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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 other remains to be passed thorough at the time of death, which is the gate of glory, and then he is in full possession.
the other remaines to be passed thorough at the time of death, which is the gate of glorie, and then he is in full possession.
Doth true happiness consist in this estate, where Christ ruleth and1 man obeys? then here behold the error of all Philosophers and wise2 men of this world touching happiness: for some have placed it in pleasure, some in wealth, and others in civill virtue, and some in all these. But the truth is, it stands in none of these. A natural man may have all these, and yet be condemned: for the civill virtues of the heathen, were in them but glorious sins. Our Saviour Christ hath here revealed more unto us, then all the wise men of the world did ever know: and hereby we have just occasion to magnify the books of Scripture, far above all humane writings, because they do fully set out unto us the nature and estate of true felicity, which no humane works could ever do: we must therefore account of them, not as the word of man, but of the everliving God: yea, this must persuade us to maintain the books of Scripture against all devilish Atheists, that deny the same to be the word of God.
Doth true happines consist in this estate, where Christ ruleth and1 man obeies? then here behold the errour of all Philosophers and wise2 men of this world touching happines: for some haue placed it in pleasure, some in wealth, and others in ciuill vertue, and some in all these. But the truth is, it stands in none of these. A naturall man may haue all these, and yet be condemned: for the ciuill vertues of the heathen, were in them but glorious sinnes. Our Sauiour Christ hath here reuealed more vnto vs, then all the wise men of the world did euer know: and hereby we haue iust occasion to magnifie the bookes of Scripture, farre aboue all humane writings, because they doe fully set out vnto vs the nature and estate of true felicitie, which no humane workes could euer doe: we must therefore account of them, not as the word of man, but of the euerliuing God: yea, this must perswade vs to maintaine the bookes of Scripture against all diuellish Atheists, that denie the same to be the word of God.