The nature of true Christian righteousness in a sermon preached before the King and Queen at Whitehall, the 17th of November, 1689 / by Anthony Horneck ...
For I say unto you, That except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
For I say unto you, That except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
1. The Pharisees. You have often heard of Three Famous Sects among the Jews, when Christ appeared in the World, the Pharisees, the Essenes, and the Sadducees.
1. The Pharisees. You have often herd of Three Famous Sects among the jews, when christ appeared in the World, the Pharisees, the Essenes, and the Sadducees.
yet they convers'd, and lived in Cities, and Towns, and were so far from avoiding, that they seemed to affect Places where there was a great Concourse of People.
yet they conversed, and lived in Cities, and Towns, and were so Far from avoiding, that they seemed to affect Places where there was a great Concourse of People.
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or the strictness of the Hasideans, might give occasion to this peculiar way of living, though the Votaries, in progress of time, deviated and degenerated from those sober Patterns;
or the strictness of the Hasideans, might give occasion to this peculiar Way of living, though the Votaries, in progress of time, deviated and degenerated from those Sobrium Patterns;
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and, as it was with Monckery in the Christian Church, improved, or, rather abused, the preceding, pious, and wellmeant Self-Denials, into Superstition.
and, as it was with Monckery in the Christian Church, improved, or, rather abused, the preceding, pious, and wellmeant Self-Denials, into Superstition.
and, though they had Procurators in Cities, and populous Places, to receive, and entertain, those of their Sect, whose Occasions led them to pass that way,
and, though they had Procurators in Cities, and populous Places, to receive, and entertain, those of their Sect, whose Occasions led them to pass that Way,
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These, were a Modester and Soberer sort of People, and studied Self-Denial too, but to better and greater Purposes than the Pharisees; and therefore possibly it is, that Christ passes no censure upon them,
These, were a Modest and Soberer sort of People, and studied Self-Denial too, but to better and greater Purposes than the Pharisees; and Therefore possibly it is, that christ passes no censure upon them,
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The Sadducees were Sensualists, and Epicureans, and denied the Being of another World; pretended indeed to keep close to the Letter of the Law of Moses, rejected Traditions,
The Sadducees were Sensualists, and Epicureans, and denied thee Being of Another World; pretended indeed to keep close to the letter of the Law of Moses, rejected Traditions,
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though it must be confess'd, that these Impious Tenets took not much with the common People, the Persons who espoused these Doctrines, being chiefly Men of great Estates,
though it must be confessed, that these Impious Tenets took not much with the Common People, the Persons who espoused these Doctrines, being chiefly Men of great Estates,
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and Dignities, who are apt, without very great Circumspection, from an over-admiration of Things Present and Visible, to be drawn into contempt of Things Invisible and Eternal.
and Dignities, who Are apt, without very great Circumspection, from an over-admiration of Things Present and Visible, to be drawn into contempt of Things Invisible and Eternal.
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The Name Pharisee, is as much as a Separatist, for so the Pharisees were, separating themselves from the rest of Mankind, by an affected Piety, which passed for great strictness in that Age,
The Name Pharisee, is as much as a Separatist, for so the Pharisees were, separating themselves from the rest of Mankind, by an affected Piety, which passed for great strictness in that Age,
and gave occasion to the Apostle, to say, That before his Conversion, he lived after the strictest way of the Jewish Religion, a Pharisee, Act. xxvi. 5. 2. The Scribes; These were in the Nature of Secretaries, or Clerks, or Publick Notaries to the Sanhedrin, or Great Council of the Jews;
and gave occasion to the Apostle, to say, That before his Conversion, he lived After the Strictest Way of the Jewish Religion, a Pharisee, Act. xxvi. 5. 2. The Scribes; These were in the Nature of Secretary's, or Clerks, or Public Notaries to the Sanhedrin, or Great Council of the jews;
or Notaries, as appears from Act. xxiii. 9. The Scribes, or Advocates, who were of the Pharisees side, having entirely addicted themselves to their Cause,
