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Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of…
Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of young men, the one Decemb. 25, 1666, the other Decemb. 25, 1667 / by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668
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.
3. The wicked one doth represent Professors as proud and singular; that they are a company of self-conceited persons, that think themselves wiser than the whole world besides; that they affect singularity, and are needlessly precise, and make the way to Heaven narrower than it is.
3. The wicked one doth represent Professours as proud and singular; that they are a company of selfconceited persons, that think themselves wiser than the whole world besides; that they affect singularity, and are needlesly precise, and make the way to Heaven narrower than it is.
That you may overcome this prejudice, know,
1. That sincere Professors, of all others, are the most humble persons; they have the highest esteem of God, but they have the lowest esteem of themselves. Indeed they have high designs, they are very ambitious, they cannot be content with earthly riches, and honours, but they must be Kings and Princes; they are ambitious of being made Sons and Daughters of God, and Heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven; this is a lawful ambition, but yet withal they retain the lowest thoughts of themselves, and look upon themselves as unworthy of the least mercy.
1. That sincere Professours, of all others, are the most humble persons; they have the highest esteem of God, but they have the lowest esteem of themselves. Indeed they have high designs, they are very ambitious, they cannot be content with earthly riches, and honours, but they must be Kings and Princes; they are ambitious of being made Sons and Daughters of God, and Heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven; this is a lawful ambition, but yet withall they retain the lowest thoughts of themselves, and look upon themselves as unworthy of the least mercy.