Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse VII · §5

Putting asunder

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It has been the endeavor of Satan from the beginning of the world to put asunder what God has joined together, to separate inward from outward religion, to set one of these at variance with the other. And in this he has met with no small success among those who were ignorant of his devices.

1771 text

1. IT has been the endeavour of Satan from the beginning of the world, to put asunder what God had joined together; to separate inward from outward religion, to set one of these at variance with the other. And herein he has met with no small success, among those who were ignorant of his devices.

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Sermon 27 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 6:16-18.

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