Christian prudence, or, Directions for the guidance and conduct of our selves in the case of judging one another being several discourses on Math. 7, 1 / by G. Bright.

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Christian prudence, or, Directions for the guidance and conduct of our selves in the case of judging one another being several discourses on Math. 7, 1 / by G. Bright.
Author
G. B. (George Bright), d. 1696.
Publication
London :: Printed for Matt. Wotton ... and G. Conyers ...,
1699.
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Bible. -- N.T. -- Matthew VII, 1 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Christian life.
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"Christian prudence, or, Directions for the guidance and conduct of our selves in the case of judging one another being several discourses on Math. 7, 1 / by G. Bright." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A29499.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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Sect. III.

3. Rivet soundly into thy Mind the love of Truth; let nothing whatsoe∣ver cause thee to be out of the Truth, scorn to feign, judg rashly or falsly concerning the worst disposed and affe∣cted Man towards thee, i. e. Contemn this Quality, but not out of a haughty

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Pride. i. e. Ultimately, because it is thine own Imperfection: But out of an universal common Charity, i. e. Be∣cause of all the Mischief, it is the cause of both to thy self and others. And, indeed, there is some reason why here thou shouldst less do this; because if he be faulty and imperfect indeed, there is but too much true already, why shouldst thou make an addition?

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