William Secker威廉·塞克

Pithy gems from the puritan William Secker
清教徒威廉·塞克尔的精辟箴言

(William Secker)
（威廉·塞克尔）

Pride is the sinner’s torment; humility is the saint’s ornament.
骄傲是罪人的折磨；谦卑是圣徒的装饰。

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Many have passed the rocks of gross sins-who have suffered shipwreck upon the sands of self-righteousness.
许多人已经越过了严重罪行的礁石，却在自以为义的沙滩上遭遇了沉船。

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Many blush to confess their faults, who never blush to commit them.
许多人在承认错误时会脸红，但在犯错时却从不脸红。

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Until we taste the bitterness of our own misery, we will never relish the sweetness of God’s mercy.
直到我们尝到自己苦难的苦涩，我们才能品味上帝怜悯的甜美。

Until we see how foul our sins have made us, we will never pay our tribute of praise to Christ for redeeming us.
直到我们看到我们的罪使我们变得多么污秽，我们才会为基督的救赎献上赞美。

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If you would know the heart of your sin, then you must know the sins of your heart!
如果你想知道你罪的核心，那么你必须了解你内心的罪！

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Sin’s first-born is death-and its last-born is Hell.
罪的长子是死亡，其幼子是地狱。

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“I hate pride and arrogance!” Proverbs 8:13
“我恨恶骄傲和狂妄！”箴言8:13

God abhors those people worst, who adore themselves most.
上帝最厌恶那些最崇拜自己的人。

Pride is not a Bethel-that is, a house where God dwells;
but a Babel-that is, a stinking dungeon in which Satan abides.
骄傲不是伯特利（Bethel）——即上帝居住的房子；
而是巴别（Babel）——即撒旦居住的臭气熏天的地牢。

Pride is not only a most hateful evil-but the most radical evil.
骄傲不仅是最可恨的邪恶，也是最根本的邪恶。

As all other lusts are found lodging in it-so they are found springing from it.
正如所有其他的欲望都寄宿其中，它们也由此而生。

Pride is a foul leprosy, in the face of morality.
骄傲是道德面孔上的可怕麻风。

Pride is a hurtful worm, gnawing at the root of humility.
骄傲是一条有害的虫子，啃噬着谦卑的根基。

Pride is a cancer within, and a spreading plague without!
骄傲是内在的癌症，是外在蔓延的瘟疫！

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By fasting, the body learns to obey the soul.
通过禁食，身体学会服从灵魂。

By praying, the soul learns to command the body.
通过祈祷，灵魂学会指挥身体。

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A true Christian no more trusts in the best of his services, as in the worst of his sins!
一个真正的基督徒不再信任他最好的服侍，就像不信任他最坏的罪一样！