Sect. LV. The eyes Imperfection.
SOme can see a mote in their brothers eye, and not so much as a beam in
To pneuma ksopyrén, or Sparkes of the spirit, being, motives to sacred theorems, and divine meditations. / By a reverend father of the Church of England.
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- To pneuma ksopyrén, or Sparkes of the spirit, being, motives to sacred theorems, and divine meditations. / By a reverend father of the Church of England.
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- Davies, Athanasius, b. 1620 or 21.
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- London, :: Printed for Edw. Thomas at the Adam and Eve in little Brittain without aldersgate,
- 1658.
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their own; such was the Pharisee that prayed with the Publican. Some again can see a mote in their brother's eye, & a beam in their own, such was Peter, when he de∣nied Christ and wept: And Paul, who counted him∣self not worthy to be called an Apostle. There be also some that espie beames both in their own eyes and in every bodies else; such are they that know them∣selves in conscience to be bad, and therefore think every body else to be so; Such was Pharaoh that thought God's people to be idle, because he was idle himself. Some again see no mote neither in their own eyes nor in others; such are blinde Atheists and loose
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Liberties that think that every man may do what he will. Some again can see two beames in their own eyes and a beam in others; such was Judas and Cain, and such as see their own sin so great that they de∣spaire of Gods mercy: For though they judge others to be great sinners, yet they think their own unpardo∣nable.
Sparke 55.
O Lord, blesse me from such a sight. For (Lord) if I offend thy Justice by transgression, yet let me not offend thy mercy by dispe∣ration. And yet give me grace alwayes to see the beam in mine own eye, and
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to take it away; that then I may the better see the mote in my brothers eye.