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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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Secondly, every one must hereby learn to suffer the word of reproof, whereby his heart and conscience may be ripped up, and his sores of sin discovered: when we have a cut or a wound in our flesh, we can be content to put salt upon it, to dry up the noisome humours, that otherwise would corrupt; now can we endure the smart of salt for the health of our bodies, and shall we not much more suffer the word of God to rip up our sins, and to mortify the same, for the salvation of our souls?
Secondly, euery one must hereby learne to suffer the word of reproofe, whereby his heart and conscience may be ripped vp, and his sores of sinne discouered: when we haue a cut or a wound in our flesh, we can be content to put salt vpon it, to drie vp the noysome humours, that otherwise would corrupt; now can we endure the smart of salt for the health of our bodies, and shall we not much more suffer the word of God to rip vp our sinnes, and to mortifie the same, for the saluation of our soules?
Thirdly, every one must give all diligence to be seasoned throughout, with this heavenly salt, that the thoughts of his heart, the words of his mouth, and the actions of his life, may be all savoury and acceptable unto God in Christ; yea, in his conversation with men, he must labour to show the power of this seasoning: Coloss. 4. 6. Let your speech be gracious always and powdered with salt: that is, seasoned by the word, that it may savour of grace, to those that hear us. If we live under the Ministry of the word, and be not seasoned therewith, our case is dangerous; for therein it is of the nature of salt, which causeth barrenness, where it seasoneth not: as we may see in the practise of Abimelech, who sowed nsalt in Shechem, to make the ground barren, and the place despised.
Thirdly, euery one must giue all diligence to bee seasoned throughout, with this heauenly salt, that the thoughts of his heart, the words of his mouth, and the actions of his life, may be all sauourie and acceptable vnto God in Christ; yea, in his conuersation with men, hee must labour to shewe the power of this seasoning: