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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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Now, though the Lord under this one includes all the sins of the same kind, as we shall anon perceive; yet the Pharisees took this literal signification, for the whole meaning, and taught that the sin here forbidden, was bodily adultery only; and so made the adultery of the heart to be no adultery; which exposition Christ here confutes.
Now, though the Lord vnder this one includes all the sinnes of the same kind, as we shall anone perceiue; yet the Pharises tooke this litterall signification, for the whole meaning, and taught that the sinne here forbidden, was bodily adulterie onely; and so made the adulterie of the heart to be no adulterie; which exposition Christ here confutes.
First, here observe the fraud and cunning of these Pharisees; they1 would seem faithful interpreters of the Law, in that they keep themselves so close to the words, that they will not pass one jot beyond the literal sense: but yet in the mean time they omit the full meaning and true use of this Law. The like hath been the practise of heretics in all ages; as the Arians, who denied that Christ was God, stuck fast to these words of Scripture, bthe father is greater then I, and to such like. And the Papists to uphold their breaden God, by transubstantiation, will needs keep the literal sense of these words of Christ, This is my body, whereby they overturn the nature of that sacrament. And the3 like might be showed by sundry examples, in all ages; whereby we are taught, not to stand upon the propriety of the words of Scripture only, but to labour to have the true spiritual sense joined with them.
First, here obserue the fraud and cunning of these Pharises; they1 would seeme faithfull interpreters of the Law, in that they keep themselues so close to the words, that they will not passe one iot beyond the litterall sense: but yet in the meane time they omit the full meaning and true vse of this Law. The like hath beene the practise of heretiks in all ages; as the Arrians, who denied that Christ was God, stucke fast to these words of Scripture,