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Twenty sermons preached at Oxford before His Majesty, and elsewhere
Twenty sermons preached at Oxford before His Majesty, and elsewhere by the most Reverend James Usher ...
London: printed for Nathanael Ranew, 1678
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14. Now we come to the main thing, another false glass, which we call Partial obedience, when a man goes further, looking upon the letter of the Commandment only, saying, I thank God I forbear many sins, and do many duties, I am not a Thief, nor a Murderer, Swearer, Drunkard, or ⟨p. 21⟩covetous person: I do not take Gods name in vain; I have not broken the Sabbath, though I doubt whether it be moral or no. I have served God in coming to his house, given obedience to my Parents, &c. And looking on this he concludes, doubtless all is well with him: As when I have a thousand thorns in my feet, and have three or four taken out, will this help me? because I have not the Stone or the Gout, shall I conclude I am well, as if I could not be sick without this or that disease. Because I do something that God requires, shall I think I do as much as I need? No, we must take heed of that, God will not be contented with Partial Obedience, He will have the whole heart or none.
14. Now we come to the main thing, another false glass, which we call Partial obedience, when a man goes furthet, looking upon the letter of the Commandement onely, saying, I thank God I forbear many sins, and do many duties, I am not a Thief, nor a Murtherer, Swearer, Drunkard, or ⟨p. 21⟩covetous person: I do not take Gods name in vain; I have not broken the Sabbath, though I doubt whether it be moral or no. I have served God in coming to his house, given obedience to my Parents, &c. And looking on this he concludes, doubtless all is well with him: As when I have a thousand thorns in my feet, and have three or four taken out, will this help me? because I have not the Stone or the Gout, shall I conclude I am well, as if I could not be sick without this or that disease. Because I do something that God requires, shall I think I do as much as I need? No, we must take heed of that, God will not be contented with Partial Obedience, He will have the whole heart or none.
- 14. Glass. Partial Obedience.