Directions and persuasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…Directions and perswasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…

But the Opinionist is commonly unhumbled, and well conceited of himself, and a self-justifying Pharisee; unless it be that self-accusing will cost him no disgrace, and he take it up as a custom, or that which may bring him into the repute of being humbled, and sincere. For his Opinion will not search, and pierce his heart, nor batter down his self-exalting thoughts, nor root up the master sin of Pride. These are too great works for an Opinion to perform. And therefore ⟨p. 334⟩you shall hear him more in the excusing of his sin, the magnifying of himself, or the stiff maintaining of his own conceits, then in unfeigned self-abasing, Rom. 12. 16. 1 Cor. 1. 19, 20. & 3. 18. 2 Cor, 10. 12. Luke 16. 15.

But the Opinionist is commonly unhumbled, and well conceited of himself, and a self-justifying Pharisee; unless it be that self-accusing will cost him no disgrace, and he take it up as a custom, or that which may bring him into the repute of being humbled, and sincere. For his Opinion will not search, and pierce his heart, nor batter down his self-exalting thoughts, nor root up the master sinne of Pride. These are too great works for an Opinion to perform. And therefore ⟨p. 334⟩you shall hear him more in the excusing of his sinne, the magnifying of himself, or the stiff maintaining of his own conceits, then in unfeigned self-abasing, Rom. 12. 16. 1 Cor. 1. 19, 20. & 3. 18. 2 Cor, 10. 12. Luke 16. 15.