Matthew 26:40-45 And he comes to the disciples, and finds them asleep, and said to Peter, What, could you not watch with me one hour?… By what certain rules may we proceed to judge what sins are wilful and presumptuous, and what are sins of infirmity, or such as come from the weakness of the flesh. We have two ways to judge by. 1. From the nature of moral actions. 2. From the Scriptures, declaring what sins are inconsistent with the state of salvation.For there are two sorts of infirmities: 1. Such as belong to particular actions. 2. Such as belong to our state and condition.There are three things which do very much alter and discriminate the nature of moral actions. 1. The choice and consent of the will. 2. The time and deliberation about it. 3. The manner of committing it. (E. Stillingfleet.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? |
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