See here the mischief of pride and haughtiness. 1. It exposes men to
sin; it makes them passionate, and kindles in them the fire of proud
wrath. They are continually dealing in it, as if it were their trade to
be angry, and they had nothing so much to do as to barter passions and
exchange bitter words. Most of the wrath that inflames the spirits and
societies of men is proud wrath. Men cannot bear the least slight, nor
in any thing to be crossed or contradicted, but they are out of humour,
nay, in a heat, immediately. It likewise makes them scornful when they
are angry, very abusive with their tongues, insolent towards those
above them and imperious towards all about them. Only by pride comes
all this. 2. It exposes men to shame. They get a bad name by it, and
every one calls them proud and haughty scorners, and therefore nobody
cares for having any thing to do with them. If men would but consult
their reputation a little and the credit of their profession, which
suffers with it, they would not indulge their pride and passion as they
do.