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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Such as by the rage of appetite and passion are hurried into deadly sin, and so continue, when ever the tempter offereth them the […], against their Conscience, and some apprehension of their misery. But […] commonly a prevalent self-[…] within encouraging and […] them in their sin, and telling […] the reluctancies of their consci•••• […] the spirits strivings against the […] their fits of remorse are true […]; and though they are sinners, they […] they are pardoned, and shall be […] so that these do not know themselves […]
2. Such as by the rage of appetite and passion are hurried into deadly sin, and so continue, when ever the tempter offereth them the 〈…〉, against their Conscience, and some ap••ehension of their misery. But 〈…〉 commonly a prevalent self-〈…〉 within encouraging and 〈…〉 them in their sin, and telling 〈…〉 the reluctancies of their consci•••• 〈…〉 the spirits strivings against the 〈…〉 their fits of remorse are true 〈…〉; and though they are sinners, they 〈…〉 they are pardoned, and shall be 〈…〉 so that these do not know themselves 〈…〉
3. Such as by their deep engagements to ⟨p. 216⟩the world, and love of its prosperity, and a custom in sinning, are so hardened, and cast into a slumber, that though they have a secret knowledge or suspicion that their case is miserable, yet they are not wakened to the due consideration and feeling of it: and therefore they go on as if they knew it not: But these have not their knowledge in exercise: It is but a candle in a dark lantern, that now and then give them a convincing flash, when the right side happens to be towards them, or like lightning that rather frightens and amazeth them then directeth them. And (as I said of the former) as to the act, their self-ignorance is the predominant part, and therefore they cannot be said inde to know themselves. Now and then a vinced apprehension, or a fear, is not […] of their minds.