Four books on the eleventh of Matthew

It is an excellent frame of Spirit that we read of in Hezekiah, he had an humble Spirit, and yet lifted up in Pride, yet mark what the Text saith, in 2 Chron. 32. 25. 26. Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the Pride of his heart, it is said in ver. 25. But Hezekiah rendered not according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was lifted up, Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the Pride of his heart. It is true, the best of all have Pride in their hearts: But can you say, I have humbled my self for the Pride of my heart? that you are jealous of your own hearts? You are afraid of the Pride of your hearts, and you watch over your hearts, that upon the first stirring of your heart, you labour to keep it down, that you find your heart humbled for your Pride? if you have this, you have that that an Hypocrite hath not the least of, either to be jealous, over his heart, or to keep down his heart, or to watch over his heart, or to observe the stirrings of his heart: An Hypocrite hath not the least of this. Now if you find this, perhaps you find temptation prevails with you to commit a great sin, for that you are humble; and to neglect your Duty, for that you are humble, I but are you humbled for the Pride of your own hearts? when you can charge your Souls for the Pride of your hearts between God and your Soul, when you can search your heart, and find it out, and go & lament it in the bitterness of your heart, this is a good sign. Perhaps when the pride of your heart breaks out, and shames you before men, for that you are humbled, but when you can be humbled for the first stirring of your heart towards pride, here is a sign of Humility. But this I shall not stand upon, because I will take occasion to handle this sin, and show the foulness ⟨p. 612⟩of this sin more largely, and therefore all I will now do shall be, to work this upon your hearts, that you may become the Scholars of Christ, to be lowly as Christ was.

It is an excellent frame of Spirit that we read of in Hezekiah, he had an humble Spirit, and yet lifted up in Pride, yet mark what the Text saith, in 2 Chron. 32. 25. 26. Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the Pride of his heart, it is said in ver. 25. But Hezekiah rendred not according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was lifted up, Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the Pride of his heart. It is true, the best of all have Pride in their hearts: But can you say, I have humbled my self for the Pride of my heart? that you are jealous of your own hearts? You are afraid of the Pride of your hearts, and you watch over your hearts, that upon the first stirring of your heart, you labor to keep it down, that you find your heart humbled for your Pride? if you have this, you have that that an Hypocrite hath not the least of, either to be jealous, over his heart, or to keep down his heart, or to watch over his heart, or to observe the stirrings of his heart: An Hypocrite hath not the least of this. Now if you find this, perhaps you find temptation prevails with you to commit a great sin, for that you are humble; and to neglect your Duty, for that you are humble, I but are you humbled for the Pride of your own hearts? when you can charge your Souls for the Pride of your hearts between God and your Soul, when you can search your heart, and find it out, and go & lament it in the bitterness of your heart, this is a good sign. Perhaps when the pride of your heart breaks out, and shames you before men, for that you are humbled, but when you can be humbled for the first stirring of your heart towards pride, here is a sign of Humility. But this I shall not stand upon, because I will take occasion to handle this sin, and shew the foulness