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The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county…
The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, M.A.
London? : s.n., 1672
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That which made all his parts useful and amiable, was that he made Hagar to wait on Sarah, and as David consecrated the spoils taken from the Gentiles to the Temple, so he Dedicated his natural accomplishments to his God, and made them serviceable before the advancement of his honour.
But for all his great natural and gracious accomplishments he was clothed with humility; None thought so low of him as he of himself. His face like Moses shined, that all his judicious friends observed it, and admired it, but he knew it not. He had not the least affectation or show of ostentation in his carnage or language, or any other thing.
But for all his great natural and gracious accomplishments he was cloathed with humility; None thought so low of him as he of himself. His face like Moses shined, that all his judicious friends observed it, and admired it, but he knew it not. He had not the least affectation or shew of oftentation in his carnage or language, or any other thing.
Empty Vessels make the greatest sound and noise, those that are full are more silent. Ignorance and Pride, emptiness and arrogancy are usually concomitants. He knew much, yet the more he knew, the more sensible he was of his ignorance, and nothingness, and unworthiness, and walked the more humbly with his God; as a Bough laden with Fruit, or an Ear with Corn, the fuller and weightier, the more they bend down-ward; he as the Violet hung down and hid his head, though his fragrancy and sweetness discovered him what he was.
Empty Vessels make the greatest sound and noise, those that are full are more silent. Ignorance and Pride, emptiness and arrogancy are usually concomitants. He knew much, yet the more he knew, the more sensible he was of his ignorance, and nothingness, and unworthiness, and walked the more humbly with his God; as a Bough laden with Fruit, or an Ear with Corn, the fuller and weightier, the more they bend down-ward; he as the Violet hung down and hid his head, though his fragranacy and sweetness discovered him what he was.