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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 is this, we must remember1 that the cross endured for the Gospel sake, especially if we profit by it, is an infallible mark of a child of God. Heb. 12. 17. If ye endure chastening, God offereth himself unto you, as unto sons: for what son is it, whom the father chasteneth not? In reason we find this to be true: for say that two children be fighting in the street, and there comes a man who taketh one of them and beateth him, but the other he lets alone: will not all men say, that the man is father to the child whom he beateth? even so the Lord for our nurturing, will send crosses upon us, when we embrace his Gospel: now if we shall profit by his corrections, and learn thereby to humble our selves under his mighty hand, then we begin to receive assurance of his fatherly dealing towards us his sons and daughters: and therefore we must be so far from being hindered in the course of our holy profession by reproaches and crosses, that they must be means to encourage us therein. Jam. 1. 2, 3.
The way to cut off this occasion of offence is this, we must remember1 that the crosse endured for the Gospel sake, especially if we profit by it, is an infallible marke of a child of God. Heb. 12. 17. If ye endure chastening, God offereth himselfe vnto you, as vnto sonnes: for what sonne is it, whome the father chasteneth not? In reason we finde this to be true: for say that two children be fighting in the streete, and there comes a man who taketh one of them and beateth him, but the other he lets alone: will not all men say, that the man is father to the child whome he beateth? euen so the Lord for our nurtering, will send crosses vpon vs, when we imbrace his Gospel: now if we shall profit by his corrections, and learne thereby to humble our selues vnder his mightie hand, then we begin to receiue assurance of his fatherly dealing towards vs his sonnes and daughters: and therefore we must be so farre from beeing hindred in the course of our holy profession by reproches and crosses, that they must be meanes to incourage vs therein.