No station exempt
There is no station of life, nor any period of time, from the hour of our first repenting and believing the gospel until we are made perfect in love, in which this caution is not needful for every child of God. For occasions of judging can never be lacking. And the temptations to it are innumerable, many of which are so artfully disguised that we fall into the sin before we suspect any danger. And unspeakable are the mischiefs produced by it: always to him who judges another, thus wounding his own soul and exposing himself to the righteous judgment of God; and frequently to those who are judged, whose hands hang down, who are weakened and hindered in their course, if not wholly turned out of the way and caused to draw back even to perdition (Hebrews 10:39). Yes, how often, when this root of bitterness springs up, are many defiled by it (Hebrews 12:15), by reason of which the way of truth itself is spoken evil of, and that worthy name blasphemed by which we are called.
1771 text
5. There is no station of life, nor any period of time, from the hour of our first repenting and believing the gospel, till we are made perfect in love, wherein this caution is not needful for every child of God. For occasions of judging can never be wanting. And the temptations to it are innumerable: many whereof are so artfully disguised, that we fall into the sin, before we suspect any danger. And unspeakable are the mischiefs produced hereby: always to him that judges another: thus wounding his own soul, and exposing himself to the righteous judgment of God: and frequently to those who are judged, whose hands hang down, who are weakened and hindered in their course, if not wholly turned out of the way, and caused to draw back even to perdition. Yea, how often, when this root of bitterness springs up, are many defiled thereby: by reason whereof the way of truth itself is evil spoken of, and that worthy name blasphemed whereby we are called.
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Sermon 30 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 7:1-12.
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