z°4 Span, to.8,9 . Ingratitude and Cacriledge. d Hab =16. e x Satn.t y.¢S. Self-admirers inmteftell. lard, b Woe it me I am undone, 1 am a man of uncleane lipe, the fight cf other 'mens rich and cofily appareil, makes a poore man blush and,be afhamed of his owne rotten rags. God and Chrifl are queftionleffe great firangers to the thought of feif-admirers, of fuch the Pfalmift faith, God is not in all their thoughts ; were the foule of man well flu- died and infighted in , full and frequent in the meditation of, and throughly acquainted with the Lords perfections, he could not but be much abafcd in the knowledge, fence and feeling of his owne imperfeftions, Hiscomelineffewith Daniel Would be turned into c corruption, and his face toward the ground, he would be humbled below the dull, and be bafer in his owne eye than theearth mensunacquainted- .nefle with Gods excellencies is a main casifeoftheir be- irig (cif-admirers. 3. Self-admirers are very uníratefull andfacrilegiour, they rob God of the praife of all his gifts, they afcribe all un- to themfelves, they fay with 2N,ebuchadnezar, is not this great .Babel that I have built by the firength of mine owne arme, and for the honour of my name, as they referre all to their owne ends, 'fo they looke on all as proceeding from their owne ftrength, They d facrifice (faith the Prophet) to.their net, and burn incenfe to their drag. God is neg- lc tcd, their own art, wit, power and indufiry are admi- red, they deifie themfelves and their own abilities. God is not regarded, his honour is wholy ecclipfed ; they go not like David in the e name of the Lord, in the name of Gods authority commanding them, in the name of Gods wifdorne guiding them, in the name of Gods power affi- fling them, in the name of Gods glory to honour him ; but like yoliah they goe in their owne name, in the name of their owne pride exciting them, in the name of their owne fancy leading them, in the name of their . owne wit, art, and flrength helping them, and in the name of their owne praife and honour moving them, this is the Alpha and Omega of their undertaking, the firft in intention, the loft in execution. Self-admirers of alli others are the moll injurious unto GodatTelirift Jefus. 4 Self
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