Textual 7 1 4 Commentary

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Textual 7 1 4 Commentary
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Matthew 7:1

Textual 7 1 4 Commentary Of The Bible

Textual interpretation and commentary. Doctrinal and homiletical exposition. Teachings and traditions of the Tannaim.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.
] This is not to be understood of any sort of judgment; not of judgment in the civil courts of judicature, by proper magistrates, which ought to be made and pass, according to the nature of the case; nor of judgment in the churches of Christ, where offenders are to be called to an account, examined, tried, and dealt with according to the rules of the Gospel; nor of every private judgment, which one man may make upon another, without any detriment to him; but of rash judgment, interpreting men's words and deeds to the worst sense, and censuring them in a very severe manner; even passing sentence on them, with respect to their eternal state and condition. Good is the advice given by the famous Hillell F21, who lived a little before Christ's time;

Textual 7 1 4 Commentary Predestination

``Do not judge thy neighbour, (says he,) until thou comest into his place.'
It would be well, if persons subject to a censorious spirit, wouldput themselves in the case and circumstances the persons are inthey judge; and then consider, what judgment they would chooseothers should pass on them. The argument Christ uses to dissuadefrom this evil, which the Jews were very prone to, is, 'that ye benot judged'; meaning, either by men, for such censorious personsrarely have the good will of their fellow creatures, but arecommonly repaid in the same way; or else by God, which will be themost awful and tremendous: for such persons take upon them theplace of God, usurp his prerogative, as if they knew the hearts andstates of men; and therefore will have judgment without mercy atthe hands of God.

Textual 7 1 4 Commentary Bible

FOOTNOTES:
F21 Pirke Abot, c. 2. sect. 4.



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