An appearance of religion
They come, thirdly, with an appearance of religion. All they do is for conscience' sake! They assure you it is out of mere zeal for God that they are making God a liar. It is out of pure concern for religion that they would destroy it, root and branch. All they speak is only from a love of truth and a fear lest it should suffer. And, it may be, from a regard for the church and a desire to defend her from all her enemies.
1771 text
4. They come, thirdly, with an appearance of religion. All they do, is for conscience sake! They assure you, it is out of mere zeal for God, that they are making God a liar. It is out of pure concern for religion, that they would destroy it, root and branch. All they speak, is only from a love of truth, and a fear lest it should suffer. And, it may be, from a regard for the church, and a desire to defend her from all her enemies.
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Catalogue & scope
Sermon 32 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 7:15-20.
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