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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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III. Duty. The third thing required to this casting out the beam1 out of our own eye, is that which is here intended by our Saviour Christ; namely, to surcease to judge others, and to begin to judge our selves for our own sins; for if we would judge our selves we should not be judged, 1. Cor. 11. 31. Now we do then judge our selves, when in our own hearts we give sentence against our selves, and condemn our selves in regard of our own sins: Thus David judged himself, Psa. 51. 1. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, according to the multitude of thy mercies: as if he should say, Lord, one mercy will not serve the turn, so far have I plunged my self into hell by my grievous sins; but in the multitude of thy mercies do them all away. And in the words following, vers. 2. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, he confesseth himself to be so deeply stained with the filth of sin, that a little washing will not serve. So when the Lord had spoken unto Job, and made him ⟨p. 428⟩see and know himself, he cries out, Behold, I am vile, Job. 39, 37. and again, Now I abhor my self, and repent in dust and ashes, for those things that I have said and done, Chap. 42. 6. In such sort also did the Prodigal son judge himself, crying out, that he had sinned against heaven, and against his father, and was not worthy to be called his son, Luk. 15. 21. The Apostle Paul likewise confesseth against himself, that he was the head of all sinners, 1. Tim. 1. 15. And thus must we condemn our selves, and say with Daniel in his prayer for the people, chap. 9. 7. Open shame and confusion of face belongs unto us.
III. Duty. The third thing required to this casting out the beame1 out of our owne eie, is that which is here intended by our Sauiour Christ; namely, to surcease to iudge others, and to beginne to iudge our selues for our own sins; for if we would iudge our selues we should not bee iudged,