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And all Christians being taught of God by Christ are appointed to acknowledge no Father, or Master upon the Earth.","proofs":["Matthew 23:9–10"]}]},{"document":"explicatory1675","id":"51","url":"/api/v1/documents/explicatory1675/entries/51","segments":[{"text":"neglect, especially","proofs":["Matthew 23:13"]}]},{"document":"explicatory1675","id":"55","url":"/api/v1/documents/explicatory1675/entries/55","segments":[{"text":"Where either things or persons, wherein and whereby God is honoured, and whereupon his holy Name is called, are undervalued or despised; being slightly or vainly used any other way, and to any other end than God in his Word hath directed, and commanded.","proofs":["23:14"]}]},{"document":"explicatory1675","id":"55","url":"/api/v1/documents/explicatory1675/entries/55","segments":[{"text":"This sin having the addition of the solemnness of an Oath i a double iniquity, and obligeth a man to nothing but a deep unfeigned Repentance. 4. Swearing by the Creatures.","proofs":["23:19–22"]},{"text":"when men Swear in a light matter, and upon every trivial occasion; or without urgent necessity, a just and weighty cause that only can warrant an Oath. 6. Breaking those Oaths made by the Creatures as not binding and valid. For although Christ prohibit Swearing by the Creatures, yet he ever enjoyns performances agreable to such Oaths, because of the Creatures relation to God, whom he will make instruments of vengeance to fulfill his Will, and execute his pleasure against false and vain Swearers.","proofs":["23:19–22"]}]},{"document":"flavel1692","id":"3","url":"/api/v1/documents/flavel1692/entries/3","segments":[{"text":"And Christ hath charged us,","proofs":["Matthew 23:10"]}]},{"document":"flavel1692","id":"36","url":"/api/v1/documents/flavel1692/entries/36","segments":[{"text":"That Humiliation is the true way to Exaltation.","proofs":["Matthew 23:12"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"26","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/26","segments":[{"text":"Christ doth defend his People, 1. By hiding them under his wing, How often would I have gathered thy Children together, as a Hen gathereth her chickens under her wings.","proofs":["Matthew 23:37"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"51","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/51","segments":[{"text":"Wo unto you Scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites, for ye shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men, for ye neither go in your selves, neither suffer ye them that are entring to go in.","proofs":["Matthew 23:13"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"55","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/55","segments":[{"text":"Woe unto you Scribes, Pharisees, Hypocrites, for ye devour Widows houses, and for a pretence, make long prayers, therefore ye shall receive the greater Damnation.","proofs":["Matthew 23:14"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"78","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/78","segments":[{"text":"Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased: and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.","proofs":["Matthew 23:12"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"19","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/19","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Ye Generation of Vipers, how can ye escape the Damnation of Hell,","proofs":["Matthew 23:33"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"21","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/21","segments":[{"text":"No. I would have gather’d you, and you would not,","proofs":["Matthew 23:37"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"34","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/34","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For all ye are Brethren,","proofs":["Matthew 23:8"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"56","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/56","segments":[{"text":"No. Wo unto you Scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites,","proofs":["Matthew 23:13"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"63","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/63","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For all ye are Brethren,","proofs":["Matthew 23:8"]}]},{"document":"beddome1752","id":"38","url":"/api/v1/documents/beddome1752/entries/38","segments":[{"text":"Ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within are full of extortion and excess,","proofs":["Matthew 23:25"]}]},{"document":"beddome1752","id":"42","url":"/api/v1/documents/beddome1752/entries/42","segments":[{"text":"How can ye escape the damnation of hell,","proofs":["Matthew 23:33"]}]},{"document":"beddome1752","id":"61","url":"/api/v1/documents/beddome1752/entries/61","segments":[{"text":"Woe unto you hypocrites,","proofs":["Matthew 23:13"]}]},{"document":"beddome1752","id":"84","url":"/api/v1/documents/beddome1752/entries/84","segments":[{"text":"Cleanse first that which is within the cup or platter, that the outside may be clean also,","proofs":["Matthew 23:26"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"20","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/20","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":["Matthew 23:8–10"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"20","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/20","segments":[{"text":"(5) Because, Christ expresly forbids such subjection and obedience to the Commands of men;","proofs":["Matthew 23:9–10"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"20","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/20","segments":[{"text":"And against the command of Christ, forbidding us to call any man Father on earth;","proofs":["Matthew 23:9"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"25","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/25","segments":[{"text":"9","proofs":["Matthew 23:8–10"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"26","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/26","segments":[{"text":"And he commands his hearers to observe what the Scribes, and Pharisees bad them do;","proofs":["Matthew 23:2–3"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"29","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/29","segments":[{"text":"(14) Because, this Popish Adoration of the Elements, is a worshipping of the creature together with the Creator, a most abominable Idolatry;","proofs":["Matthew 23:16–23"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"12","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/12","segments":[{"text":"Some suppose that God is pleased with lip seruice onely, & outward righteousnesse; as the hypocriticall Pharisies, or Pharifaicall hypocrites.","proofs":["23"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"26","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/26","segments":[{"text":"These things from the Scriptures are manifest, which teach vs, that wicked ministers, euen the Scribes and Pharisies sitting in Moses chaire,","proofs":["Matthew 23:1"]}]}]}