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'" Unless  your  justice  abound  more  than  that  of  the Scribes  and  Pharisees,  you  shall  not  enter  into  the  kingdom of  heaven." — Matt. v. 20.

Ex. : I.  Fifth  Commandment. II. History of  incident. III. Division.

I. Scribes  and  Pharisees:  1. Exceptions. 2. Teaching. 3. Practice.

II. We: 1. Fraternal correction. 2. Three  punishments. 3. Our  sins  and  temptations.

III. Remedies: 1. Reconciliation. 2. No  substitute. 3. Remember last  end.

Per. : 1.  The  letter. 2. The  spirit. 3. The  means  and  reward.

"Unless your  justice  abound  more  than  that  of the  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  you  shall  not  enter  into the  kingdom  of  heaven." In other  words,  my  dear Brethren, unless  you  keep  God's  commandments  in your  thoughts  and  words  as  well  as  in  your  actions you shall  not  save  your  souls. In to-day's  Gospel, our divine  Lord  preaches  His  disciples  a  little  sermon on  the  fifth  commandment. Last Sabbath,  as He  was  teaching  in  the  Synagogue  at  Jerusalem,  a man  with  a  withered  hand  came  to  Him  to  be  cured. Now the  Scribes  and  Pharisees  watched  if  Jesus would heal  on  the  Sabbath,  that  they  might  have  an excuse  for  killing  Him. But thinking  to  win  their