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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 cut off this occasion of offence, taken from the Scripture,1 is, first to observe, that (howsoever nothing is more repugnant to our nature then the word of God) yet the same word of God hath more prevailed with many mens hearts, to win the same unto it, then any thing in the world besides could ever do. Humane writings are far more plausible to natural men, then the holy Scriptures of God: for the wisdom of God in Scripture is esteemed foolishness to mans natural reason; and yet who did ever cleave so fast to the writings of men, as Gods children have done to the word of God, for the testimony whereof they have been and are content, to live and die? This thing argueth plainly, that there is in Scripture a divine power, for if it had been from man, and against his nature as it is, man would have contemned it.
The way to cut off this occasion of offence, taken from the Scripture,1 is, first to obserue, that (howsoeuer nothing is more repugnant to our nature then the word of God) yet the same word of God hath more preuailed with many mens hearts, to winne the same vnto it, then any thing in the world besides could euer doe. Humane writings are farre more plausible to naturall men, then the holy Scriptures of God: for the wisdome of God in Scripture is esteemed foolishnesse to mans naturall reason; and yet who did euer cleaue so fast to the writings of men, as Gods children haue done to the word of God, for the testimonie whereof they haue beene and are content, to liue and die? This thing argueth plainely, that there is in Scripture a diuine power, for if it had beene from man, and against his nature as it is, man would haue contemned it.
- 1Remedy. 1. Rule.Remedie. 1. Rule.
Secondly, this must be considered, that the penmen of holy Scriptures, both the Prophets and Apostles, have recorded their own faults in penning