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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 Christ layeth down the second reason, to induce his disciples, & in them all Ministers, to preach the word of God faithfully; as if he should say; By calling you are the light of the world, and your ⟨p. 54⟩condition is such, that all your sayings and doings are open to the eyes of men: therefore be careful that ye glorify God therein. The first part of this reason, is in these words; ye are the light of the world: the second is expressed by two comparisons, in the words following; A city that is set on a hill, &c. the conclusion in the sixteenth verse.
Here Christ laieth down the second reason, to induce his disciples, & in them all Ministers, to preach the word of God faithfully; as if he should say; By calling you are the light of the world, and your ⟨p. 54⟩condition is such, that all your sayings and doings are open to the eies of men: therefore bee carefull that yee glorifie God therein. The first part of this reason, is in these words; yee are the light of the world: the second is expressed by two comparisons, in the wordes following; A citie that is set on a hill, &c. the conclusion in the sixeteenth verse.
For the first part: ye are the light of the world. If Ministers be lights, why saith the Scripture, that John Baptist was not the light of the world? Joh. 1. 8. Answ. There be two kinds of lights, Original, and Derived: Original is that, which is the cause of all light; and so Christ alone is the light of the world: and in this sense doth the Scripture deny John Baptist to be that light. Derived light, is that which shineth forth, but yet is received from another; and so xJohn Baptist was a burning and a shining lamp: so were the Apostles lights, y