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The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at…
The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at Dunstan's-West and published in answer to the accusations of some and the desires of others / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R. White for F. Tyton, 1662
THE Mischief of Self-ignorance, AND Benefit of Self-acquaintance. › Part
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Consider, 1. that we have many other matters of great importance to study and know when we know our selves. We must chiefly study God himself; and all the Books of Scripture, Nature and Governing providence which make him known. What abundance of great and excellent Truths, have we in all these to study. What time, what industry is necessary to understand them? And should we lay out all this time about our own hearts and actions, which is but one part of our study. What sinful omissions ⟨p. 155⟩should we be guilty of in the neglecting of all these! It is indeed but the ••rying of our talent of understanding, […] confine it to so narrow a compass as our ••lves, and to omit the study of God, and •is word and works, which are all with delight and diligence to be studied.
Consider, 1. that we have many other matters of great importance to study and know when we know our selves. We must chiefly study God himself; and all the Books of Scripture, Nature and Governing providence which make him known. What abundance of great and excellent Truths, have we in all these to study. What time, what industrie is necessary to understand them? And should we lay out all this time about our own hearts and actions, which is but one part of our study. What sinful omis••ons ⟨p. 155⟩should we be guilty of in the ne••ecting of all these! It is indeed but the ••rying of our talent of understanding, 〈…〉 confine it to so narrow a compass as our ••lves, and to omit the study of God, and •is word and workes, which are all with •elight and diligence to be studyed.