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4 Others build and bottom their hope of salvation upon their civil Righteousness, and moral honesty, their just and upright dealing with men, and the like, when as many Heathen who had no knowledge of Jesus Christ, and so fell short of Heaven, have gone further in Morality and Civil Righteousness than these men.

4 Others build and bottome their hope of salvation upon their civil Righteousness, and moral honesty, their just and upright dealing with men, and the like, when as many Heathen who had no knowledge of Jesus Christ, and so fell short of Heaven, have gone further in Morality and Civil Righteousness than these men.

5 Others build their hope of salvation upon their Religious Righteousness, their frequent performance of holy and religious duties; they are frequent in hearing, praying, reading, partaking of the Lords Supper, &c. and hereupon flatter themselves with an hope of salvation: whereas their best services, should they be weighed in the balance of the Sanctuary, would be found too light, and insufficient to salvation, being full of weaknesses, infirmities, and imperfections, for which the Lord might justly condemn them, should he deal with them according to the rigour of his justice.

5 Others build their hope of salvation upon their Religious Righteousness, their frequent performance of holy and religious duties; they are frequent in hearing, praying, reading, partaking of the Lords Supper, &c. and hereupon flatter themselves with an hope of salvation: whereas their best services, should they bee weighed in the ballance of the Sanctuary, would be found too light, and insufficient to salvation, being full of weaknesses, infirmities, and imperfections, for which the Lord might justly condemn them, should hee deal with them according to the rigour of his justice.