Third Defect of Pharisaical Righteousness, Spiritual Pride. God must be regarded in all our Judgments (chap. vii. 1, 2).

We must acquire Discernment to judge,

a. How to give (3-5).

b. To whom to give (6).

c. What to give (7-12).

Conclusion.

The conclusion sums up, in three practical exhortations, the whole sermon. Such being the spirit of the Law and the Prophets, and the strictness of the righteousness required,

I. Beware of Supineness (13, 14).

II. Beware of false Teachers (15-20).