Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

2 True saving knowledge is Humble, and joined with meekness of spirit. For the more true knowledge a man hath, the more he discerns his own ignorance, yea and vileness by reason of his sins. And therefore you shall find, those Christians who were most eminent both in knowledge and grace, to complain most, as of their ignorance, so of their own base and naughty hearts; as you may see in Paul and others.¹ And no marvel, considering that true saving knowledge discovers unto a man his own vileness and wretchedness by reason of his sins; his own unworthiness, yea his own emptiness and nothingness, in regard of any goodness of his own. Whereas unsanctified knowledge is apt to puffed a man up with pride, and self-conceit, even to the contemning and despising of others,² which the Apostle plainly expresseth, where he saith, Knowledge puffeth up. By this then try and examine thy knowledge, whether it be a saving knowledge or no.

2 True saving knowledge is Humble, and joyned with meekness of spirit. For the more true knowledge a man hath, the more he discerns his own ignorance, yea and vileness by reason of his sins. And therefore you shall finde, those Christians who were most eminent both in knowledge and grace, to complain most, as of their ignorance, so of their own base and naughty hearts; as you may see in Paul and others.¹ And no marvel, considering that true saving knowledge discovers unto a man his own vileness and wretchedness by reason of his sins; his own unworthiness, yea his own emptiness and nothingness, in regard of any goodness of his own. Whereas unsanctified knowledge is apt to puft a man up with pride, and self-conceit, even to the contemning and despising of others,² which the Apostle plainly expresseth, where he saith, Knowledge puffeth up. By this then try and examine thy knowledge, whether it be a saving knowledge or no.

1. 1Rom. 7. 24.