A city on a hill
And first, it is impossible for any who have it to conceal the religion of Jesus Christ. Our Lord makes this plain beyond all contradiction by a twofold comparison. You are the light of the world. A city set upon a hill cannot be hidden.
1771 text
And, first, it is impossible for any that have it, to conceal the religion of Jesus Christ. This our Lord makes plain beyond all contradiction, by a two-fold comparison. Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon an hill cannot be hid.
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Catalogue & scope
Sermon 24 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 5:13-16.
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