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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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1III. Point. Whether is this Sermon the same, with that which is set down by S. Luke, Chap. 16. v. 20. This question is necessary, for if they be the same Sermon, then will the one give great light unto the other. Men indeed differ in judgement touching this point: some say they are divers Sermons; others say they are one and the same: and that opinion is most likely. For first, they have one beginning and one matter, the same order of preaching, and the same conclusion, as the comparing of them together will plainly declare. Secondly, this Sermon recorded by them both, was made upon the election of Christs twelve Apostles, a little after the curing of the man with the withered hand. This is plain in S. Luke, and may well be gathered from the doctrine of this Sermon recorded by cMatthew, wherein Christ instructeth his Apostles particularly in their office and calling: which he would not have done, if he had not formerly called them thereunto. If it be said, that S. Matthew recordeth their election afterward in the 10. Chap. Ans. In the writings of the Evangelists there be certain Anticipations; that is, some things are set down after, which were done before, and some things are set down before, which were done after, as might easily be proved by sundry examples, and in the point in hand ⟨p. 3⟩is evident: for the election of the Apostles is set down by S. Matthew in his tenth Chap. upon occasion of his recording their commission to preach: so that this circumstance of the Apostles election, doth notably prove these Sermons to be one, S. Matthew setting down the same more largely, and Luke more briefly.
1III. Point. Whether is this Sermon the same, with that which is set downe by S. Luke, Chap. 16. v. 20. This question is necessarie, for if they be the same Sermon, then will the one giue great light vnto the other. Men indeede differ in iudgement touching this point: some say they are diuers Sermons; others say they are one and the same: and that opinion is most likely. For first, they haue one beginning and one matter, the same order of preaching, and the same conclusion, as the comparing of them together will plainely declare. Secondly, this Sermon recorded by them both, was made vpon the election of Christs twelue Apostles, a little after the curing of the man with the withered hand. This is plaine in S. Luke, and may well be gathered from the doctrine of this Sermon recorded by