or Notaries, as appears from Act. xxiii. 9. The Scribes, or Advocates, who were of the Pharisees side, having entirely addicted themselves to their Cause,
stifly maintaining their Doctrines, Principles, and Traditions, and being commonly Men of Learning, were in equal esteem with the Pharisees; the rather,
stiffly maintaining their Doctrines, Principles, and Traditions, and being commonly Men of Learning, were in equal esteem with the Pharisees; the rather,
because what the Pharisees boldly and proudly asserted, the Scribes endeavoured to prove from Records, and Monuments of Antiquity, and such Writings, as they judged proper for their purpose:
Because what the Pharisees boldly and proudly asserted, the Scribes endeavoured to prove from Records, and Monuments of Antiquity, and such Writings, as they judged proper for their purpose:
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but if we compare the Account, the Scripture gives of them, with what the Talmudists say of them, they seem to have been such Men, as I have described them;
but if we compare the Account, the Scripture gives of them, with what the Talmudists say of them, they seem to have been such Men, as I have described them;
In a word, What the Canonists are, and have been of late Years to the Pope, the same were the Scribes to the Pharisees, defending their pretended Rights,
In a word, What the Canonists Are, and have been of late years to the Pope, the same were the Scribes to the Pharisees, defending their pretended Rights,
They gave Alms, Matth. vi. 2. They pray'd, Matth. vi. 5. and pray'd very long, Matth. xxiii. 14. They fasted, and when they fasted, disfigured their Faces, and looked ruefully, Matth. vi. 16. They fasted two days in a week, Luc. xviii. 12. They praised God, and gave him thanks for his Mercies, Luc. xviii. 12. They were no scandalous Offenders, Extortiorers, Unjust, Adulterers, Luc. xviii. 11. They were very ready to resolve Cases of Conscience, Matth. xxiii. 16. They taught the Doctrine,
They gave Alms, Matthew vi. 2. They prayed, Matthew vi. 5. and prayed very long, Matthew xxiii. 14. They fasted, and when they fasted, disfigured their Faces, and looked ruefully, Matthew vi. 16. They fasted two days in a Week, Luke xviii. 12. They praised God, and gave him thanks for his mercies, Luke xviii. 12. They were no scandalous Offenders, Extortiorers, Unjust, Adulterers, Luke xviii. 11. They were very ready to resolve Cases of Conscience, Matthew xxiii. 16. They taught the Doctrine,
and maintained the Law of Moses, Matth. xxiii. 2, 3. They Garnish'd, Adorned, and Beautified the Sepulchres of the Prophets of old, Matth. xxiii. 29. They had a great Veneration for the Traditions of their Church, Marc. vii. 2, 3, 4. They were very punctual in paying Tithes,
and maintained the Law of Moses, Matthew xxiii. 2, 3. They Garnished, Adorned, and Beautified the Sepulchres of the prophets of old, Matthew xxiii. 29. They had a great Veneration for the Traditions of their Church, Marc. vii. 2, 3, 4. They were very punctual in paying Tithes,
or the tenth part of the Fruits of the Earth, that fell to their share, Matth. xxiii. 23. They carried their Phylacteries about with them, whereever they went, which were certain pieces of Parchment, wherein were written some Sentences,
or the tenth part of the Fruits of the Earth, that fell to their share, Matthew xxiii. 23. They carried their Phylacteries about with them, wherever they went, which were certain Pieces of Parchment, wherein were written Some Sentences,
and these they tied to their Wrists and Foreheads, and made them very broad, Matth. xxiii. 5. They were often Purifying and Washing themselves, not only their Hands and Wrists, NONLATINALPHABET,
and these they tied to their Wrists and Foreheads, and made them very broad, Matthew xxiii. 5. They were often Purifying and Washing themselves, not only their Hands and Wrists,,
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and Converts to their Religion, for they compassed Sea and Land to do it, Matth. xxiii. 15. They were so strict, or so nice rather, that they were afraid of touching a Person, who was counted an open, and scandalous Sinner;
and Converts to their Religion, for they compassed Sea and Land to do it, Matthew xxiii. 15. They were so strict, or so Nicaenae rather, that they were afraid of touching a Person, who was counted an open, and scandalous Sinner;
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why the Pharisee, in whose House Christ Dined, found fault with our Saviour, for suffering himself to be touch'd by a Woman, who had been a notorious Sinner, Luc. vii. 39. And this is the account the Scripture gives of them.
why the Pharisee, in whose House christ Dined, found fault with our Saviour, for suffering himself to be touched by a Woman, who had been a notorious Sinner, Luke vii. 39. And this is the account the Scripture gives of them.
