Not under a bushel
This plainly appears from the following words. Nor do people light a candle to put it under a bushel (Matthew 5:15). As if he had said, as people do not light a candle only to cover and conceal it, so neither does God enlighten any soul with his glorious knowledge and love, to have it covered or concealed, either by prudence falsely so called, or shame, or voluntary humility, to have it hidden either in a desert or in the world, either by avoiding people or in talking with them. But they put it on a candlestick, and it gives light to all who are in the house. In the same way, it is the design of God that every Christian should be in an open point of view, that he may give light to all around, that he may visibly express the religion of Jesus Christ.
1771 text
5. This plainly appears from the following words: neither do men light a candle to put it under a bushel. *As if he had said, as men do not light a candle, only to cover and conceal it, so neither does God enlighten any soul with his glorious knowledge and love, to have it covered or concealed, either by prudence, falsely so called, or shame, or voluntary humility: to have it hid either in a desert, or in the world; either by avoiding men, or in conversing with them. But they put it on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house. In like manner, it is the design of God, that every Christian should be in an open point of view: that he may give light to all around, that he may visibly express the religion of Jesus Christ.
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Sermon 24 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 5:13-16.
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