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It does that even when a poor man is driven by his lusts and becomes frivolous, superficial, thoughtless, and extravagant; even when he does not pray with or instruct his own family in household catechizing and family devotions; yes, even when he is not serious about his prayer life in private or does not diligently read God’s Word and neglects holy meditation. Indeed, a carnal conscience flatters even when he does not instruct others in a Christian way and fails to admonish or comfort where it is needed.
Willem Teellinck, The Path of True Godliness, ed. Joel R. Beeke, trans. Annemie Godbehere, Classics of Reformed Spirituality (Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2003), 62.