Love is not puffed up
It follows that love is not puffed up. It does not incline or allow anyone to think more highly of himself than he ought to think (Romans 12:3), but rather to think soberly. Yes, it humbles the soul to the dust. It destroys all high ideas that breed pride, and makes us rejoice to be as nothing, to be little and low, the lowest of all, the servant of all. Those who are kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love cannot but, in honor, prefer one another. Those who, having the same love, are of one mind, do in lowliness of mind each esteem the other better than themselves (Philippians 2:3).
1771 text
7. It follows, love is not puffed up. It does not incline or suffer any man to think more highly of himself than he ought to think: but rather to think soberly. Yea, it humbles the soul unto the dust. It destroys all high conceits engendering pride, and makes us rejoice to be as nothing, to be little and vile, the lowest of all, the servant of all. They who are kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love, cannot but in honour prefer one another. Those who having the same love are of one accord, do in lowliness of mind each esteem other better than themselves.
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Sermon 22 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 5:5-7.
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