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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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I come now to the 2d thing proposed, vi• To show how it comes to pass, or whence it pr• ceeds, that this Corruption insinuates it self easily upon us, and swayeth us so very much all that we go about, beyond what any other co• ruption readily doth? In order to the cleari•• of which, there are three things to be consider ed. 1. What is the nature of this sin of Sel•••• ness. 2dly. What is the way that it takes to ••• gyre, and bear in it self upon us, in all that […] do. 3dly. We would consider the strong inc•• nation and propension that is in our nature to a• mit of, and to cherish this corrupt Self.
I come now to the 2d thing proposed, vi• To shew how it comes to pass, or whence it pr• ceeds, that this Corruption insinuats it self easily upon us, and swayeth us so very much all that we go about, beyond what any other co• ruption readily doth? In order to the cleari•• of which, there are three things to be conside• ed. 1. What is the nature of this sin of Sel•••• ness. 2dly. What is the way that it takes to ••• gyre, and bear in it self upon us, in all that 〈…〉 do. 3dly. We would consider the strong inc•• nation and propension that is in our nature to a• mit of, and to cherish this corrupt Self.