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The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal divided into four parts ... : in each of which there are not a few choice and useful questions, very shortly and satisfyingly discussed and cleared / by ... Mr. James Durham ... who being dead (by this) yet speaketh ; and published by John Carstares ... ; to which is prefixed an excellent preface of famous Mr. Blair ... ; together with a table of the contents of the several chapters of each part.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1659
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.
4. It usually ariseth from secret grudges at being1 slighted, or heart-burnings at another's credit and reputation beyond them, and sometimes indeed, not because of the fact done, but because such persons were the doers thereof, and one way or other springeth ⟨p. 285⟩from the root of pride, envy, or emulation, which hath many branches whereby it venteth its malignant distempering disposition in sundry shapes. It is indeed sad that such things should be amongst the Disciples of Christ yet often we see, that this, Who should be the greatest, was a bone of contention among them, especially when some had evidenced their too great proneness and inclination to prefer themselves to others; This also had influence upon that mutiny which Aaron and Miriam did stir up against Moses, Numb. 12. and it is the Lords word by the wise mouth of Solomon, Only by pride cometh contention.
4. It usually ariseth from secret grudges at being1 sleighted, or heart-burnings at anothers credit and reputation beyond them, and sometimes indeed, not because of the fact done, but because such persons were the doers thereof, and one way or other springeth ⟨p. 285⟩from the root of pride, envy, or emulation, which hath many branches whereby it venteth its malignant distempering disposition in sundry shapes. It is indeed sad that such things should be amongst the Disciples of Christ yet often we see, that this, Who should be the greatest, was a bone of contention among them, especially when some had evidenced their too great pronenesse and inclination to prefer themselves to others; This also had influence upon that muteny which Aaron and Miriam did stir up against Moses, Numb. 12. and it is the Lords word by the wise mouth of Solomon, Only by pride cometh contention.
- 1Heart burnings at the credit of others.