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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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The second corruption of an hollow heart, noted likewise of Christ,1 in these Jews, is to place the ceremonies, rites, and traditions of men, above the commandments of the Moral law: Herewith he doth expressly charge the Jewish teachers, Matth. 15. 3. Why do ye transgress the commandments of God, by your traditions? And this is also the practise of the Church of Rome at this day, they account xeating flesh in Lent, and on their fasting days, a deadly sin: & yet they will vdispense with treasons, & murders, of Christian Princes: they zallow of Stews, they permit and pardon Sodomy; and yet autterly forbid marriage in some estate, which the holy Ghost bcalleth honourable among all men. In these and many moe, they prefer their own traditions before the most holy commandments of God: yea, many ignorant persons among us, are tainted with this corruption; for be not some feast days, appointed by the Church, as Christs nativity, all Saints, and such like, observed by them with greater conscience and reverence, then the Lords own Sabbath? Though the memory of Christs nativity may be celebrated; yet the Lords day should have the special honour. Now for the reforming of this corruption, we must labour to have the same mind that was in David, who grew into admiration with Gods7 commandments, and thereupon inured himself to the observation of them. We must therefore labour to have an high estimation of the8 laws of God, and this will be a notable means to draw us to a reverend ⟨p. 81⟩