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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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vers. 22. But I say unto you, whosoever shall be angry with his brother unadvisedly shall be culpable of judgement: and whosoever saith unto his brother, Raca, shall be worthy to be punished by the Council: and whosoever shall say, fool, shall be worthy to be punished by hell fire.
vers. 22. But I say vnto you, whosoeuer shall be angrie with his brother vnaduisedly shall be culpable of iudgement: and whosoeuer saith vnto his brother, Raca, shall be worthie to be punished by the Councell: and whosoeuer shall say, foole, shall be worthie to be punished by hell fire.
Here our Saviour Christ propounds the true interpretation of this Commandment: But I say unto you) that is, whatsoever you have1 heard the Scribes or Pharisees teach you from themselves, or from their fathers, it is nothing, let them not deceive you: for I that am the Lawgiver and Doctor of my Church, and therefore best know the meaning of mine own law, I say otherwise unto you: whosoever is angry with his brother, &c. Here Christ lays down three kinds of murder, and ⟨p. 91⟩three degrees of punishments for the same. The first degree of murder is Anger, not anger simply: but rash and indiser•et anger towards2 a brother: and by Brother, he meaneth, first, one Jew with an other, to3 whom Christ spake; secondly, one neighbour with an other, whether Jew or Gentile: for by creation we are all brethren, having one father which is God, as Adam is called the son of God. Luk. 3. 38. The second4