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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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verse 24. No man can serve two masters—: for either he shall hate the one, and love the other; or else he shall lean to the one, & despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.
verse 24. No man can serue two masters—: for either hee shall hate the one, and loue the other; or else he shall leane to the one, & despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and Mammon.
Here Christ meeteth with a second objection, which the carnal heart of man might frame against the former commandments, verse 19, and 20. for whereas Christ had forbidden the treasuring up of worldly riches, & commanded the seeking of heavenly treasure; some man might flatter himself with this persuasion, that he might well seek• both, and lay up both treasures for himself in earth, and in heaven also. To this Christ answers, No: that is impossible; and he proves it thus: No man can serve two masters: But to seek heavenly and earthly treasures, is to serve two masters; to wit, God and Mammon: and therefore no man can seek them both. The first part of this reason is fully set down, and proved in the text, by the effect of such service in contrary affections and behaviour; for either he shall hate the one, and love the other, &c. The assumption and conclusion are necessarily implied in the last words, Ye cannot serve God and Mammon: wherein Christ applies the former argument.
Here Christ meeteth with a second obiection, which the carnal heart of man might frame against the former commandements, verse 19, and 20. for whereas Christ had forbidden the treasuring vp of worldly riches, & commanded the seeking of heauenly treasure; some man might flatter himselfe with this perswasion, that he might well seek both, and lay vp both treasures for himselfe in earth, and in heauen also. To this Christ answers, No: that is impossible; and he prooues it thus: No man can serue two masters: But to seeke heauenly and earthly treasures, is to serue two masters; to wit, God and Mammon: and therefore no man can seeke them both. The first part of this reason is fully set down, and prooued in the text, by the effect of such seruice in contrarie affections and behauiour; for either he shall hate the one, and loue the other, &c. The assumption and conclusion are necessarily implied in the last words, Yee cannot serue God and Mammon: wherein Christ applies the former argument.