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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.
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.
THE Corinthians being much abused by false-teachers, to the corrupting of their faith and manners, and the questioning of the Apostles Ministry, he acquainted them in my Text with an obvious remedy for both these maladies; and lets •hem know, that their miscarriages call •hem to question themselves, rather then •o question his authority or gifts, and that ⟨p. 2⟩if they find Christ in themselves, they must acknowledge him in his ministry.
THE Corinthians being much abused by false-teachers, to the corrupting of their faith and manners, and the questioning of the Apostles Ministery, he acquainted them in my Text with an obvious remedy for both these maladies; and lets •hem know, that their miscarriages call •hem to question themselves, rather then •o question his authority or gifts, and that ⟨p. 2⟩if they find Christ in themselves, they must acknowledge him in his ministry.
He therefore first most importunately urgeth them to the mediate duty of Self-examination: [Examine your selves, Whether you be in the faith: Prove your own selves:] Self-examination is but the Means of Self-knowledge. This therefore he next urgeth, and that first in General; and this by way of Interrogation, [Know ye not your own selves?] and then more particularly he tells them, what it is of themselves, that it most concerneth them to know, [How that Jesus Christ is in you except ye be Reprobates.] As if he should say, [Alas, poor souls; you have more cause to question your selves then me: Go too therefore, examine and prove your selves. It is a shame for a man to be ignorant of himself. Know ye not your own selves? Either Christ is in you, by faith, and by his Spirit, or he is not. If he be not, you are yet but Reprobates, that is, disapproved of God, and at present in a forsaken, or condemned state your selves; (which is a conclusion that you will be loath to admit, but more concerneth you:) If Christ be in you, it was by the means of my ministry; and therefore that ministry hath been powerful and effectual to you; and