...Our Our Lord then addresses himself more directly to the authors of this spiteful calumny ; " Either make the tree good and his fruit good, or else make...fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by his fruit ;" that is, be uniform and consistent with yourselves. If you pretend to holiness and sincerity of...

...ground must be first made good, and then it will be fruitful. So our Saviour says,* Either make tlie tree good, and his fruit good ; or else make the tree...fruit corrupt : for the tree is known by his fruit. But of this we shall have occasion to speak more particularly hereafter. — It remains that we now,...

...or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt : for the tree is known by the fruit. 34 " Ye brood of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things ? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things : and an...

...grace. The ground must be first made good, and then it will be fruitful. So our Saviour says, Either make the tree good, and his fruit good ; or else make...fruit corrupt ; for the tree is known by his fruit c. But of this we shall have occasion to speak more particularly hereafter. — It remains that we...

...Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make...fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. . 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things ? for out of the abundance of...

...believe, who receive honour one " of another, and seek not the honour which " cometh from God only." ' " O generation of " vipers, how can ye, being evil speak good " things ? For out of the abundance of the heart " the mouth speaketh." 2 How can that come out of the heart which is not in it ? How can that...

...eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.' And again, Matthew xii. 34, ' He said to the Pharisees, O generation of vipers ! how can ye, being evil, speak good things ; for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth spcaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things...

...character must commence within us. In every individual the mind is the fountain of good and evil. " Either make the tree good, and his fruit good ; "or else make the tree corrupt and his fruit corrupt." This is the first and distinguishing precept of Christ, and it is explanatory of the effect produced...

...Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. Either make the tree good, and his fruit good ; or else make...tree is known by his fruit. O generation of vipers, * Matthew, chap. xii. 30. 14 how can ye, being evil, speak good things ? for out of the abundance of...

...Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 33 Either 1 am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office...may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, an 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the...