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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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Here Christ propoundeth his third reason, against distrustful and1 carking care for worldly things, from the unprofitableness and vanity of it in man. The words of this reason are propounded by way of question: which kind of phrase imports the affirming or denying of the thing spoken of with more vehemence. And here it hath the force of a more vehement negation: as if Christ had said, Undoubtedly not any of you by taking care can add one cubit to his stature. A cubit is a measure taken from a part of mans body, being the length of the arm from the elbow, to the end of the longest finger. Now God in framing mans body, brings it from this length in the mothers womb, by continual increase adding cubit unto cubit, till at last it contain many cubits in stature according as he hath ordained and appointed. And look how many cubits long God hath ordained every man to come unto, of that stature and tallness he is; and no man by all his wit, skill, and careful industry can add one cubit unto his stature: for that is the proper work of the creator, he that gives the body, appoints the stature, and by his providence brings it thereto, by daily increase. Now hence Christ reasons thus, from the like: As no man by taking care in all the means he can use, can augment his stature one cubit, he cannot do the the least thing this way, as pS. Luke noteth; no more can any man by his distrustful care better his outward estate for things needful to this life any whit at all: and therefore sith it is vain and fruitless to vex our hearts herewith, we must beware of this distrustful care.
Here Christ propoundeth his third reason, against distrustfull and1 carking care for worldly things, from the vnprofitablens and vanitie of it in man. The words of this reason are propounded by way of question: which kind of phrase imports the affirming or denying of the thing spoken of with more vehemence. And here it hath the force of a more vehement negation: as if Christ had said, Vndoubtedly not any of you by taking care can adde one cubit to his stature. A cubit is a measure taken from a part of mans bodie, beeing the length of the arme from the elbow, to the end of the longest finger. Now God in framing mans bodie, brings it from this length in the mothers wombe, by continuall increase adding cubit vnto cubit, till at last it containe many cubits in stature according as he hath ordained and appointed. And looke how many cubits long God hath ordained euery man to come vnto, of that stature and talnesse he is; and no man by all his wit, skill, and carefull industrie can adde one cubit vnto his stature: for that is the proper worke of the creatour, he that giues the bodie, appoints the stature, and by his prouidence brings it thereto, by daily increase. Now hence Christ reasons thus, from the like: As no man by taking care in all the meanes he can vse, can augment his stature one cubit, he cannot doe the the least thing this way, as