..r.___...-..._... ! Chap .5. Accordingto St M A T T i a vv. 137 they (hewed to others, when mercy should be {hewed to the zt,rddey7W1, wounded naan : Out of their own mouthes therefore will God u;r zags cQyots condemn them. And is is afear fs11 thing tofall into thepunifhing a¢Y7ov hands of the living God. As for thole burning and shininglights, AAO.),ds that have 7lri», and thummim, bels and pomegranates, trumpets ;nom `Art. of found doé}rine,in one hand, and lamps of good life in the ocher, as Gideon: fouldiers ; they shall begreat in the Kingdom ofheaven. penu'e. He that holdeth them in his right hand here, shall fet them at Rev.;.zo, his right hand hereafter ; and give them to hear, as E.e.ekiel did, the noife of a great ruching, laying, Blefed be the glory of the Ez.k.3.4. Lord. Verfe 2o. except your righteoufnefe fluff exceed the righ- teoufnefe of tke Scribes and Pharifees ] And yet they went far, 1. In works of pietyfor they made long prayers,d-c. 2. In works of charity, for they gave much aimes. 3. In worksof equity, for they tithed mint, anife and cummin. 4. In works of courtefie; for they invited Chril} of ten, -c. They were the molt exalt and ;,;pilf.E5.ttni át. accurate Xi ofthat religion, as St Paul (who once was one of Áßt: a6.g. them) beareth them witnefre. And fo carried. away the heart of A .ç. the people, that there was no holy man that was not tearmed a r i Pharifee. And therefore among the feven kindes of Pharifees in Sent;o. their Talmud (whereof one fort was Pharif.tu quid debeo fa- ra!,,ud traci. cere, Crfaciam shod, fuch aone was he,Luk i 8.18.) they make sr dwins Abraham a Pharifeeoflove,7o6 aPharifee offear,P,c. Yea,it was Heb..vnriq,. commonly conceited among the Jews, that ifbut twoof all the E,+ v. world were togo toheaven, the one,houldbe a Scribe, and the o- ther a Pharifee. And what highopinions they nourifhedof them- felves, may be feen in that proud Pharifee, Luk.18, Like unto whom, howmany civil Juaiciaries are there among[{ us ? who if theycan keep their Church, give an alms, bow their knee,fay their . prayers, pay their tythes, and, once a year, receive the Sacrament (it matters not howcorrupt hearts, how filthy tongues, how falle hands they bear) can thanke God for their goodeffate to God , ward, and take up their feats, as it were, in heaven afore-hand. But our Saviour fayc s nay to it in this text ; yea, lets adouble bolt upon heavengates, tokeepout fuch. And when they (hall come & " éta>!A9 +jam. knocking and bouncing, with Lord, Lord, open unto us, he shall é ter,tlf not fay,difcedite,depsrt ye: or as once hedid to their fellow-Pharifees,) .; 'rare they which yufiifiedyour [elvesbefore men ; that God knew Luk. a6., g. Tour heart:, And youflail nowknow (to your (mall comfort) that
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