Bible Encyclopedia: Pride: Leads Men to Contention

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Evil Cannot be Suppressed by the Physical Force of the Government ...
... be advanced in support of the contention that the ... with the very opposite
qualities"pride, cunning, cruelty. ... public opinion, the use of force leads men to ...
/.../tolstoy/the kingdom of god is within you/chapter x evil cannot be.htm

Homilies on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians.
... See [1630]Pride, [1631]204 ... 1650]212 (see [1651]Avarice) ; a warning to bad men,
[1652]ib ... notions of God false, [1677]216; the wisdom of the Spirit leads them to ...
/.../homilies on philippians colossians and.htm

Concerning Peaceableness
... Matthew 5:9. This is the seventh step of the golden ladder which leads to blessedness. ...
(i) Self-love: Men shall be lovers of themselves ... (ii) Pride: He that is of ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/18 concerning peaceableness.htm

Works which Hallow the Sabbath
... he is under it, whether obedience leads to death ... are merely established to help men
to reach ... That silence indicated conviction and obstinate pride and rooted ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/works which hallow the sabbath.htm

A Summary of the Christian Life. Of Self-Denial.
... other wisdom, than to follow the Lord wherever he leads. ... elated, and not only swell,
but almost burst with pride. ... the minds and manners of other men, and when ...
/.../sergieff/on the christian life/chapter ii a summary of.htm

A Summary of the Christian Life. Of Self-Denial.
... other wisdom, than to follow the Lord wherever he leads. ... elated, and not only swell,
but almost burst with pride. ... the minds and manners of other men, and when ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 7 a summary of.htm

Demonstration xxii. --Of Death and the Latter Times.
... Death leads away to himself all the children of men, and ... in which the people of the
Jews pride themselves. ... hard for him of wise and discerning men who inquire ...
/.../aphrahat/aphrahat select demonstrations/demonstration xxii of death and the.htm

Of the Perturbations of the Soul which Appear as Right Affections ...
... for ever, because that to which fear leads shall endure ... to man, and who accept the
doctrines of men or devils ... they are so elated with ungodly pride, that their ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 9 of the perturbations of.htm

Letter vii. Self-Denial.
... more consequence than the place he occupies will give him, it leads him to ... This is
pride. ... And here we have the examples of many holy men, recorded in Scripture ...
/.../a practical directory for young christian females/letter vii self-denial.htm

The Way to the Kingdom
... manifest it is, that although true religion naturally leads to every ... of pride cometh
contention, vain boasting, seeking and receiving praise of men, and so ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 7 the way to.htm