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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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In regard whereof here also we must show, how this eye may be plucked 1out, and this hand cut off: that is, by what means we may reform our hearts, and stay the rage of our affections, that they cause us not to sin. The way is this, we must mortify and crucify our unruly affections and corrupt desires. And for this end we must put in practise three duties. First, we must believe that we are crucified with Christ; that2 is, as we conceive our selves to be in Christ by faith, whereby we have3 communion with him; so we must conceive that this communion with Christ, is in his death and burial, so as our sinful nature, with all our corrupt affections, were nailed to his cross and buried in his ⟨p. 124⟩grave, as the Apostle shows at large, Rom. 6. 3, 4. &c. Now when this persuasion shall take place in our hearts, it will by Gods grace keep us from yielding to corrupt motions and desires, and move us to labour to subdue them daily: for herein stands our assurance that we have fellowship with Christ, when we have fellowship in his death. And therefore as we see malefactors to cease from stealth and robbery when they are once hanged; so we being crucified with Christ in respect of the old man, must not suffer the same to rule in our affections, or to have force in our members: knowing (as the Apostle asaith) that our old man is crucified with Christ, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin: and, bthey that are Christs have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts thereof: whereupon he bids us cthink, that we are dead to sin, meaning with Christ, and so cannot live therein: S. John saith, d