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The Prose Works of John Milton, With Prelim. Remarks and Notes by J.a. St. John
The Prose Works of John Milton With Prelim Remarks and Notes by Ja St John Author:John Milton General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1853 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAP. VIII. -- Of Oub Duties Towabds Men ; And The Genebal Virtues Belonging Thebeto. Hithebto we have treated of the virtues comprehended in our Buty Towards God ; we are next to speak of those which belong to our Duty Towabds Men ; although even in these we may he considered as serving God, so long as they are done in obedience to the divine command. Matt. vii. 12. " all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them : for this is the law and the prophets." Col. iii. 23. " whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men." James i. 26, 27. "if any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain: pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." 1 John iv. 20. "if a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar ; for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen ?" Inasmuch therefore as God is best served by internal worship, whereas man stands more in need of outward attention, the external service even of God is sometimes to be postponed to our duties towards men. Prov. xxi. 3. "to do justice and judgement is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice." Jer. vii. 4, 5. " trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah are these: for if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings -- ." Matt. xii. 1,« less