Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse V · §24 · John Wesley

One point, guilty of all

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Whoever breaks one of these least commandments, or one of the least of these commandments. These commandments, we may observe, is a term used by our Lord as equivalent to the law, or the law and the prophets, which is the same thing, seeing the prophets added nothing to the law, but only declared, explained, or enforced it, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

1771 text

2. Whosoever shall break one of these least commandments, or one of the least of these commandments――These commandments, we may observe, is a term used by our Lord as equivalent with the law: or the law and the prophets, which is the same thing, seeing the prophets added nothing to the law; but only declared, explained, or inforced it, as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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The fifth sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 5:17-20: Christ came to fulfill the law, not to destroy it, and the righteousness that exceeds the Pharisees'.

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Wesley's own sermon in updated English wording. The 1771 panel is the text of the Works Wesley himself had printed in 1771. It is public domain.

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Sermon 25 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 5:17-20.

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