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The great corruption of subtle self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes…The great corruption of subtile self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes…
The great corruption of subtle self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes And the contrary grace, self-denial commended, as an indispensably necessary requisite to the acceptable and successful performance of all commanded-duties, and as notably fitting for taking up of the cross, and following Christ. In seven sermons. By master James Durham, late minister of the gospel in Glasgow.The great corruption of subtile self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes And the contrary grace, self-denyal commended, as an indispensably necessary requisite to the acceptable and successfull performance of all commanded-duties, and as notably fitting for taking up of the cross, and following Christ. In seven sermons. By master James Durham, late minister of the gospel in Glasgow.
Edinburgh: printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, 1686
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A 3d. Question is, May not a natural man, a hypocrite discern Selfiness, be challenged for it, •d some way wrestle against it? and if so, what •fference is there betwixt Selfiness in the Hypocrite, and the Believer? I say, for Answer, •hat the furthest length that the natural man •meth, in the discerning of Selfiness, he falls •ort of, and so differs from the Believer in these •ree things. 1. The Hypocrite, or natural man •ay discern that Selfiness which is more gross, so […] he may take up the motive whereby he is main•, if not only swayed to Duty; he may discern •mself to do, or forbear such a thing, which he •ould not do, or forbear, if Self were not concern•; As Pilate might have discerned, and belike •d discern, that it was Selfie respect to Cesar, •at made him deliver Christ to be crucified, and •alaam very probably discerned, that it was •ve to the Gold, that made him so very desirous to go with the Messengers of Balak; and Saul, when he persecuted David, knew that •avid was more righteous than he, and that the •eason of his persecution was the business of •he Kingdom; but the natural man, or hypocrite hath not a discerning of Selfiness in the •oot, as well as in the Branches of it; which •he Believer hath, when in any measure in case, •nd at himself; The natural man discerns not th• ⟨p. 98⟩