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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 34. Care not for the morrow, for the morrow shall care for it self: the day hath enough with his own grief.
Verse 34. Care not for the morrow, for the morrow shall care for it selfe: the day hath enough with his owne griefe.
Here Christ the third time repeats his commandment against distrustful care, propounded first in the 25. verse; In which often repetition, he intends to make us more careful and diligent, both to learn and practise the same. And hereto he also addeth a seventh reason to enforce and further our obedience, drawn from the daily grief & trouble which accompanies every day of our life.
Here Christ the third time repeats his commaundement against distrustful care, propoūded first in the 25. verse; In which often repetition, hee intends to make vs more carefull and diligent, both to learne and practise the same. And hereto hee also addeth a seauenth reason to enforce and further our obedience, drawne from the daily griefe & trouble which accompanies euery daie of our life.
The Exposition. Care not for the morrow: that is, for the time to come. This may seem a strange commandment, tending to patronage sloth & negligence; but we must know, that there is a double care for1 the time to come. I. A godly lawful care. II. A distrustful and inordinate care. The godly care is that, whereby a man provides for in the time present, such things as are needful in the time to come, & cannot then be provided: this lawful care we may observe in our Saviour Christ, for he had a bag to keep provision for himself & his disciples, which Judas bare,