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wh. our Lord introduces to | wh. our Lord introduces to | ||
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pertinent, & set t. absurdity of a | pertinent, & set t. absurdity of a | ||
censorious spirit in a just point | censorious spirit in a just point | ||
of light. How perfectly riduculous | of light. How perfectly riduculous | ||
would it be for an | would it be for an Occulist to | ||
pretend that he saw a small mote | pretend that he saw a small mote | ||
in his neighbour's eye, when he hims. | in his neighbour's eye, when he hims. | ||
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his own, he would render himself contemptable. But | his own, he would render himself contemptable. But | ||
This is really t. case | This is really t. case | ||
with prejudiced carpers at other | with prejudiced [[carpers?]] at other | ||
men's failings, | men's failings, | ||
they think they see | they think they see | ||
Latest revision as of 00:04, 6 December 2021
unholy conduct, & then you may be prepared, & there will be some propriety in your admonishing your brother, & helping him to purify hims. fr. his lesser iniquities. The words mote & beam, were proverbial among t. Jews for, little & great sin. The metaphor wh. our Lord introduces to illustrate his meaning was very pertinent, & set t. absurdity of a censorious spirit in a just point of light. How perfectly riduculous would it be for an Occulist to pretend that he saw a small mote in his neighbour's eye, when he hims. was really blind with a beam in his own, he would render himself contemptable. But This is really t. case with prejudiced carpers? at other men's failings, they think they see many motes or sins in their neighbours, but are blind to their own enormities. While they are thus blind to their crimes, how contemptable do they