Quotes about Vain-glory

Hereby we may understand that God, of His special grace, maketh the teachers of the gospel subject to the Cross, and to all kinds of afflicitons, for the salvation of themselves and of the people; for otherwise they could by no means beat down this beast which is called vain-glory.

Almsgiving is not a service of God, but of vain-glory, if it spring not from divine love.