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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 third inhibition, is from swearing by Jerusalem: the reason is, for 1it is the city of the great King: that is, the city of God, the king of kings: for God had chosen the Jews to be his peculiar people, and Jerusalem for his holy city, where he had his Temple, and sacrifices for his solemn worship. Now here observe, that at this time the Temple was made a den of thieves, and many of the Scribes and Jewish teachers were notable Heretics, erring against the foundation of religion; yea, the people were rebellious and wicked, as Steven plainly telleth them, Act. 7. 51. and yet Christ here calleth Jerusalem the city of God; and so the people, Gods people; though they for their parts had forsaken2 God. The reason hereof is this, because neither the Jews, nor any other do then presently cease to be the people of God, when they by sin cut off themselves from God and forsake him; but then do they cease to be Gods people, when God forsakes them and cuts them off from him: like as in the state of matrimony, when either man or wise commits adultery, that party breaks the bond of marriage, and as much as in him lieth cuts off himself from the other: but yet while the party innocent retains matrimonial affection towards the party offending, and gives not a Bill of divorce, they still remain man and wife. This appears in these Jews, whom neither Christ himself did then forsake, when they rejected him (for he prayed for them when they crucified him) nor yet his Apostles, till they saw in them manifest signs of incurable obstinacy. Act. 13. 46.
The third inhibition, is from swearing by Ierusalem: the reason is, for 1it is the citie of the great King: that is, the citie of God, the king of kings: for God had chosen the Iewes to be his peculiar people, and Ierusalem for his holy citie, where he had his Temple, and sacrifices for his solemne worship. Now here obserue, that at this time the Temple was made a denne of theeues, and many of the Scribes and Iewish teachers were notable Heretikes, erring against the foundation of religion; yea, the people were rebellious and wicked, as Steuen plainly telleth them,