Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of…

14. Young men, take heed of Pride. Do not over-value and esteem your selves; do not conceit an excellency in your selves above others, but with lowliness of mind esteem others above your selves: If you have any gifts and attainments that may be useful, glorify God with them in your sphere; be thankful for them; and withal, be so well acquainted with your imperfections and secret corruption of heart, that you may be humble. Be not proud of gifts of mind, much less of strength and beauty of body, and least of all, of hair, which is but an excrement, or of clothes, which are a badge of mans Apostasy. Remember that pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall: That God looketh upon the proud afar off, when he hath a respect to the lowly, Psal. 138. 6. That God resisteth the proud, when he giveth grace to the humble, 1 Pet. 5. 6.

14. Young men, take heed of Pride. Do not over-value and esteem your selves; do not conceit an excellency in your selves above others, but with lowliness of mind esteem others above your selves: If you have any gifts and attainments that may be useful, glorifie God with them in your sphere; be thankful for them; and withall, be so well acquainted with your imperfections and secret corruption of heart, that you may be humble. Be not proud of gifts of mind, much less of strength and beauty of body, and least of all, of hair, which is but an excrement, or of clothes, which are a badge of mans Apostacy. Remember that pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall: That God looketh upon the proud afar off, when he hath a respect to the lowly, Psal. 138. 6. That God resisteth the proud, when he giveth grace to the humble, 1 Pet. 5. 6.

15. Young men, take heed of Gensoriousness, of rash judging of others. Take the caution of our Saviour against this sin,