The Go/pel a Law of Liberty. 41' particular branch of it, to which purpofe S E R M. the apoftle here improves it. It is the II. ftrongeft reafon why men should be careful `'Y""' to obey all the, commandments of God, and fo order all their words and a Lions as they may hope that they (hall be approv'd by him, fnce all our works gall be brought into judg- ment, and every fecret thing, whether it be good or bad *; and fnce, as our Saviour has taught us, by our words we 'hall be jujlifled, and by our words we (hall be condemned j-. This is a confideration which muff ftrike the mind of every one who ferioufly attends to it, perfuading him to govern his tongue, and to govern his life religioufly ; to watch over his whole behaviour with the utmoft cir- cumfpeaion, that fo he may not he afhamed before the great Judge at his appearing, but may have confidence towards him. But, Secondly, It would feem by the connexion of the apoftle's difcourfe, that he defign'd this particularly as a motive to candor and charity in all our deportment towards men. He blames the Chriftian Pews for carrying it fo partially as they did towards their Fel- lows. The rich who came into their aiTem- blies, were treated with great civility, but the Ecclef. xii. -f Mitt. xii. 37. ÍI
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