Sermons preached

5thly. The many conflicts we have with Carnal Self-Love, or our own foolish and hurtful Lusts, show our Love is not perfect; as the weakness of Faith is seen and felt by the remainders of unbelief, and our frequent conflicts with doubts and fears; Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief, Mark 9. 24. So the weakness of our Love is known by the opposition of carnal and inordinate Self-love. The Flesh will say sometimes, Favour thy self, or, what a weariness is it? Mal. 1. 13. and grudge every thing that is done for God. It doth excuse us in our stragglings and deviations from our great End, and applaud us in our negligent course of living; as the sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven Men that can render a reason, Prov. 26. 16. Nay sometimes it will urge us to please our selves to the grief of the Spirit, and to take our fill of carnal delights. All this belongs to the first Reason.

5thly. The many conflicts we have with Carnal Self-Love, or our own foolish and hurtful Lusts, shew our Love is not perfect; as the weakness of Faith is seen and felt by the remainders of unbelief, and our frequent conflicts with doubts and fears; Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief, Mark 9. 24. So the weakness of our Love is known by the opposition of carnal and inordinate Self-love. The Flesh will say sometimes, Favour thy self, or, what a weariness is it? Mal. 1. 13. and grudg every thing that is done for God. It doth excuse us in our straglings and deviations from our great End, and applaud us in our negligent course of living; as the sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven Men that can render a reason, Prov. 26. 16. Nay sometimes it will urge us to please our selves to the grief of the Spirit, and to take our fill of carnal delights. All this belongs to the first Reason.