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Direct Answer Bercot uses William Law’s comparison to jolt us into seeing pride as a grave, destructive passion—not a minor flaw—suggesting we often underestimate pride’s danger even while treating other sins as more serious.

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• William Law: “The first state of mind we try to awaken in children is pride, which is as dangerous a passion as that of lust.”
• Law says we “stir children up to vain thoughts,” “puff up their minds,” and motivate youth through “glory, envy, and a desire for distinction.”
• He adds that by adulthood “we are gluted with pride,” implying it becomes excessive and normal.
• Bercot comments that Christians may imagine a past sinner’s prayer means they “have somehow conquered pride,” when often “their hearts are as full of pride as ever.”
• The whole chapter frames humility as difficult because it contradicts the world’s values of “power, riches, fame, prestige, and beauty.”