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and_o such_o persecution_n as_o will_v afford_v a_o man_n solid_a comfort_n and_o entitle_v he_o to_o real_a blessedness_n must_v be_v endure_v and_o undergo_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n 4._o that_o it_o be_v the_o will_n and_o command_v of_o christ_n that_o those_o which_o suffer_v for_o he_o and_o for_o righteousness-sake_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v meek_a and_o patient_a but_o joyous_a and_o cheerful_a rejoice_v and_o be_v exceed_o glad_a 5._o that_o such_o a_o patient_a and_o cheerful_a suffer_v of_o persecution_n for_o christ_n in_o this_o life_n shall_v certain_o be_v reward_v with_o the_o glory_n and_o blessedness_n of_o the_o life_n that_o be_v to_o come_v great_a be_v your_o reward_n etc._n etc._n 13_o you_o be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o if_o the_o salt_n have_v lose_v his_o savour_n wherewith_o shall_v it_o be_v salt_v it_o be_v thenceforth_o good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n of_o man_n our_o saviour_n 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good_a to_o mankind_n must_v be_v the_o great_a end_n we_o propound_v in_o all_o the_o good_a work_n which_o we_o perform_v 17_o think_v not_o that_o i_o be_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o law_n or_o the_o prophet_n i_o be_o not_o come_v to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v our_o saviour_n here_o inform_v his_o follower_n that_o he_o have_v no_o design_n to_o abrogate_v any_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n or_o to_o loose_a mankind_n from_o the_o least_o measure_n of_o their_o duty_n either_o towards_o god_n or_o man_n but_o that_o he_o come_v to_o fulfil_v it_o 1._o by_o yield_v a_o personal_a obedience_n to_o it_o 2._o by_o give_v a_o full_a and_o strict_a interpretation_n of_o it_o than_o the_o pharisee_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v for_o they_o teach_v that_o the_o law_n do_v only_o reach_v the_o outward_a man_n and_o restrain_v outward_a action_n learn_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v such_o a_o perfect_a rule_n of_o life_n that_o christ_n add_v not_o new_a precept_n or_o duty_n to_o 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a_o state_n of_o damnation_n 20_o for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o except_o your_o righteousness_n shall_v exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n you_o shall_v in_o no_o case_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n observe_v here_o 1._o a_o glorious_a prize_n or_o reward_v set_v before_o the_o christian_a as_o attainable_a namely_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 2._o the_o mean_v require_v in_o order_n to_o our_o obtain_n of_o this_o prize_n and_o lay_v hold_n of_o this_o reward_n we_o must_v be_v holy_a and_o righteous_a person_n heaven_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o righteousness_n a_o reward_n confer_v only_o upon_o righteous_a person_n 3._o here_o be_v the_o special_a qualification_n of_o that_o righteousness_n express_v which_o will_v entitle_v we_o to_o heaven_n and_o salvation_n it_o must_v be_v a_o righteousness_n which_o exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o that_o these_o three_o way_n 1._o in_o its_o 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you_o root_v up_o also_o the_o wheat_n with_o they_o 30_o let_v both_o grow_v together_o until_o the_o harvest_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n i_o will_v say_v to_o the_o reaper_n gather_v you_o together_o first_o the_o tare_n and_o bound_v they_o in_o bundle_n to_o burn_v they_o but_o gather_v the_o wheat_n into_o my_o barn_n the_o design_n and_o scope_n of_o this_o parable_n be_v to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o expectation_n of_o universal_a purity_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n but_o as_o the_o tare_n and_o the_o wheat_n grow_v together_o in_o the_o same_o field_n so_o hypocrite_n and_o sincere_a christian_n be_v and_o will_v be_v intermix_v in_o the_o same_o church_n and_o can_v hardly_o be_v discerue_v one_o from_o the_o other_o st._n jerom_n observe_v that_o in_o the_o eastern_a country_n the_o tare_n and_o the_o wheat_n be_v so_o like_o one_o another_o whilst_o they_o be_v in_o the_o blade_n that_o there_o be_v no_o know_v they_o asunder_o 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not_o rooâ—_n the_o wicked_a up_o yet_o we_o must_v prevent_v the_o root_n of_o wickedness_n all_o we_o can_v our_o saviour_n that_o forbid_v to_o pluck_v up_o the_o tare_n do_v not_o forbid_v to_o hinder_v their_o sow_v 31_o another_o parable_n put_v he_o forth_o unto_o they_o say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a to_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n which_o a_o man_n take_v and_o sow_v in_o his_o field_n 32_o which_o indeed_o be_v the_o least_o of_o all_o seed_n but_o when_o it_o be_v grow_v it_o be_v the_o great_a among_o herb_n and_o become_v a_o tree_n so_o that_o the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n come_v and_o lodge_v in_o the_o branch_n thereof_o 33_o another_o parable_n speak_v he_o unto_o they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a unto_o leaven_n which_o a_o woman_n take_v and_o hide_v in_o three_o measure_n of_o meal_n till_o the_o whole_a be_v leaven_v 34_o all_o these_o thing_n speak_v jesus_n unto_o the_o multitude_n in_o parable_n and_o without_o a_o parable_n 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