Thoughts from sinful tempers
Again: all thoughts which spring from sinful tempers are undoubtedly sinful. Such, for instance, are those that spring from a revengeful temper, from pride or lust or vanity. An evil tree cannot bring forth good fruit (Matthew 7:18). Therefore if the tree is evil, so must the fruit be also.
1771 text
2. Again. All thoughts which spring from sinful tempers, are undoubtedly sinful. Such, for instance, are those that spring from a revengeful temper, from pride, or lust, or vanity. An evil tree cannot bring forth good fruit. Therefore if the tree be evil, so must the fruit be also.
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Sermon 41 in the 1771 Works. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5.
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