St. Epiphanius adds, that many of them would Vow very strict Chastity, and Abstinence from the Partners of their Beds, some for Four years, some for Eight,
Saint Epiphanius adds, that many of them would Voelli very strict Chastity, and Abstinence from the Partners of their Beds, Some for Four Years, Some for Eight,
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and partly to awake the sooner to Prayer, they would Sleep upon Boards not above nine Inches broad, that falling or rolling off from those Boards on the Ground, they might go to their Devotion;
and partly to awake the sooner to Prayer, they would Sleep upon Boards not above nine Inches broad, that falling or rolling off from those Boards on the Ground, they might go to their Devotion;
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But have not You seen some counterfeit Pearls, so Artificiously contrived, that the ignorant Spectator hath taken them for truly Oriental? Have not you seen some curious Limner, draw Infects and Butterflies, with that Life, that one would take them for Living Animals? The same may be said of the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees. As specious,
But have not You seen Some counterfeit Pearls, so Artificiously contrived, that the ignorant Spectator hath taken them for truly Oriental? Have not you seen Some curious Limner, draw Infects and Butterflies, with that Life, that one would take them for Living Animals? The same may be said of the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees. As specious,
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when they have absolved their Task, though their Minds, or Thoughts all the while, like the Evil Spirit in Job, have been wandring to and fro in the Earth:
when they have absolved their Task, though their Minds, or Thoughts all the while, like the Evil Spirit in Job, have been wandering to and from in the Earth:
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They made no account of the inward Frame, but rested in the Shell, and thought God would be pleased with the staying of a Bullock, or Lamb, or He-Goat;
They made no account of the inward Frame, but rested in the Shell, and Thought God would be pleased with the staying of a Bullock, or Lamb, or He-Goat;
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The neglect of a Ceremony, anger'd them more, than the omission of a sober, and pious Conversation, much as the Greeks at this day look upon breaking a Fast of the Church,
The neglect of a Ceremony, angered them more, than the omission of a Sobrium, and pious Conversation, much as the Greeks At this day look upon breaking a Fast of the Church,
as a more heinous Crime, then Killing, or Murthering a Man, and to this purpose Christ tells the Pharisees, Matth. xxiii. 22, 23. Wo to you Scribes, and Pharisees, Hypocrites, who strain at a Gnat, and swallow a Camel:
as a more heinous Crime, then Killing, or Murdering a Man, and to this purpose christ tells the Pharisees, Matthew xxiii. 22, 23. Woe to you Scribes, and Pharisees, Hypocrites, who strain At a Gnat, and swallow a Camel:
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3. They were abominably selfish in all their Religious Undertakings, for, all their Works they do to be seen of Men, saith our Saviour, Matth. xxiii. 5. This was the Worm that corrupted their Alms, their Prayers, their Fasts, their Self-Denials, their Mortifications,
3. They were abominably selfish in all their Religious Undertakings, for, all their Works they doe to be seen of Men, Says our Saviour, Matthew xxiii. 5. This was the Worm that corrupted their Alms, their Prayers, their Fasts, their Self-Denials, their Mortifications,
as Transubstantiation, Purgatory, Private Masses, Indulgences, Auricular Confession, &c. in the Church of Rome are invented to aggrandize the Honour and Profit of the Priest,
as Transubstantiation, Purgatory, Private Masses, Indulgences, Auricular Confessi, etc. in the Church of Room Are invented to aggrandise the Honour and Profit of the Priest,
so the Tenents, they held, were accommodated to their gain and Lucre, for they taught the People, that there was greater Holiness in the Gold of the Temple,
so the Tenants, they held, were accommodated to their gain and Lucre, for they taught the People, that there was greater Holiness in the Gold of the Temple,
and love of the World, they were so great Strangers to it, that they did not think it part of their Religion, which makes Christ tell them, Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the Cup and Platter, that the out side of them may be clean also:
and love of the World, they were so great Strangers to it, that they did not think it part of their Religion, which makes christ tell them, Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse First that which is within the Cup and Platter, that the out side of them may be clean also:
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even so, ye appear outwardly Righteous unto Men, but within, are full of Covetousness, Matth. xxiii. 26, 27. 5. Though they own'd, professed, and taught the Law of Moses; yet in effect, they preferr'd their wild and phantastick Traditions before it.
even so, you appear outwardly Righteous unto Men, but within, Are full of Covetousness, Matthew xxiii. 26, 27. 5. Though they owned, professed, and taught the Law of Moses; yet in Effect, they preferred their wild and fantastic Traditions before it.
