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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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But what must we learn in the lilies? How they grow. And this is a thing to be marked, for in the winter season they lye dead in the earth as though they were not; they are covered with frost and snow: and yet in the spring time and summer, they spring up with stalks, leaves, and flowers of such glorious colours, as passeth the glory of Solomon in all his royalty. Now whence comes this, is it of themselves, or from man? surely neither; for they are field lilies, this only comes from the word of creation given out by God, when he made the creatures, saying, clet the earth bring forth the green herbs, &c. from this working and operative wor• of God, comes the earth to have power and virtue to send out the glorious lilies and every other herb. Now2 then (to apply this to the purpose intended by Christ) the same God, that by his operative word gives this glorious being every year to field-lilies, hath given out a word of providence touching his servants, that if they trust in him, •sing lawful means moderately, they shall have raiment sufficient, and all things else that be needful to this life. Here then is nothing wanting but trust in God in the sober use of ordinary means, for such shall be as sure of raiment by Gods providence as lilies are to grow and blossom in spring time and summer: and this were sufficient to persuade us unto moderate care though nothing more had been said.
But what must we learne in the lilies? How they grow. And this is a thing to be marked, for in the winter season they lye dead in the earth as though they were not; they are couered with frost and snow: and yet in the spring time and summer, they spring vp with stalkes, leaues, and flowers of such glorious colours, as passeth the glorie of Salomon in all his royaltie. Now whence comes this, is it of themselues, or from man? surely neither; for they are field lilies, this onely comes from the word of creation giuen out by God, when he made the creatures, saying, clet the earth bring forth the greene hearbs, &c. from this working and operatiue wor• of God, comes the earth to haue power and vertue to send out the glorious lilies and euery other hearb. Now