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AUTHOR OF
THE LUE OF JOHN OWEN, D.D.;" “ BIBLIOTHECA BIBLICA," ETC.
VOL. XVI.
IN TWENTY THREE VOLUMES.
LONDON:
JAMES DUNCAN, 37, PATERNOSTER ROW.
MDCCCXXX.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SIXTEENTH VOLUME.
43
THE MISCHIEFS OF SELF-IGNORANCE, AND
BENEFITS OF SELF-ACQUAINTANCE.
PAGE
Epistle DEDICATORY, &c.
iii
The Text opened
33
Self-knowledge, what; and how many sorts ..
34
How far it is a shame to be ignorant of ourselves
36
The mischiefs of self-ignorance, 1. It cherisheth atheism.. 37
2. Causeth ignorance of the life to come
40
3. And of the evil of sin.....
ibid.
4. It keepeth the soul from true humiliation
41
5. It maketh Christ undervalued
6. It makes a holy conversation vilified
42
7. It makes men cheated by the world..
8. It causeth pride ....
44
9. It makes men run into temptations.
45
10. It makes temptations prevalent...
46
11. It makes men quarrel with God's word and ministers ibid.
12. It destroyeth charity
47
13. It is the cause of church-divisions..
48
14. It maketh men troublers of the state
51
15. It causeth errors.
16. It makes men unjust ..
53
17. It makes men unthankful
18. It is an enemy to true peace and joy...
19. It makes men repine at God's providence...
54
20. It makes men lose their time, and neglect preparations
for death....
55
Use.
Self-ignorance detected and reproved
Discovered by some effects : 1. By men's unhumbleness 59
52
..
2. By the abounding of hypocrisy 6143. By the love
of flattery, and impatience of plain reproof 63—
4. By men's partiality 65-5. When every man would
be a rule to others 68–6. By the great change that
approaching death, or other awaking providences make
69–7. By men's quarrelling with others in their
sufferings, and overlooking the great cause in them-
selves 73— The discovery prosecuted
75
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