A39662:1734
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. It prohibits all Cruelty, and commands all Help, Care, and Pity, so far as Mens hearts and hands can go, for the relief and preservation of others, Psal. 119.96. —But thy commandment is exceeding broad.
A. It prohibits all Cruelt•, and commands all Help, Care, and Pity, so far as Mens hearts and hands can go, for the relief and preservation of others, Psal. 119.96. —But thy commandment is exceeding broad.
Q 3. Doth this Command respect only the outward action, or also the inward passion of the Soul?
A. It respects and bridles the inward Passion of the Soul, as well as outward Actions; as Hatred, 1 John 3.15. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, &c. And causeless Anger, Matth. 5.22. But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, &c.
A. It respects and bridles the inward Passion of the Soul, as well as outward Actions; as Hatred, 1 Iohn 3.15. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, &c. And causless Anger, Matth. 5.22. But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, &c.