John Trapp on Galatians 6:4

Verſe 4. But let every man prove] This is an excellent remedy againſt ſelf-deceit, and a means to make one fit to reprove others with mercy and meeknes.

And then ſhall he have rejoycing] Ʋt testimonium perhibeat conſcientia propria, non lingua aliena, ſaith Auguſtine, that thine own conſcience, and not another mans tongue may teſtifie for thee. Omnis Sarmatarum virtus extra ipſos, Tacit. lib. [illegible: 1 letter]. [illegible: 1 letter]. 10. ſaith Tacitus. All the ſelf-deceivers goodneſſe is ſhored up by popularity, or other baſe reſpects.