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Cursing » Forbidden
bless them who persecute you:
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and pray for those, who maliciously abuse you.
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from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren;
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Inconsistency » General marks of » The double tongue
he that says, he knows him, and does not keep his commandments, is a lyar, and an enemy to the truth:
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from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren;
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Religion » Inconsistency in religious life general marks of » The double tongue
he that says, he knows him, and does not keep his commandments, is a lyar, and an enemy to the truth:
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from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren;
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Servants » Servants not being able to serve two masters
Are you not become associates with infidels? but what affinity is there between virtue and vice? and what communication has light with darkness? what concord can Christ maintain with Belial? what concern has a believer with an infidel? and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, "I will dwell with, and walk among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
no man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will be attach'd to the one, and neglectful of the other. ye cannot serve God and Mamon.
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a servant cannot serve two masters: for either he will neglect the one, and attend the other; or he will be attached to the first, and misbehave to the last. you cannot serve God and mammon.
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no, but that what the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not have you partake of the sacrifices of demons. you should not drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you should not be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons. Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
By that we give praises to God the father: and that pronounces curses even against men, who are form'd after the divine resemblance. from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren; does a fountain throw up salt water and fresh, by the same conveyance? read more.
can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine figs? no more can the sea yield water that is fresh.
can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine figs? no more can the sea yield water that is fresh.
Speech/communication » The tongue
for we are all liable to frequent mistakes. he that does not give too great a loose to his tongue, is an accomplish'd person and fit to moderate the whole church. you see how manageable horses are made by the application of a bit, which makes them take what motion we please. a ship too of the greatest burthen, tho' the wind bears hard, by means of an inconsiderable helm, veers about as the hand of the pilot directs her. read more.
so the tongue is but a small part of the body, yet how grand are its pretensions. a spark of fire! what quantities of timber will it blow into a flame? the tongue is a brand that sets the world in a combustion: it is but one of the numerous organs of the body, yet it can blast whole assemblies: tipp'd with infernal sulphur it sets the whole train of life in a blaze. creatures of every kind, beasts, birds, reptiles, and sea-monsters, are frequently tamed by human industry. but who could ever tame the tongue? arm'd with deadly poison, the mischief scorns restraint. By that we give praises to God the father: and that pronounces curses even against men, who are form'd after the divine resemblance. from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren; does a fountain throw up salt water and fresh, by the same conveyance? can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine figs? no more can the sea yield water that is fresh.
so the tongue is but a small part of the body, yet how grand are its pretensions. a spark of fire! what quantities of timber will it blow into a flame? the tongue is a brand that sets the world in a combustion: it is but one of the numerous organs of the body, yet it can blast whole assemblies: tipp'd with infernal sulphur it sets the whole train of life in a blaze. creatures of every kind, beasts, birds, reptiles, and sea-monsters, are frequently tamed by human industry. but who could ever tame the tongue? arm'd with deadly poison, the mischief scorns restraint. By that we give praises to God the father: and that pronounces curses even against men, who are form'd after the divine resemblance. from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren; does a fountain throw up salt water and fresh, by the same conveyance? can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine figs? no more can the sea yield water that is fresh.