Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse IV · §56

Without dissimulation

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Let this be your one final end in all things. With this view, be plain, open, undisguised. Let your love be without dissimulation (Romans 12:9). Why should you hide fair, disinterested love? Let no deceit be found in your mouth (1 Peter 2:22). Let your words be the genuine picture of your heart. Let there be no darkness or reserve in your conversation, no disguise in your behavior. Leave this to those who have other designs in view, designs which will not bear the light. Be artless and simple to all mankind, that all may see the grace of God which is in you. And although some will harden their hearts, yet others will take knowledge that you have been with Jesus (Acts 4:13), and, by returning themselves to the great Bishop of their souls (1 Peter 2:25), glorify your Father who is in heaven.

1771 text

3. Be this your one ultimate end in all things. With this view, be plain, open, undisguised, let your love be without dissimulation: why should you hide fair, disinterested love? Let there be no guile found in your mouth: let your words be the genuine picture of your heart. Let there be no darkness or reservedness in your conversation, no disguise in your behaviour. Leave this to those who have other designs in view; designs which will not bear the light. Be ye artless and simple to all mankind; that all may see the grace of God which is in you. And although some will harden their hearts, yet others will take knowledge, that ye have been with Jesus, and by returning themselves to the great Bishop of their souls, glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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Sermon 24 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 5:13-16.

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