Indeed this was one of their pernicious Traditionary Principles, That if a Man or Woman were but industrious in the Practice of any one Command of God,
Indeed this was one of their pernicious Traditionary Principles, That if a Man or Woman were but Industria in the Practice of any one Command of God,
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though they neglected the other Precepts, that service was sufficient to entitle them to a NONLATINALPHABET to the Portion of the Blessed in another World.
though they neglected the other Precepts, that service was sufficient to entitle them to a to the Portion of the Blessed in Another World.
but blind as Moles in discovering their own, and while they divided their Affections, betwixt God and the World, allow'd the World the far greater share.
but blind as Moles in discovering their own, and while they divided their Affections, betwixt God and the World, allowed the World the Far greater share.
These were the Distempers and Diseases of the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, and how we are to exceed them, is the third particular, I am to speak to. III. Except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees;
These were the Distempers and Diseases of the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, and how we Are to exceed them, is the third particular, I am to speak to. III. Except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees;
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but he requires, we should be Devout and Serious within, as well as without, and take care that what we do without, do arise from a sense of God within;
but he requires, we should be Devout and Serious within, as well as without, and take care that what we do without, do arise from a sense of God within;
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in a word, ends Rational, and such as may be justified before God and Man. This is part of the single Eye, we read of, Matth. vi. 22. Indeed, the Ends and Designs of Actions, make a strange alteration in their Worth and Value, render them either Good or Bad, either Commendable or Abominable, either Sacrifices of Righteousness, or, Sacrifices of Fools. Christ is so far from discouraging his Followers from Religious Self-Denials and Severities, that his Doctrine and Discipline presses nothing more, insomuch, that the greater Your Self-Denials are, the better Christians You are.
in a word, ends Rational, and such as may be justified before God and Man. This is part of the single Eye, we read of, Matthew vi. 22. Indeed, the Ends and Designs of Actions, make a strange alteration in their Worth and Valve, render them either Good or Bad, either Commendable or Abominable, either Sacrifices of Righteousness, or, Sacrifices of Fools. christ is so Far from discouraging his Followers from Religious Self-Denials and Severities, that his Doctrine and Discipline presses nothing more, insomuch, that the greater Your Self-Denials Are, the better Christians You Are.
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if Your Strength, and Sense, and Affections will serve; give Alms, and give very liberally; deny Your selves in a Thousand Vanities, the World doats upon;
if Your Strength, and Sense, and Affections will serve; give Alms, and give very liberally; deny Your selves in a Thousand Vanities, the World dotes upon;
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3. In Humility; not only in having a just Sense of our Errors, and many Infirmities, which render us unworthy to appear before God, without the Assistance and Intercession of a Mediator;
3. In Humility; not only in having a just Sense of our Errors, and many Infirmities, which render us unworthy to appear before God, without the Assistance and Intercession of a Mediator;
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as Things which God was obliged in Honour, and Equity to look upon and Reward; Pride, Self-Conceitedness, and Self-Admiration, mingling with almost all they did;
as Things which God was obliged in Honour, and Equity to look upon and Reward; Pride, Self-conceitedness, and Self-Admiration, mingling with almost all they did;
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and they did not, would not know, what a contrite and humble Heart meant, and what it was to lie low before God, with a deep Sense of their Un-worthiness,
and they did not, would not know, what a contrite and humble Heart meant, and what it was to lie low before God, with a deep Sense of their Un-worthiness,
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for, as there is nothing that separates more betwixt the Creator, and the Creature, than Pride and Self-Conceitedness, for which reason, God is said to behold the Proud afar off, so nothing unites Heaven and Earth, God and the Soul, more than Humility;
for, as there is nothing that separates more betwixt the Creator, and the Creature, than Pride and Self-conceitedness, for which reason, God is said to behold the Proud afar off, so nothing unites Heaven and Earth, God and the Soul, more than Humility;
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for that of the Pharisees was narrow and sneaking, and confined to People of their own Sect. I need not tell you, that Charity consists not only in giving Alms, that's but one part of it;
for that of the Pharisees was narrow and sneaking, and confined to People of their own Sect. I need not tell you, that Charity consists not only in giving Alms, that's but one part of it;
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and the effect is ever answerable to the Beauty which produces it. St. Paul hath given so genuine a Character of it, 1 Cor. xiii. that it's impossible to mistake the Nature of it, except Men be willfully Blind.
and the Effect is ever answerable to the Beauty which produces it. Saint Paul hath given so genuine a Character of it, 1 Cor. xiii. that it's impossible to mistake the Nature of it, except Men be wilfully Blind.
