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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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From this reason, we may gather a rule whereby to judge concerning1 the old Testament, what is Scripture, and what is not: all Scripture of the old Testament, is either the Law, or the Prophets; that is, was either penned by Moses, or by some of the Prophets, who were extraordinarily moved and enabled thereunto. And therefore all the books from Genesis to Malachi, are Canonical Scripture, because they are written by some of the Prophets. To this purpose S. Peter saith, 2. Pet. 1. 19. We 2have a most sure word of the Prophets, &c. But for the books of Apocrypha, they are not Canonical Scripture, because they were not penned by Moses or any of the Prophets: which is plain by this, that all of them were first written either in latin, or in Greek, & none in Hebrew originally; where as all the old Prophets sent from God, writ their books in the Hebrew, in the language of that people to whom they were sent; •ave only that some part of Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, were in Chaldee, which language the people learned in the captivity. Secondly, the Prophets could not err, either in judgement, memory, o• understanding, by reason of the immediate assistance of the holy Ghost: as Act. 15. 28. It seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to us: and Peter calls their word most sure. But the Authors of the books of Apocrypha erred, as may be showed in them all; Tobit. 6. Raphael's counsel for driving away the devil by the smell of the liver of a fish, is a mere fabulous device; for the devil is by nature a spirit, and cannot be affected with such things. The story of Judah is fabulous, which saith, Nebuchadnezzar was king of Assyria when the people returned from the captivity, and Joaki• was high Priest. In the addition to Esther, ⟨p. 464⟩Chap. 16. 11. Haman a is said to be a man of Macedonia; but the true Scripture saith, he was an Agagite, coming of Agag. The author Ecclesiasticus confesseth his 3