A Treatise of Self-Denial (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Treatise of Self-Denial Felfilhnefs R111 rrrum pheth over our cency, yiery and peace; and feemeth to deride our hopes of remedy. Were Prbfcffiz'oh as' rare as true jif ldmial, I lhou dhe of the1r mind wh Church intoamuch narrower room than ci ther the R'omafi, the natiorlai, the or Independent. Alas, how few Believers, whole inordinate self-loviii self conceitedness, self will, and self-seeking are truly conquered by faith, 'and turned mm the love of god as god, and of the publick good, and of their neighbour, asthemfelves; and mm a humbled understanding con fcious of its Ignorance; and into a hamhlcd will, which is more difpofed to iead, and toohey' thantobe Impe ineer, and into irely devoted to God and to the C ammo But th1s complaiht was made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.