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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
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6. It will make you also very censorious of others: This ignorant Pride will make you think other mens knowledge to be ignorance, if thou be not just of your fond opinions; and other mens graces to be none, if they be not of your mind and way. None are so ready as such to censure those that are better than themselves, or that they have no acquaintance with, as being but Civil moral men, or being erroneous or deluded: It's a very loathsome thing to hear, an ignorant self-conceited fellow to talk of those that are an hundred times wiser and much better than himself, as Magisterially with a proud compassion or contempt, as if he were indeed the wise man, that knoweth not what he saith.
6. It will make you also very censorious of others: This ignorant Pride will make you think other mens knowledge to be ignorance, if thou be not just of your fond opinions; and other mens graces to be none, if they be not of your mind and way. None are so ready as such to censure those that are better than themselves, or that they have no acquaintance with, as being but Civil moral men, or being erroneous or deluded: It's a very loathsome thing to hear, an ignorant selfconceited fellow to talk of those that are an hundred times wiser and much better than himself, as Magisterially with a proud compassion or contempt, as if he were indeed the wise man, that knoweth not what he saith.
7. And it will make you rebellious, against your Governors and Teachers, and utterly unteachable1 as despising those that should instruct and rule you. You will think your selves wiser than your Teachers, while you are but in the lowest form. It is such that James speaks to, James 3. 1. My brethren, be not many Masters (or Teachers) knowing that ye shall receive the greater condemnation: And that whole Chapter well worth your studying, is spoke to such.
7. And it will make you rebellious, against your Governours and Teachers, and utterly unteachable