whoſoever ſhall do, and teach zbe, ſhall be calle OE great in the Kingdom of Heaven. Ns Whoſoever ſhall in his Prattice violate bur one of the © wrcd mandments of God, which the Phariſees judge of the leaj3 nap Puniff which poffibly are ſo compared with others, and ſhall reach V being | that chey may do as he doth ; making ſuch talſe Interpretar.. rels 0! of the Law, as may warrant ſuch a pradtice ; he ſhall be ac os cher) red of the leaſt Value and Eſteem in the Church of ——_ of ſhall never come into the Kingdom of Glory : Bur he who = o ſtriftly and uniformly obey all the Commandments, ang ; 5 22 others to do the like by his Dofrine and Example, that Man _ Lt have a great Renown and Repurarion in the Church, which jc u and g Kingdom of Heaven upon Earth, and ſhall have a great _ - gtinlr in the Kingdom of Glory hereatrer, = 24 20 For I ſay unto you, That except your Righte- tv W ouſneſs * ſhall exceed the r:ghteouſne/s of the Scribe, cbs and Phariſees, ye ſhall in no caſe enter into the Kins. . ihe dom of Heaven. d 3 Gitcs we I am fo far from giving a Liberty to the Violation ; PE ther's Law, ( as the Scribes and Phariſees may poſſibly fung.? y Kar tlc that I aſſure you, that unleſs your Obedience t9 it exceed iy mr Obedience which the Scribes and Phariſees teach you, and "a — ſelves praQtiſe, you ſhall never come in Heaven. What the Rizh _ reouſhels of the Scribes and Phariſees was, we cannor better |ex;, Judgmer chan from St. Paul, who was himſelf a Phariſee, and breq rs w r che Feet of Gamaliel, a great Door amongft them, 45; : n amPrem, and 26. 5, Phil. 3. 5. That it was a Righteouſneſs of ""FxA4 avg ng peareth from Phil. 3. and the whole Epiftles to the Romans a Ts —_ Galathians, and their not owning Chriſt as the Meſjah, nor j, - ares lieving on him, Joh. 7. 48. made ir impoſſible thar ir ſhoulg " agate any other : That they lookt upon their meer Obedience tg th eg; Ceremonial Law as their Righteouſneſs, cannot be proved. - mg : the contrary 1s enough evident, by their Obedience to the H1, 8-4 Law, according to the Interpretation they pur upon ir, Fi rea
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rime, in the corrupt State of the Zews :[ Shall be Guilty of, or 0- 7 27 Ye noxious unto the Fudgment, | not to the Wrarh and Vengeancedt W time * T God ; of that they ſaid nothing, bur ro thyſe Courts of Juds: hangs:
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ment which ſate amongſt chem, co adminiſter Juſtice in Crim , nal Cauſes. As if this Law of God had been only intended t0 E 1791 2 We uphold Peace, and to preſerve Hamane Scciety and Civil 0: WW - diiltery wy der. | Thou ſhalt not wh char is, (as chey interpreted ) thou ſhalt F EZ w7T nor, without a Warrant from God, or 'trom the Law, aual rake away the Lire of another, Ir appears by what followeth, that they extended not this Law to unjuſtifiable Paſſions in he Heart ; ſuch as raſh Anger, Malice, revengeful Thoghts ; ncr t0 any opprobrious or revengeful Words. ( But T ſay unto you } 1 (hal give you another Senſe of this Law. The killing here forbidden
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