The Life of Faith. 463 known to do it : And it is not mens unthankfulnefs that will take him Off,becaufe it is not their thanks which is his reward. He-would be as like God as he can in doing good, but not for his ownglory, but for Gods. As he is Gods Steward, it is with God that he keepeth.reckoning; and if his accounts will pats withhim, he hathenough. And if God will have him to need the help..of others, he is not too flout to leek and be beholden. Though every ingenious man fhould value his freedom from the fervitude ofman, a Cor.7. 23. and if he can be free, fhould cbuf®it rather, veri. 2 E. (And the borrower is afervant to the lender, Prov. 22. 7.) And we may fay with him in Luke 16. 3. To beg ,I am ofNamed: Yet here humility will make us (loop, when God requireth it. Chrifl himfelf refufed not to be a Re- ceiver,Luke 8.3. No nor to ask a draught of water, John 4.. And poverty is oft a greatmercy to the proud, to take them down, and make them tloop. The rich anfweretbroughly; but thepoor ufetb intreatics, Prov. 18.23. So much of the Marks of Pridc. Dire. III. Overlook not the odioufnefs andperil of Pride. I will nameyou now but a fewof its aggravations, becaufe I have more largely mentioned them elfewhere. r. It is the moll diredoppofttion to God, to let upour (elves as Idols in his place, and leek for Lime of his honour to our (elves. 2. It is the fins born of the Devil, and an imitation of him whomGod in nature hash taught us to take for the grcatett enemy of him and us ; and the moli odious ofall the creatures of God.. 3, It is madnefs-to fall by that fame fin, which we knowwas the overthrow ofour firtt Plums, and ofthe world. e}, And it isfottifh impudency in inch as we, who know that our bodies are going into rottenneís and dull, and think in what a place and plight we mull there lie, and that t hole daies ofdarkncfs will be many : And who know that our fouls are defiled with lìn, and if we have any fairing knowledge- and grace, it is fmall, and mixt with abundance of ignorance and , corruption; and the nature ef.it is contrary toPride Itz
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