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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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Here we learn then, that Gods church and people, that suffer in a ⟨p. 45⟩good cause must rejoice and be glad: This must be remembered, for we •ave been many times in great danger of our enemies for the Gospels •ake; and it may please God to leave us in their hands, for our manifold sins, and great abuse of his heavenly blessings; which if he do, what must be our behaviour? must we be swallowed up with sorrow and grief? no, but humbling our selves for our sins, we must remember for what we do suffer, and rejoice and be glad in that behalf; for though our outward man perish▪ yet the inner man shall be revived.
Here we learne then, that Gods church and people, that suffer in a ⟨p. 45⟩good cause must reioyce and be glad: This must be remembred, for we •aue bene many times in great danger of our enemies for the Gospels •ake; and it may please God to leaue vs in their hands, for our manifold sinnes, and great abuse of his heauenly blessings; which if he doe, what must be our behauiour? must we be swallowed vp with sorrow and griefe? no, but humbling our selues for our sinnes, we must remember for what we doe suffer, and reioyce and be glad in that behalfe; for though our outward man perish▪ yet the inner man shall bee reuiued.
Now because it is a hard thing to rejoice in grievous afflictions, therefore Christ doth give two reasons to move them hereunto; first, from the Recompense of reward after this life, in these words, for great is your reward in heaven. This point I have handled heretofore, & therefore1