The offspring is pride
Against every sort of this, it behooves us to guard with the utmost diligence, considering the dreadful effects it has so often produced, and which indeed naturally result from it. Its immediate offspring is pride; it continually increases this source from which it flows, and by this it alienates us more and more from the favor and from the life of God. It dries up the very springs of faith and love, of righteousness and true holiness, seeing all these flow from grace. But God resists the proud and gives grace only to the humble (1 Peter 5:5).
1771 text
30. Against every sort of this, it behoves us to guard, with the utmost diligence: considering the dreadful effects it has so often produced, and which indeed naturally result from it. Its immediate offspring is pride; it continually increases this source from whence it flows, and hereby it alienates us more and more, from the favour and from the life of God. It dries up the very springs of faith and love; of righteousness and true holiness. Seeing all these flow from grace. But God resisteth the proud and giveth grace only to the humble.
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Sermon 37 in the 1771 Works. Acts 26:24.
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