Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
TO THOSE GOVERNORS OF FAMILIES THAT TERFORM THIS DUTY. Section I. — Think it not enough to prove thee a saint that thou prayest in thy family; you may set up the worship of God in your house, and not enthrone God in your hearts. God forbid that you should bless yourselves in this, and reckon yourselves as saints because of this ; alas !
Commenting on Ephesians 6:10-20
The narrow gate is hardly wide enough to admit one at all; it expresses the difficulty of that first right step in religion, which requires triumph over all our natural inclinations. The wide gate and broad way lure many because they are easily entered and easily trodden.
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Commenting on Matthew 7:13-29
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them--that is, But the point I now press is not so much the end of such, as the means of detecting them; and this, as already said, is their fruits. The hypocrisy of teachers now leads to a solemn warning against religious hypocrisy in general.