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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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II. Point. What was that righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, which is here so debased, as being unable to bring a man to heaven? By the tenor of Scripture it will appear, that it was pan external righteousness only, standing in the outward observation of the law: for they were careful to abstain from actual gross sins; as whoredom, theft, murder, idolatry, and such like, and they were very forward in qfasting, praying, and giving of alms openly, and in rkeeping the traditions and ceremonies of the Elders, and in all things to carry themselves in show sconformable to the law; but the inward righteousness of the heart they nothing regarded, thinking that perfect righteousness consisted in outward obedience, & by that they looked to be saved; as it is said, Rom. 10. 2. neglecting utterly the righteousness of God.
II. Point. What was that righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisies, which is here so debased, as beeing vnable to bring a man to heauen? By the tenour of Scripture it will appeare, that it was pan externall righteousnes onely, standing in the outward obseruation of the law: for they were carefull to abstaine from actuall grosse sinnes; as whoredome, theft, murther, idolatrie, and such like, and they were very forward in qfasting, praying, and giuing of almes openly, and in rkeeping the traditions and ceremonies of the Elders, and in all things to carrie themselues in shew sconformable to the law; but the inward righteousnes of the heart they nothing regarded, thinking that perfect righteousnes consisted in outward obedience, & by that they looked to be saued; as it is said,