on, and you would see more excellent fruits of your labour, in the work of mortification than most Christians se.