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Then, we exceed them, without any danger of being over much Righteous, when at the same time, that we are fervent for Circumstances in Gods Worship, we are not forgetful of the substantial part of Religion,
Then, we exceed them, without any danger of being over much Righteous, when At the same time, that we Are fervent for circumstances in God's Worship, we Are not forgetful of the substantial part of Religion,
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The Pious Christian will not easily get the better of the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, except his Obedience becomes larger, and spreads more than theirs.
The Pious Christian will not Easily get the better of the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, except his obedience becomes larger, and spreads more than theirs.
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Had these Men carried on their Obedience to that Extent, I speak of, as St. Paul, a Pharisee, and the Son of a Pharisee afterward did, there would not have been greater Men in the World then they;
Had these Men carried on their obedience to that Extent, I speak of, as Saint Paul, a Pharisee, and the Son of a Pharisee afterwards did, there would not have been greater Men in the World then they;
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and the Proverb, which was unjustly made concerning them, would not have been altogether Palse, viz. If there were but two Men to be Saved, the one would be a Scribe, the other a Pharisee.
and the Proverb, which was unjustly made Concerning them, would not have been altogether Palse, viz. If there were but two Men to be Saved, the one would be a Scribe, the other a Pharisee.
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And these are the particulars in which our Righteousness is to exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees. If it doth not, we shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
And these Are the particulars in which our Righteousness is to exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees. If it does not, we shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
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IV. The Danger. Except Your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes, and Pharisees, Ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
IV. The Danger. Except Your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes, and Pharisees, You shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
He that is Truth it self, hath said it, and thus it must be, nor will all the Intreaties of Men and Angels oblige him to depart from his peremptory Declaration.
He that is Truth it self, hath said it, and thus it must be, nor will all the Entreaties of Men and Angels oblige him to depart from his peremptory Declaration.
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Not all your Dying Groans, not all your Mournful Accents, will open the Kingdom of Heaven to you If you go no farther than these Men, by this Rule of Christ, you must inevitably be Miserable,
Not all your Dying Groans, not all your Mournful Accents, will open the Kingdom of Heaven to you If you go no farther than these Men, by this Rule of christ, you must inevitably be Miserable,
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Men, Fathers and Brethren, Do you believe the Prophets? Do you believe the Apostles? Do you believe the Son of God, that came into the World to save Sinners? I know you believe,
Men, Father's and Brothers, Do you believe the prophets? Do you believe the Apostles? Do you believe the Son of God, that Come into the World to save Sinners? I know you believe,
If therefore any of you have hitherto laid the stress of your Devotion, upon the External Task, and been Strangers to the inward frame of Mind, which is in the sight of God of great Price:
If Therefore any of you have hitherto laid the stress of your Devotion, upon the External Task, and been Strangers to the inward frame of Mind, which is in the sighed of God of great Price:
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If you have been Zealous for small, little, inconsiderable Things in Matters of Religion, and have wilfully neglected the more Substantial and Self-Denying part of it:
If you have been Zealous for small, little, inconsiderable Things in Matters of Religion, and have wilfully neglected the more Substantial and Self-Denying part of it:
But still it is this exceeding the Scribes and Pharisees in their Righteousness, that must give you a Title to the benesits of the Death of Jesus Christ:
But still it is this exceeding the Scribes and Pharisees in their Righteousness, that must give you a Title to the benefits of the Death of jesus christ:
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and, if the Death of Christ doth not kill in you that Hypocrisie and Partiality, which made the Righteousness of the Pharisees defective, that Death cannot, will not, profit you.
and, if the Death of christ does not kill in you that Hypocrisy and Partiality, which made the Righteousness of the Pharisees defective, that Death cannot, will not, profit you.
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All the Christian World knows, that the design of Christ's dying for Sinners, was, That they which Live, should not henceforth Live unto themselves but unto him, that Died for them, and rose again.
