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Secondly,¹ where pride is the principle, such a one cares not much how the cause of God goeth on, any further then he is interested in it, if God will use others to honour his Name by, and further his cause, except he may some ⟨p. 228⟩way come in, he regards it not, he is not more solicitous, how the cause of God in other things that concern not his sufferings prospers; howsoever therefore he may speak much of Gods glory, in that cause for which he suffers, yet if he be not affected with the glory of God in any other cause, that concerns not his particular, it is an argument that it is his own glory, rather then Gods, that is aimed at.

Secondly,¹ where pride is the principle, such a one cares not much how the cause of God goeth on, any further then he is interested in it, if God will use others to honour his Name by, and further his cause, except hee may some ⟨p. 228⟩way come in, he regards it not, hee is not more sollicitous, how the cause of God in other things that concerne not his sufferings prospers; howsoever therefore he may speak much of Gods glory, in that cause for which hee suffers, yet if he be not affected with the glory of God in any other cause, that concernes not his particular, it is an argument that it is his owne glory, rather then Gods, that is aimed at.

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3.¹ Thirdly, a proud heart does not strengthen it self so much in sufferings, with the consolations of God, the sweet of the promises, as it doth with its own-self-proud thoughts; the heart is not taken up so much with the glorious reward of God in Heaven, that spiritual and supernatural glory there, as with some present self-good here; whereas Faith is altogether for spiritual and supernatural good, it carries the soul beyond present things, that are only suitable to nature.