Love, when mv? was one of the things which cur Siviour chargeth them to Fave orwitt.d £ Of che ſame pature re other Works, Jun 23s buildivs of Churches, and Hoſpitals, and Aims-houles 3 the Fruit is gocd, 1: the {v9 be good. But 1f they Le done out oi Oſtentation, or opinion of mei7ting at ods Ranas, Mens Money, (1otwithftanding theſe things) will perith with them, for Heaven 15 not to be pur- chaſcd by our Notcy, 13 Ard the publicen Rtanding afar off, would not lift up ſo much 5s his eyes unto heave, but Lnoce upon his breaſt, ſaying, Gog be merciful to me a ſinner. | Thoſe who faucy te Publie.in it:od afar cf from the Phariſee, becauſe the Phariſves wourd Iutter rone but thofe of their Sect, at leaft none that were under ſach a notoriety of difrepute a» the Pav- lieams generaily were, t9 come near ten 5 ſuppoſe him to have been a Jew (whicit is not impotfoue | if he were a entitle, he mutt ſtand 9 far off as tice Court of the Gentifes was from the Court of Ijrael. This Prublican's bunility in his iddr=t. to God, is defcried by his Poſture ; he look: p23 the Eaith. > one bat thought nimielt un- 2. Bu bis Aon, He jrnote upon Inns Breaſt, as on fu! of forrow avd troudle, 3. By the matter and form of his Praycr, Bc coutetleth himſelf a Stanzr. He fiyeth uot the free Grave: of God. Here's n0t a word of boaſting, that he was not ſuch. or fuck, 1-7 vet that he ard thus, or thus, Fle confellth himſelf a Sinner, a miſerav Sinner, and fleeth to the iree Grice
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28 Then Peter ſaid, Lo, we have left 2H, and (1. lowed thee.
29 Ard he faid unto them, Verily I fay unto yo, there is no man that harh left haule, or parents, « brethren, or wif-, or children, for the kingdom of Gods ſake,
30 Who ſhall nci. receive manifold more in this pretent time, and in the world to come life everlaſi;s
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