Quote#Politics & Power
But the Christian, that trusts in his own light, is the very Jew that…
Quote byWilliam Law · 1686–1761
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: An Humble, Earnest and Affectionate Address to the Clergy (1761), ¶ 129-130.
English (original)
But the Christian, that trusts in his own light, is the very Jew that trusted in his own righteousness; and all that he gets by the gospel, is only that which the Pharisee got by the Law, namely, to be further from entering into the kingdom of God than publicans and harlots.
— William Law
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