The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at…

Had you but Pauls assurance and experience of Christ dwelling in you, you might imitate him in a holy contempt of all the slanders and revilings of the world, 1 Cor. 4.9, 10, 11, 12, 13. [For I think that God hath set forth us the Apostles last, as it were men appointed to death: For we are made a spectacle to the world, and to Angels, and to men: We are fools for Christs sake, but ye are wise in Christ: We are weak, but ye are strong: Ye are honourable, but we are despised: Even unto this present hour, we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place; and labour working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: being defamed, we entreat: We are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.] Thus may we do and suffer all things through Christ that strengtheneth us, Phil. 4.13. What matter is it what men call us, if God ⟨p. 391⟩call us his children, and friends, and Christ be not ashamed to call us Brethren? With us •t will be a very small thing to be judged of man, while we know the Lord that must judge […], is on our side, 1 Cor. 4.3, 4. It lieth not •n our hands to justify our selves: It is Christ that hath undertaken to answer for •s; and made it the work of his office to justify us: and to him we may boldly and comfortably leave it: and let all the accusers •repare their charge, and deal with him, •nd do their worst.

Had you but Pauls assurance and experience of Christ dwelling in you, you might imitate him in a holy contempt of all the slanders and revilings of the world, 1 Cor. 4.9, 10, 11, 12, 13. [For I think that God hath set forth us the Apostles last, as it were men appointed to death: For we are made a spectacle to the world, and to Angels, and to men: We are fools for Christs sake, but ye are wise in Christ: We are weak, but ye are strong: Ye are honourable, but we are despised: Even unto this present hour, we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffetted, and have no certain dwelling place; and labour working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: being defamed, we intreate: We are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.] Thus may we do and suffer all things through Christ that strengtheneth us,