A09432:1186
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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I. Quest. When may a man doubt or suspect evil of another? Ans. In all suspicion recourse must be had to the ground thereof,1 whether it rise of just and sufficient cause or not. A sufficient cause of suspicion is that, which in the judgement of wise men, being well considered with all the circumstances thereof, is judged sufficient: and on the other side, that is insufficient which wise men well weighing with the circumstances thereof, do judge insufficient: if then the cause of suspicion be thought insufficient in the judgement of the wise and godly, we must suspend our suspicion: as thus; suppose some evil is reported abroad of such a man; as that he is a thief, an adulterer, or such like: yet this fame riseth only of some one mans report, which because it may proceed from an ill mind on a private grudge, we are not to yield thereupon to suspect ill of the party: this report may well cause us to search further into the case, and move us to look unto our selves that we be not hurt by him. But if the cause be thought sufficient in the judgement of those that are wise and discreet, then we may without offence or breach of conscience, yield to suspect and judge evil of another.
I. Quest. When may a man doubt or suspect euill of another? Ans. In all suspicion recourse must be had to the ground thereof,1 whether it rise of iust and sufficient cause or not. A sufficient cause of suspicion is that, which in the iudgement of wise men, beeing well considered with all the circumstances thereof, is iudged sufficient: and on the other side, that is insufficient which wise men well waying with the circumstances thereof, doe iudge insufficient: if then the cause of suspicion be thought insufficient in the iudgement of the wise and godly, we must suspend our suspicion: as thus; suppose some euill is reported abroad of such a man; as that he is a theefe, an adulterer, or such like: yet this fame riseth onely of some one mans report, which because it may proceede from an ill minde on a priuate grudge, we are not to yeild thereupon to suspect ill of the partie: this report may well cause vs to search further into the case, and mooue vs to looke vnto our selues that we be not hurt by him. But if the cause be thought sufficient in the iudgement of those that are wise and discreete, then we may without offence or breach of conscience, yeild to suspect and iudge euill of another.