A09432:1176
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 thing then here forbidden, is rash judgement, which one man doth unjustly give of another; and the reason why we so understand this place, may be drawn from the 3. verse, where instance is given of the judgement here forbidden, in a quick espial and sharp censure of small faults in others, not seeing far grosser and greater in our selves: also Saint Luke setting down this same prohibition, Judge not, expounds1 it in the next words, by condemn not: which must be understood of rash censure, as is plain by S. Paul, Rom. 2. 1. In that thou judgest another, thou condemnest thy self, because thou doest rashly con damn him of that whereof thou thy self art guilty. Now that we may better know the thing forbidden, first I will show what rash judgement is, and in the second place make known the common practises thereof. For the first:
The thing then here forbiddē, is rash iudgemēt, which one man doth vniustly giue of another; and the reason why wee so vnderstand this place, may be drawne from the 3. verse, where instance is giuen of the iudgement here forbidden, in a quicke espiall and sharpe censure of small faults in others, not seeing farre grosser and greater in our selues: also Saint Luke setting downe this same prohibition, Iudge not, expounds1 it in the next words, by condemne not: which must be vnderstood of rash censure, as is plaine by S. Paul, Rom. 2. 1. In that thou iudgest another, thou condemnest thy selfe, because thou doest rashly cō demne him of that whereof thou thy selfe art guiltie. Now that wee may better know the thing forbidden, first I will shew what rash iudgement is, and in the second place make knowne the common practises thereof. For the first: