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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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Thirdly, hereby we may see, what a blessed thing it is, in the day of Gods wrath against his people, to stand in the breach, and by earnest prayer to stay his hand, and so to make peace between God and his people by prayer. This was Moses practise many a time, for which he is renowned with all posterity, Psal. 106. 23. Exod. 32. 10, 11. And so did Aaron, Numb. 16. 47. 48. David, 2. Sam. 24. 17. and many others. This duty concerneth us, for God hath a controversy with our Land, for the innumerable crying sins hereof, as blasphemy, oppression, con tempt of Religion, adulteries, and such like: now when we see the great mortality of our brethren, or hear of treasons and conspiracies, ⟨p. 38⟩and rumours of wars by enemies, who threaten our overthrow; then must we know that God shakes his rod at us, and then especially is every one to entreat the Lord more earnestly for mercy and reconciliation; for this is a blessed work of peace, to stay the Lord from the destruction of his people: Read Isayk, Jeremiahl, and Ezekielm, sundry times God complains of the want of such, as should stand in the breach before him for the Land, that he should not destroy it. Behold the weight and worth of this duty, in Abraham's intercession for Sodom, for he so far prevailed with the Lord, nthat if there had been ten righteous persons in Sodom, the whole city had been spared for their sakes: but because there were none, so soon as righteous Lot was got out, it was burned with fire and brimstone from heaven, Gen. 19. 23, 24.