Post-Mediæval Preachers / Some Account of the Most Celebrated Preachers of the 15th, 16th, & 17th Centuries; with outlines of their sermons, and specimens of their style

by S. Baring-Gould

On its Negative or Passive Side (III Beatitude) (38-42).

On its Positive or Active Side (VII Beatitude) (43-48).

III.

The Practice required by Christ of His Disciples contrasted with the Practice of the Scribes and Pharisees.

First Defect of Pharisaical Righteousness, Ostentation, or Hypocrisy. God must be regarded in all our Acts (chap. vi. 1).

α. In the Duties owed to our Neighbours (2-4).

β. In the Duties owed to God (5-15).

γ. In the Duties owed to Ourselves (16-18).

Second Defect of Pharisaical Righteousness, Worldliness. God must be regarded in all our Affections (19-34).