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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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First, here we may see what to judge of the works done by Papists:1 It is commonly thought that they abound with good works, but it is not so; their best works are sins before God, for they fail principally in the main end of well-doing, which is to glorify God, in the good of men: for a Papist doing a good work, according to the Rules of their religion, doth it to satisfy Gods justice, for the temporal2 punishment of his sins, and to merit heaven by it; and so erreth quite from the right end of a good work, respecting therein, his own good, and nothing at all the good of others.
First, here we may see what to iudge of the workes done by Papists:1 It is commonly thought that they abound with good workes, but it is not so; their best workes are sinnes before God, for they faile principally in the maine ende of well-doing, which is to glorifie God, in the good of men: for a Papist doing a good worke, according to the Rules of their religion, doth it to satisfie Gods iustice, for the temporall2 punishment of his sinnes, and to merit heauen by it; and so erreth quite from the right end of a good worke, respecting therein, his own good, and nothing at all the good of others.
- 1The use.The vse.
- 2Tollet. instruct. sacer. lib. 6. cap. 21.
Secondly, hereby we may see, for our selves, how far we come short in our good works, for commonly we fail in the main end thereof: men spend their days and strength in labour and toil, but all is for themselves, for their own pleasure, their own profit and preferment, without respect to the good of their brethren: now all such actions wherein men seek themselves only, and not Gods glory in the good of others, be sinful in the doer, though otherwise good in them selves. And therefore we must learn, in all our actions, to aim at the glory of God, in the good of men.