Thirdly: There may be a lowly carriage where there is not a lowly heart, many that have very proud and haughty spirits, yet will in their carriages seem to be very affable, and courteous, and very sweet, and very submissive, and very yielding: ⟨p. 484⟩so that those that are of weak spirits, they conclude, Oh, surely this man is a very humble man, he must needs be a very lowly man, mighty lowly, how sweet, and affable, and courteous, and submissive is his carriage? It is true, for to have lowliness in words and carriage is good, and where there is a lowly heart, there will be these in some measure or other, but yet these may be much without a lowly heart, there may seem to be an excellency in these, and yet no lowliness in heart: there may be a complementing to the ground, a man may be ready to put his hands upon your feet, and yet have a very haughty spirit. I will give you these Scriptures for it. In 2 Sam. 15. It is the example there of Absalom, Absalom we know, was a most desperate proud spirited man, and he aspired to the Kingdom, and was so set upon pride, that he did plot the very death of his own Father, of David, that he might get up to the Kingdom, and yet mark this Absalom at verse 5. And it was so, saith the Text, that when any man came nigh to him, to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him, any man, the meanest man that came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he would put forth his hand, and take him, and kiss him, so at verse 6. So Absalom stole away the hearts of the men of Israel. A man by his deceitfulness this way, may steal away the hearts of simple people. Certainly, the men of Israel thought Absalom a very humble and lowly man, and thought: O! might we but have this man Absalom to be our King, how happy should we be? and yet at this very time, the very heart of a Devil in him for pride. And another Scripture is that in Psalm. 10. 10. He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. Who is that He? mark, it is the same that is spake of in verse 2. The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor. And again ⟨p. 485⟩at verse 4. The wicked through the pride of his countenance will not seek after God. And ye• at ver. 10. He croucheth and humbleth himself.
Thirdly: There may be a lowly carriage where there is not a lowly heart, many that have very proud and haughty spirits, yet will in their carriages seem to be very affable, and courteous, and very sweet, and very submissive, and very yeilding: ⟨p. 484⟩so that those that are of weak spirits, they conclude, Oh, surely this man is a very humble man, he must needs be a very lowly man, mighty lowly, how sweet, and affable, and courteous, and submissive is his carriage? It is true, for to have lowliness in words and carriage is good, and where there is a lowly heart, there will be these in some measure or other, but yet these may be much without a lowly heart, there may seem to be an excellency in these, and yet no lowliness in heart: there may be a complementing to the ground, a man may be ready to put his hands upon your feet, and yet have a very haughty spirit. I will give you these Sriptures for it. In 2 Sam. 15. It is the example there of Absolom, Absolom we know, was a most desperate proud spirited man, and he aspired to the Kingdom, and was so set upon pride, that he did plot the very death of his own Father, of David, that he might get up to the Kingdom, and yet mark this Absolom at verse 5. And it was so, saith the Text, that when any man came nigh to him, to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him, any man, the meanest man that came nigh to him to do him obeysance, he would put forth his hand, and take him, and kiss him, so at verse 6. So Absolom stole away the hearts of the men of Israel. A man by his deceitfulness this way, may steal away the hearts of simple people. Certainly, the men of Israel thought Absolom a very humble and lowly man, and thought: O! might we but have this man Absolom to be our King, how happy should we be? and yet at this very time, the very heart of a Devill in him for pride. And another Scripture is that in Psalm. 10. 10. He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. Who is that He? mark, it is the same that is spake of in verse 2. The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor. And again ⟨p. 485⟩at verse 4. The wicked through the pride of his countenance will not seek after God. And ye• at ver. 10. He croucheth and humbleth himself.
