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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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The way to remove this wicked conceit is, to esteem of every present 1day, as the day of our death, or of the last judgement, and so accordingly, to prepare our selves to die, and to meet God in judgement every day. This thing Moses aimed at, when he prayed God hto teach him and his people s• […] number their days, that they might apply their hearts unto wisdom▪ for this persuasion of long life, moves many to give themselves to the sins and vanities of this world excessively: we ⟨p. 127⟩must therefore shake off this vain persuasion, and every day prepare our selves for death, and for the day of judgement; so shall we number our days aright, and apply our hearts unto wisdom: for this is true wisdom in man, rightly to consider his latter end. And the more nearer doth this duty concern us, because of the continued intercourse of Gods judgements upon us, in famine, plague, and pestilence, &c. which plainly argues, that more heavy judgements are to ensue, unless we prevent the same by speedy and true repentance.
The way to remooue this wicked conceit is, to esteeme of euery present 1day, as the day of our death, or of the last iudgement, and so accordingly, to prepare our selues to die, and to meete God in iudgement euery day. This thing Moses aimed at, when he praied God hto teach him and his people s• 〈…〉 number their daies, that they might applie their hearts vnto wisdome▪ for this perswasion of long life, mooues many to giue themselues to the sinnes and vanities of this world excessiuely: we ⟨p. 127⟩must therefore shake off this vaine perswasion, and euery day prepare our selues for death, and for the day of iudgement; so shall we number our daies aright, and applie our hearts vnto wisdome: for this is true wisdome in man, rightly to consider his latter ende. And the more neerer doth this dutie concerne vs, because of the continued intercourse of Gods iudgements vpon vs, in famine, plague, and pestilence, &c. which plainly argues, that more heauie iudgements are to ensue, vnles we preuent the same by speedie and true repentance.