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A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount
A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his executors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one, of special points here handled; the other, of choice places of Scripture here quotedA godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his exequutors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one, of speciall points here handled; the other, of choise places of Scripture here quoted
Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the University of Cambridge, 1608Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, 1608
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The second sort of worldly goods is1 Abundance, whereby I mean that plenty and store, which serves not only for necessity, but for holy comeliness and delight. The third2 sort is Superfluity, whereby I mean such abundance, as a man hath neither use of for the present, nor in any likelihood shall have for the time to come.
The second sort of wordly goods is1 Aboundance, whereby I meane that plentie and store, which serues not onely for necessitie, but for holy comelinesse and delight. The third2 sort is Superfluitie, whereby I meane such aboundance, as a man hath neither vse of for the present, nor in any likelihood shall haue for the time to come.
- 12. Abund•ce.
- 23. Superfluity
Now these grounds thus premised, I set down this rule touching1 mans provision for worldly wealth. Things necessary for mans person & his calling, a man may seek for and lay up; but for abundance, & for superfluities, no man ought to labour or be careful: hereto Christ hath put this bar, Lay not up treasures for your selves: & Solomon prays as directly against superfluity, as against poverty, Pro. 30. 8, 9. Give me not riches nor poverty (saith he) but feed me with food convenient for me: and he renders this reason against abundance, lest I be full and deny thee, & say, who is the Lord? Now hence I reason thus; look what we may ask of God, that only must we seek for, & no more: but we may only ask for things necessary; for to pray for abundance we have no warrant, & therefore we must only seek for necessaries, & not for abundance. Hereto the Apostles rule agreeth well,