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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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This verse contains the fourth part of this Chapter, concerning equity 1and justice. And it consists of two branches; a commandment, Whatsoever ye would, &c. and a reason, for this is the Law and the Prophets. For the first: The meaning. The commandment is propounded in a form of speech that hath reference to some thing going before; Therefore whatsoever, &c. and yet it seemeth very hard, that it should depend either upon the doctrine of prayer, or of dispensing the word, or2 of rash judgement. Why then is it said therefore? &c. Some think it is to be referred to the doctrine of Justice, which was delivered in the fifth Chapter, but that is scarce probable, because so many different points of doctrine are handled between. Others think that it doth not depend of any thing that went before, but that the word (therefore) doth abound; and this is more probable, for such particles do sometimes abound:3 Joh. 1. 20 he denied and said, because • I am not the Christ: where the word (because) doth abound. Now though the word therefore do abound, yet it is not without his use; for it imports that the doctrine here delivered is a special doctrine, and a main conclusion inferred upon divers particular duties of Justice before delivered in the whole Sermon.
This verse containes the fourth part of this Chapter, concerning equitie 1and instice. And it consists of two branches; a commaundement, Whatsoeuer ye would, &c. and a reason, for this is the Law and the Prophets. For the first: The meaning. The commandement is propounded in a forme of speech that hath reference to some thing going before; Therefore whatsoeuer, &c. and yet it seemeth very hard, that it should depend either vpon the doctrine of praier, or of dispensing the word, or2 of rash iudgement. Why then is it said therefore? &c. Some thinke it is to be referred to the doctrine of Iustice, which was deliuered in the fift Chapter, but that is scarse probable, because so many different points of doctrine are handled betweene. Others thinke that it doth not depend of any thing that went before, but that the word (therfore) doth aboūd; and this is more probable, for such particles doe sometimes abound: