A Practical Treatise Concerning Humility The Fifth Edition

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Excerpt from A Practical Treatise Concerning Humility: Design'd for the Furtherance and Improvement of That Great Christian Vertue, Both in the Minds and Lives of Men That; I pretend net to do, but I 'was willing to be as fervice able as I could to the Interelt of Chrifiian Piety, which I can not but think would be as well {crv'd by a Profcfl'ed. Treatife of Humilt'y, as by any thing which can be done in the Way of Wri ting. In Which undertaking, tho' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A classic work on the topic of humility, written from a Christian perspective. The book explores the nature of humility and its importance in the moral and spiritual life. The author draws on the wisdom of the Christian tradition, as well as the insights of the ancient philosophers, to offer a thoughtful and inspiring reflection on this essential virtue. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.