As touching some part of this dark Parabolical Saying of our Saviour, I may differ in my Conceptions, 'tis probable, from divers Men; […] inclined, 'tis like, to believe that the Man, or Men here mentioned, are such only that Satan overcomes, after they have made a profession of Religion, with the same scandalous Sins, and so they turn with the Dog to their old Vomit. I grant this may be true in respect of some of them; yet I do not believe the Lord Jesus intends to show ⟨image 3⟩hereby they do all after manner fall from their […] Religion and Profession: 'Tis evident to me, he applies it to the Pharisees, and other People of that Generation; but many of them never became openly Profane, yet was their State worse by many degrees, (than whilst they abode under the Power of gross and scandalous Sins) and died in their Unbelief and Hypocrisy, which 'tis to be feared many now do. If the Scope of the […], be considered, That our blessed Saviour designed by this Parable to see […] the State of the Pharisees, is evident, as may be seen if you begin at the 24th Verse of the Chapter, where they charged him with casting out Devils by Beelzebub the Prince of the Devils. From whence his […] an occasion to set forth the sadness of their Conditions, […] Zeal and outward Sanctity, showing[…] Vers. 33, 34, 35. that their Hearts were not made good, but like an Evil and corrupt Tree. Then soon after follows these words, When the Unclean Spirit is gone out of a Man, &c. Reader, I shall not trouble thee further: what Weakness thou findest in these Sermons, I hope Charity will […] it: If any Profit thou shalt receive thereby, bless God, and be […] of resting in a Form of Religion, being not brought into […] Union with Jesus Christ, nor under the Power of true […] let me have a part in thy Prayers, who is […] them, being attended with many Troubles and […], but doubt not but God will make them all work together for good, and will at last, I hope, through his infinite Grace, bring to his quiet, peaceable, and everlasting Rest,
As touching some part of this dark Parabolical Saying of our Saviour, I may differ in my Conceptions, 'tis probable, from divers Men; 〈…〉 inclined, 'tis like, to believe that the Man, or Men here mentioned, are such only that Satan overcomes, after they have made a profession of Religion, with the same scandalous Sins, and so they turn with the Dog to their old Vomit. I grant this may be true in respect of some of them; yet I do not believe the Lord Jesus intends to shew ⟨image 3⟩hereby they do all after manner fall from their 〈…〉 Religion and Profession: 'Tis evident to me, he applies it to the Pharisees, and other People of that Generation; but many of them never became openly Prophane, yet was their State worse by many degrees, (than whilst they abode under the Power of gross and scandalous Sins) and died in their Vnbelief and Hypocrisy, which 'tis to be feared many now do. If the Scope of the 〈…〉, be considered, That our blessed Saviour designed by this Parable to see 〈…〉 the State of the Pharisees, is evident, as may be seen if you begin at the 24th Verse of the Chapter, where they charged him with casting out Devils by B••lzebub the Prince of the Devils. From whence his 〈…〉 an occasion to set forth the sadness of their Conditions, 〈…〉 Zeal and outward Sanctity, shewing〈…〉 Vers. 33, 34, 35. that their Hearts were not made good, but like an Evil and corrupt Tree. Then soon after follows these words, When the Unclean Spirit is gone out of a Man, &c. Reader, I shall not trouble thee further: what Weakness thou findest in these Sermons, I hope Chairty will 〈…〉 it: If any Profit thou shalt receive thereby, bless God, and be 〈…〉 of resting in a Form of Religion, being not brought into 〈…〉 Union with Jesus Christ, nor under the Power of true 〈…〉 let me have a part in thy Prayers, who is 〈…〉 them, being attended with many Troubles and 〈…〉, but doubt not but God will make them all work together for good, and will at last, I hope, through his infinite Grace, bring to his quiet, peaceable, and everlasting Rest,
