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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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So also men are foully and frequently mistaken, when they are zealously contending against their faithful Pastors and their brethren, and vilifying others, and quenching love, and troubling the Church, upon pretence of greater knowledge or integrity in themselves: which is notably discovered and vehemently pressed by the Apostle, James 3.1, &c. where you may see how greatly the judgement of the spirit of God concerning our hearts doth differ from mens judgement of themselves. They that ⟨p. 330⟩had a masterly, contentious, envious zeal, did think they were of the wiser sort of Christians, and of the highest form in the School of Christ; when yet the Holy Ghost telleth them that their wisdom descended not from above, but was earthly, sensual and devilish, and that their envy and strife doth bring confusion, and every evil work: and that the wisdom from above is neither unholy nor contentious, but first pure, and then peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, Jam. 3.17.
So also men are fouly and frequently mistaken, when they are zealously contending against their faithfull Pastors and their brethren, and vilifying others, and quenching love, and troubling the Church, upon pretence of greater knowledge or integrity in themselves: which is notably discovered and vehemently prest by the Apostle, James 3.1, &c. where you may see how greatly the judgement of the spirit of God concerning our hearts doth differ from mens judgement of themselves. They that ⟨p. 330⟩had a masterly, contentious, envious zeal, did think they were of the wiser sort of Christians, and of the highest form in the School of Christ; when yet the Holy Ghost telleth them that their wisdom descended not from above, but was earthly, sensual and divelish, and that their envy and strife doth bring confusion, and every evil work: and that the wisdom from above is neither unholy nor contentious, but first pure, and then peaceable, gentle and easie to be entreated, Jam. 3.17.