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Secondly, Self-confidence and arrogancy. When men think those abilities, or that worth is in them, which indeed is not. This makes them bold, and distracting of the Church. Thus Corah, Dathan and Abiram, they said, Num. 16.3. All the Congregation is holy; They thought there was as much in every person, as in the Priests whom God had set apart for that office. Oh what an excellent pattern is that to all, which David giveth! O Lord, I have not lifted up my self too high, or, to things above me! Psal. 131.1. It was an excellent speech of Ambrose, Heretics with Scripture are like David in Sauls armour, they are too heavy, too weighty for them; in stead of defending themselves, they are wounded with it. Hence the Apostle commands us, not to mind high things, Rom. 12.16. viz. which are above our power or capacity. We are all to grow in knowledge, and mind the things of Religion, but still we must be sensible of our own weaknesses. If any man think he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know, 1 Cor. 8.2. Oh it's a dangerous thing, when a man that is weak doth not know his weakness, but thinketh he doth know, as much as others!

Secondly, Self-confidence and arrogancy. When men think those abilities, or that worth is in them, which indeed is not. This makes them bold, and distracting of the Church. Thus Corah, Dathan and Abiram, they said, Num. 16.3. All the Congregation is holy; They thought there was as much in every person, as in the Priests whom God had set apart for that office. Oh what an excellent patern is that to all, which David giveth! O Lord, I have not lifted up my self too high, or, to things above me! Psal. 131.1. It was an excellent speech of Ambrose, Heretiques with Scripture are like David in Sauls armour, they are too heavy, too weighty for them; in stead of defending themselves, they are wounded with it. Hence the Apostle commands us, not to mind high things, Rom. 12.16