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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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Lastly, in this Preface is noted Christs manner of speaking, in these1 words: And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: which some do take to signify nothing else, but a full and evident kind of speech; as if the holy Ghost had said, he spake with his mouth: as we use to say in English, I heard it with mine ears. But this phrase hath a further meaning, for as Paul willing the Ephesians, nto pray to God for him, that a door of utterance may be given him, that he might open his mouth boldly to publish the secrets of the Gospel, doth there make that opening of his mouth, a more special kind of speaking, and of far more weighty matter, then his ordinary communication; and as Elihu saying, oI will open my lips, and will answer, doth thereby import, that his speech should be upon due consideration, and sound knowledge: so the Evangelist saying, Christ opened his mouth, doth thereby mean, that upon serious meditation upon sundry points of heavenly doctrine, he began to speak with liberty and authority, and to deliver unto them deep matter of weight and great importance: that this is the meaning, may appear by the conclusion of this Sermon, where it is said, pthe people wondered at his doctrine, because he taught as one having authority:
Lastly, in this Preface is noted Christs manner of speaking, in these1 words: And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: which some doe take to signifie nothing else, but a full and euident kind of speech; as if the holy Ghost had said, he spake with his mouth: as wee vse to say in English, I heard it with mine eares. But this phrase hath a further meaning, for as Paul willing the Ephesians, nto pray to God for him, that a doore of vtterance may bee giuen him, that hee might open his mouth boldly to publish the secrets of the Gospel, doth there make that opening of his mouth, a more speciall kind of speaking, and of farre more waightie matter, then his ordinary communication; and as Elihu saying,