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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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By this Exhortation of our Saviour Christ, we are taught to carry1 a strict watch over all our senses, and over all the parts of our bodies, especially the eye and hands, that they become not unto us occasions of sinning against God: and for the government of the eyes, there be two special Rules; First, we must use our sight, that is, open and2 shut our eyes, in obedience unto God. Solomon giving Rules, for the3 well ordering of the tongue, sight, and foot, saith thus of the eye; aLet thine eye behold the right, and thy eye lids direct the way before thee: which words seem to carry this sense, That we should order our sight according to the strait Rule of Gods word, for that is the way wherein we ought to walk. Now the necessity of observing this Rule, may appear by sundry examples: Eves blooking upon the forbidden fruit, with desire to eat thereof, against Gods commandment, was the door and entrance of that sin into her heart: was not Ham caccursed for looking upon his Fathers nakedness? was not Lots wife turned into a pillar of salt for dlooking back towards Sodom? Fifty thousand threescore and ten men of Bethshemish were slain efor looking into the Ark of the Lord, against his revealed will: by all which it is plain, that we ought to use our sight in obedience to God: for which end, it will be good before we look on any thing, to consider whether the same will be for Gods glory, the good of our selves, & of our brethren; if it be, we may use our sight; if not, we may not use it.
By this Exhortation of our Sauiour Christ, wee are taught to carrie1