"A man this emptied and vacuated of self-conceit, these lines of natural pride, being blotted out, the soul is as a Tabula rasa, an unwritten table, to receive any impression of the law of God, that he pleases to put on it; and then his words are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge, Prov. viii. 9. then i say it is not difficult to understand, and to prove what is the good and acceptable will of God, Rom. xii. 2. Eph. v. 10. ----17."
— Binning, Hugh (1627-1653)
Author
Place of Publication
Glasgow
Publisher
Printed by William Duncan, sen.
Date
1760
Metaphor
"A man this emptied and vacuated of self-conceit, these lines of natural pride, being blotted out, the soul is as a Tabula rasa, an unwritten table, to receive any impression of the law of God, that he pleases to put on it; and then his words are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge, Prov. viii. 9. then i say it is not difficult to understand, and to prove what is the good and acceptable will of God, Rom. xii. 2. Eph. v. 10. ----17."
Metaphor in Context
Now this is the first and hardest point of wisdom, when it is once learned and imprinted on the heart, O what docility is in the mind to more, what readiness to receive what follows? It makes a man a weaned child, a little simple child, tractable and and [sic] flexible as Christ would have all his disciples. A man this emptied and vacuated of self-conceit, these lines of natural pride, being blotted out, the soul is as a Tabula rasa, an unwritten table, to receive any impression of the law of God, that he pleases to put on it; and then his words are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge, Prov. viii. 9. then i say it is not difficult to understand, and to prove what is the good and acceptable will of God, Rom. xii. 2. Eph. [end page 41] v. 10. ----17. It is not up unto heaven, that thee shouldest say, who shall ascend to bring it down? [...]
(pp. 41-2)
(pp. 41-2)
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Citation
Binning, Hugh. Several sermons upon the most important subjects of practical religion. By ... Hugh Binning, ... Carefully copied and revised from his own manuscript, never before printed. To which is subjoined, An essay upon Christian love: ... To which is prefixed, some account of the life and writings of the author. Glasgow, 1760. Based on information from English Short Title Catalogue. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale Group.
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Date of Entry
10/12/2006
Date of Review
06/05/2011