All the Christian World knows, that the Design of Christ's dying for Sinners, was, That they which Live, should not henceforth Live unto themselves but unto him, that Died for them, and rose again.
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for whom he was to Die, he protests, Except your Righteousness shall exceed, &c. And therefore certainly, the Mercies of his Death cannot clash with our Duty;
for whom he was to Die, he protests, Except your Righteousness shall exceed, etc. And Therefore Certainly, the mercies of his Death cannot clash with our Duty;
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than what hath been hinted in the preceding Particulars of Sincerity, Simplicity, Humility, Charity, and Universality of Obedience? for these Qualifications rectifie what was amiss in the Righteousness of these Men,
than what hath been hinted in the preceding Particulars of Sincerity, Simplicity, Humility, Charity, and Universality of obedience? for these Qualifications rectify what was amiss in the Righteousness of these Men,
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Should any of you be so Unfortunate, (what I say here, is nothing but a plain and easie Comment upon the Commination of the Text) I say, should any of you be so unfortunate,
Should any of you be so Unfortunate, (what I say Here, is nothing but a plain and easy Comment upon the Commination of the Text) I say, should any of you be so unfortunate,
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Nay, Thousands there are, which do not come up to so much, as the Negative Virtues of the Scribes and Pharirisees: They were no Drunkards, no Swearers, no Whoremongers, no Adulterers,
Nay, Thousands there Are, which do not come up to so much, as the Negative Virtues of the Scribes and Pharirisees: They were no Drunkards, no Swearers, no Whoremongers, no Adulterers,
Surely it must be a dismal and deplorable Condition, when Men have flattered themselves all their Life time, with hopes of entring into the Kingdom of Heaven, to find themselves at last thrust out,
Surely it must be a dismal and deplorable Condition, when Men have flattered themselves all their Life time, with hope's of entering into the Kingdom of Heaven, to find themselves At last thrust out,
and may not this be the condition of some of you? And is not the very possibility of it enough to oblige you to Purifie and Cleanse your Righteousness,
and may not this be the condition of Some of you? And is not the very possibility of it enough to oblige you to Purify and Cleanse your Righteousness,
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God is ready and willing, to succour, to assist, to support, and to strengthen you, that your Righteousness may Triumph over Righteousness of these Hypocrites.
God is ready and willing, to succour, to assist, to support, and to strengthen you, that your Righteousness may Triumph over Righteousness of these Hypocrites.
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The same Spirit, the same Grace, the same Influences, the same Assistances, he hath afforded to St. Paul, to St. Peter, to Lydia, to Martha, to Mary, to Magdalene, to the Jaylour, to the Penitent Publican, to Zachaeus, to others, the same he offers to you all.
The same Spirit, the same Grace, the same Influences, the same Assistances, he hath afforded to Saint Paul, to Saint Peter, to Lydia, to Martha, to Marry, to Magdalene, to the Jailer, to the Penitent Publican, to Zacchaeus, to Others, the same he offers to you all.
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But then, if these kind offers be slighted and rejected, and a Farm, a Yoak of Oxan, or some thing worse be preferr'd before it, it is not God so much, that deprives you of the Kingdom of Heaven, as you your selves.
But then, if these kind offers be slighted and rejected, and a Farm, a Yoke of Oxan, or Some thing Worse be preferred before it, it is not God so much, that deprives you of the Kingdom of Heaven, as you your selves.
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Were you actually possess'd of this Kingdom of Heaven, you would wonder at the Folly and Madness of Men, who can complain, that the Conditions are hard,
Were you actually possessed of this Kingdom of Heaven, you would wonder At the Folly and Madness of Men, who can complain, that the Conditions Are hard,
when your Thoughts are cool and composed, and the Grace of God upon your Endeavours, earnestly implored, they would inspire you with Courage Invincible, to go not only beyoud Heathens and Philosophers,
when your Thoughts Are cool and composed, and the Grace of God upon your Endeavours, earnestly implored, they would inspire you with Courage Invincible, to go not only beyoud heathens and Philosophers,
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It's possible, you may not remember all the Motives, I have given you, but one thing you will be able to Remember, which contains all that I have said,
It's possible, you may not Remember all the Motives, I have given you, but one thing you will be able to remember, which contains all that I have said,
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and that's the Text, and therefore I repeat it once more, Except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. FINIS.
and that's the Text, and Therefore I repeat it once more, Except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. FINIS.
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