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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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Vers. 4. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Vers. 4. Blessed are they that mourne, for they shall bee comforted.
Here is Christs second rule touching blessedness: wherein consider1 two points; first, the parties who are blessed, they that mourn: secondly, wherein their blessedness consists, namely, in receiving comfort. For the first: by mourners, we must not understand every one that is any way grieved, but such as have just and weighty causes of grief, and do therefore mourn: for the words import an exceeding measure of grief,2 such as is expressed by crying and weeping, as is plain by Saint Luke, who thus relateth Christs saying; blessed are ye that now weep. And yet3 every one is not blessed, that mourneth under grievous distress; for Cain, Saul, Ahithophel, and Judas, were all deeply affected in soul with their most woeful estates, though far from this blessedness. This rule then, must thus be understood; that they are blessed, who with their mourning for weighty causes of grief, do withal mourn for their sins: for so was the former Rule to be understood, of those that with the sense of their outward distress, had adjoined an inward feeling of their spiritual wants: and this verse is but a more full explication thereof, as if he should have said, they are blessed that are poor in spirit. Yea, put case a man be distressed for most weighty causes of grief, so as he howl and cry under the burden of them; yet if withal, he can unfeignedly mourn and wail in heart for his sins, notwithstanding all his poverty and distress, he is truly blessed.
Here is Christs second rule touching blessednesse: wherein consider1 two points; first, the parties who are blessed, they that mourne: secondly, wherein their blessednesse consists, namely, in receiuing comfort. For the first: by mourners, we must not vnderstand euery one that is any way grieued, but such as haue iust and waightie causes of griefe, and doe therfore mourne: for the words import an exceeding measure of griefe,