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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 Conclusion: Whosoever shall keep them, and teach men so, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven: that is, he shall be honoured in the Church of God, and esteemed a worthy member thereof, because by this means, he endeavoureth to keep the law unchangeable for ever. In this conclusion two points are1 to be considered; the office of a faithful Teacher, and his reward: his office is two-fold; First, in his own person he must be a doer of Gods commandments: Secondly, in his public Ministry he must teach men so to do.
The second Conclusion: Whosoeuer shall keepe them, and teach men so, the same shall be called great in the kingdome of heauen: that is, hee shall bee honoured in the Church of God, and esteemed a worthie member thereof, because by this meanes, he endeauoureth to keepe the law vnchangeable for euer. In this conclusion two points are1 to be considered; the office of a faithfull Teacher, and his reward: his office is two-fold; First, in his owne person hee must be a doer of Gods commandements: Secondly, in his publike Ministerie hee must teach men so to doe.
- 1The office of a faithful Teacher.The office of a faithfull Teacher.
Here first observe the order of these duties; Doing must go before1 Teaching: This order Christ propounds, and that doubtless on special grounds; First, because a man cannot with joy and comfort fitly teach others, before himself be a doer of the thing he teacheth; for if a man teach others, from the instruction of the spirit, he shall find his own heart inclined by the same spirit, to the obedience of the word he teacheth.