A second volume of discourses or sermons on several scriptures

Thirdly, Get a more thorough acquaintance with the Spiritual sense and meaning of the Law. This was the cause why the Pharisee did so slight the commission of small Sins; because he kept himself to the Literal Sense of the Law; and so, because there he was commanded not to kill, not to commit Adultery, and the like, thought, if he did abstain from the outward Act of those Sins, he observed the Law; yea, and observed it sufficiently. But now the spiritual meaning of the Law, that forbids not only the outward Act, but it forbids whatever tends • the outward Act; inward Though • Motions, Desires, Complacencies in • that are presented to the Fancy, • whatever tends to, or belongs unto S• the spiritual Sense of the Law forbids all these. Why, now grow more in acquaintance with the spiritual sense and meaning of the Law, and then you will thin• small Sins, such as the Sins of the Thoughts, of the Desires, and of the Fancy, and the like, to be no less forbidden by the Law, than Murder or ⟨p. 102⟩Adultery, and other heinous Sins; the Law having as strictly forbid the one as the other.

Thirdly, Get a more thorough acquaintance with the Spiritual sence and meaning of the Law. This was the cause why the Pharisee did so slight the commission of small Sins; because he kept himself to the Literal Sence of the Law; and so, because there he was commanded not to kill, not to commit Adultery, and the like, thought, if he did abstain from the outward Act of those Sins, he observed the Law; yea, and observed it sufficiently. But now the spiritual meaning of the Law, that forbids not only the outwar• Act, but it forbids whatever tends • the outward Act; inward Though • Motions, Desires, Complacencies in • that are presented to the Fancy, • whatever tends to, or belongs unto S• the spiritual Sence of the Law forbids all these. Why, now grow more in acquaintance with the spiritual sence and meaning of the Law, and then you will thin small Sins, such as the Sins of the Thoughts, of the Desires, and of the Fancy, and the like, to be no less forbidden by the Law, than Murder or