Wandering Thoughts · §24 · John Wesley

Thoughts from sinful tempers

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Again: all thoughts which spring from sinful tempers are undoubtedly sinful. Such, for instance, are those that spring from a revengeful temper, from pride or lust or vanity. An evil tree cannot bring forth good fruit (Matthew 7:18). Therefore if the tree is evil, so must the fruit be also.

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2. Again. All thoughts which spring from sinful tempers, are undoubtedly sinful. Such, for instance, are those that spring from a revengeful temper, from pride, or lust, or vanity. An evil tree cannot bring forth good fruit. Therefore if the tree be evil, so must the fruit be also.

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