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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 10. Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11. Blessed are ye when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you for my sake, falsely. ⟨p. 40⟩12. Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.
Verse 10. Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake, for theirs is the kingdome of heauen. 11. Blessed are ye when men reuile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of euill against you for my sake, falsly. ⟨p. 40⟩12. Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.
Here Christ propounds his eight Rule touching happiness, which he handles more largely then the former; for having laid down the Rule, vers. 10. he expounds the same in a special application of it to his Disciples in the 11. and 12. verses. In the Rule it self, note two points; first, the parties blessed: secondly, wherein their blessedness consists. The parties blessed, are they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake. Persecution properly signifieth pursuit, such as one enemy maketh after another; but here the word must be taken generally, for all kind of persecution whatsoever. Now because it is a paradox, and absurd in humane reason, to think him blessed, that for any cause is persecuted; therefore Christ to verify the truth hereof, repeats the same Rule in the next verse, where also he expounds every parcel thereof, wherewith I will content my self, because Christ is the best interpreter of his own words.
Here Christ propounds his eight Rule touching happinesse, which he handles more largely then the former; for hauing laid downe the Rule, vers. 10. he expounds the same in a speciall application of it to his Disciples in the 11. and 12. verses. In the Rule it selfe, note two points; first, the parties blessed: secondly, wherein their blessednesse consists. The parties blessed, are they which suffer persecution for righteousnesse sake. Persecution properly signifieth pursuite, such as one enemie maketh after another; but here the word must be taken generally, for all kind of persecution whatsoeuer. Now because it is a paradoxe, and absurd in humane reason, to thinke him blessed, that for any cause is persecuted; therefore Christ to verefie the truth hereof, repeats the same Rule in the nextwerse, where also he expounds euery parcell thereof, wherewith I will content my selfe, because Christ is the best interpreter of his owne words.