3. The indictment being read, and the petition presented, the evidence is
now heard. It is very full and conclusive on the matter of pride, and no
jury could hesitate to give a verdict against the prisoner. Let us, however,
hear the witnesses one by one. The first testifies that he is a boaster.
Bragging sinners are the worst and most contemptible, especially when their
filthy desires—too filthy to be carried into act—become the theme of their
boastings. Another witness desires to be heard. This time, the impudence of the
proud rebel is even more apparent; for he blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. This is insolence,
which is pride unmasked. He is haughty enough to differ from the Judge of all
the earth (compare Malachi 3:15). Pride meets
covetousness, and compliments it as wise, thrifty, and prudent. If a man is a
fornicator, or a drunkard, we put him out of the church, but whoever read of
church discipline against that idolatrous wretch, the covetous man?
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