A treatise of self-denial. By Richard Baxter, pastor of the church at KidderminsterA treatise of self-denial. By Richard Baxter, pastor of the church at Kederminster

And therefore neither second, third or fourth command can be sincerely kept by such: For when self is set up, and God denied, in stead of the right worshipping of God, they are worshipping themselves, or suiting God worship to the conceit and will of self. Instead of the Reverent use of his name, they are setting up their own names, and will venture on the grossest abuse of Gods name, rather than self shall suffer or be crossed. ⟨p. 360⟩And instead of hallowing the Lords day, they devote both that and every day to themselves.

The sum of the second Table is, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self] and this is the meaning of the tenth Commandment, which forbiddeth us to covet any thing from him to our selves: that is, that we set not up self and its interest against our neighbour and his good; and be not like a bruised or inflamed part of the body, that draweth the blood or humours to it self, or like a Wen or other Tumour, that is sucking from the body for its own nutrition: so that it is but plainly this [Be not selfish, or drawing, or desiring any thing to thy self, which is not thy due, but belongeth to another: but let Love run by even proportions, between thy neighbour and thy self, in order to God and the public good.] And this Commandment brings up the rear, that it may summarily comprehend and gather up all other particulars that be not instanced in, in the foregoing Commandments. Now selfishness being the very sin that is here forbidden, I need to say no more to tell you that self is the breaker of this Law.

The sum of the second Table is, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self] and this is the meaning of the tenth Commandment, which forbiddeth us to covet any thing from him to our selves: that is, that we set not up self and its interest against our neighbour and his good; and be not like a bruised or inflamed part of the body, that draweth the blood or humors to it self, or like a Wen or other Tumor, that is sucking from the body for its own nutrition: so that it is but plainly this [Be not selfish, or drawing, or desiring any thing to thy self, which is not thy due, but belongeth to another: but let Love run by even proportions, between thy neighbour and thy self, in order to God and the publick good.] And this Commandment brings up the rear, that it may summarily comprehend and gather up all other particulars that be not instanced in, in the foregoing Commandments. Now selfishness being the very sin that is here forbidden, I need to say no more to tell you that self is the breaker of this Law.