A09432:1136
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 words in the original whereby Christ declareth this behaviour of the Gentiles, be more full and emphatical then our translation doth express: for they import that the Gentiles set themselves to seek, or1 seek with all their might. Which must be observed, because it is not a sin simply to seek things necessary, but wholly to give our selves thereto, that is, the sin; because it proceeds from distrust in God. Quest. Why did the Gentiles thus wholly give themselves to seek things necessary? Ans. Because they know not […] true God, nor his providence; they were not acquainted with his word, as David saith▪ And this was the state of all the world before Christs coming, the Jews only excepted, and their forefathers, with some few Proselytes, who by conversing with Gods people were converted to true religion.
The words in the originall whereby Christ declareth this behauiour of the Gentiles, be more full and emphaticall then our translation doth expresse: for they import that the Gentiles set themselues to seeke, or1 seeke with all their might. Which must be obserued, because it is not a sinne simply to seeke things necessarie, but wholly to giue our selues thereto, that is, the sinne; because it proceedes from distrust in God. Quest. Why did the Gentiles thus wholly giue themselues to seeke things necessarie? Ans. Because they know not 〈…〉 true God, nor his prouidence; they were not acquainted with his word, as Dauid saith▪ And this was the state of all the world before Christs comming, the Iewes onely excepted, and their forefathers, with some few Proselytes, who by conuersing with Gods people were conuerted to true religion.
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