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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 use. 1. Considering the mind endued with this wisdom is thus1 commended; we must hereby learn, to labour for it in a special manner: beside this commendation of it by our Saviour Christ, which should be a spur to provoke us to this duty, the singular commodity that jedounds hereby to soul and body must move us to affect it. Now that we may the better obtain this heavenly wisdom, we must be careful of these two things especially. First, to get the fear of God into our 2hearts, which is the beginning of this heavenly wisdom, Psal. 111. 10.3 Now this fear of God, is a reverend awe of the heart towards God, whereby a man is fearful to offend, and careful to please God in all things. And this we shall get, if we receive the word of God with reverence, and apply it to our own souls when we hear it; trembling thereat when it toucheth our consciences, and humbly submitting our selves unto it without raging or repining; saying as Hezekiah did to the Prophets reproof, 4The word of the Lord is good. Secondly, we must wholly close up our eyes, (the eyes of our mind I mean) and suffer our selves in all things to be overruled and ordered by the written ⟨p. 359⟩word of God. This was eDavids practise: he gave himself to continual meditation in the word of God: he made it a flantern to his feet, and a light unto his paths. And hereby he became gwiser then his enemies, and got more understanding▪ then all his teachers. Wouldest thou then be truly wise? become a fool to the world, lean not to thine own wisdom; but make Gods word thy whole direction.