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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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SERMON III.
Matth, 16. Verse 24. If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.
IT is become sinfully natural to all the children of men, to exalt and lift up themselves in their own esteem and affection, above all things besides, to set Self upon the Throne in their hearts, and to make all other things subservient to it; yea, not only must all other Idols bow down before, and do homage unto this great Idol Self, (they being desired, and affected, not so much for themselves, as in a subserviency to it) but alas! the great and glorious God himself also, is, by them made to stand (as it were) at it's footstool, and it set above him, and preferred to him; so that we may say, they must needs be very blind, who see not, that amongst all the detestable things that the hearts of men are set upon, and which ⟨p. 44⟩Gods Soul hates, this is the most hateful at detestable.
IT is become sinfully natural to all the children of men, to exalt and lift up themselves in their own esteem and affection, above all things besides, to set Self upon the Throne in their hearts, and to make all other things subservient to it; yea, not only must all other Idols bow down before, and do homage unto this great Idol Self, (they being desired, and affected, not so much for themselves, as in a subserviencie to it) but alas! the great and glorious God himself also, is, by them made to stand (as it were) at it's footstool, and it set above him, and preferred to him; so that we may say, they must needs be very blind, who see not, that amongst all the detestable things that the hearts of men are set upon, and which