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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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Now this being evident, that we must only seek for things necessary, and no more; then we must all learn to beware of carking care, & be contented with things necessary, when God gives them. And to move ⟨p. 345⟩us hereunto, consider the reasons following: First, it is Gods commandment, that we should be contented with things necessary, 1. Tim. 6. 8.1 and therefore we must make conscience of obedience in the practise of2 contentation. Secondly, they that are greedy after abundance, have3 many temptations to bad dealing, and so can hardly keep a good conscience: they fall into snares (as the fApostle saith) and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction. Thirdly,5 in time of persecution (which oft accompanies the Gospel) the richer a man is, the more danger he is in to forsake the truth; for the heart of man is naturally so glued to the world, that without Gods special grace, it will sooner forsake Christ, then worldly wealth: this we may see in Demas, who to embrace the world, forsook Paul, 2. Tim. 4. 10. whereupon Christ saith, g how hardly can a rich man enter into the kingdom of 6heaven. And thus much of the first practise of covetousness, which is excessive care and labour after worldly goods.
Now this beeing euident, that we must onely seeke for things necessarie, and no more; then we must all learne to beware of carking care, & be contented with things necessary, when God giues thē. And to moue ⟨p. 345⟩