Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 5:8
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Matthew5:8
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
The Men of the World bless those who appear Pure, and Holy to men, and put on a Vizard, and Mask of Purity: Tho they be but painted Sepulchers▪ and their Hearts be as Cages of all unclean Birds: But those alone are Blessed, who being washed from their filthiness by my Blood, are of a sincere and upright Heart, tho they be not legally Pure, and free from all sin; yet are so Pure as that God will accept them, the bent of their Hearts being after Holiness. Who have not an Heart, and an Heart, no doubleness of mind, who are Persons in whom is no Guile. For tho no mortal Eye can see, and comprehend the Essence of God, yet these Men shall by an Eye of Faith, see and enjoy God in this Life, tho in a Glass more darkly, and in the Life to come, Face to Face, and as he is, 1 Cor. 13.12. Heb. 12.14. 1 Ioh. 3.2.
Marginal references: Psal. 24.4.
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