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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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vers. 7. Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
vers. 7. Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knock, and it shall be opened vnto you.
In this verse and those which follow unto the twelfth, is laid down1 the third part of this chapter, concerning prayer: and it consisteth of two branches: a commandment to pray, and effectual reasons to persuade us thereto. The commandment is propounded in three several terms, Ask, seek, and knock: each whereof hath his promise annexed thereto, Ye shall have, ye shall find, and it shall be opened unto you. Now for our better understanding of Christs meaning herein, two rules must be observed. I. That Christ here speaks not of every kind of asking in prayer, but of that only which himself commandeth and alloweth: for we may ask and not receive, because we ask amiss, as aS. James saith: but he that asketh, according to Christs direction in this place, shall receive.
In this verse and those which follow vnto the twelft, is laid downe1 the third part of this chapter, concerning praier: and it consisteth of two branches: a commandement to pray, and effectuall reasons to perswade vs thereto. The commandement is propounded in three seuerall teannes, Aske, seeke, and knocke: each whereof hath his promise annexed thereto, Ye shall haue, ye shall find, and it shall be opened vnto you. Now for our better vnderstanding of Christs meaning herein, two rules must be obserued. I. That Christ here speakes not of euery kind of asking in praier, but of that onely which himselfe commandeth and alloweth: for we may aske and not receiue, because we aske amisse, as a