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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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This verse containeth two parts: A rule for the framing of our1 speech in common talk; and a Reason thereof. The Rule is this, Let your communication be yea yea, nay nay: where he showeth, that though men may not swear in their common talk, yet they may use a simple affirmation, or negation to the thing they speak. This Rule is diversly expounded; some take it to respect the truth of our speech, as if Christ had said; Whatsoever you affirm in speaking, affirm it truly, & whatsoever you deny in speaking, deny it truly. But by the circumstances of the place, it rather seemeth, that Christ here propoundeth a Rule ⟨p. 171⟩for the very form of our common talk, to this effect; If you would affirm any thing in your ordinary speech, let your affirmation be yea; and if you would deny any thing, let your negation or denial be no, and in your ordinary communication say no more, though you be urged thereto. So must we take communication, for ordinary common talk; for in some cases it is lawful to swear, as hath been showed.
This verse containeth two parts: A rule for the framing of our1 speech in common talke; and a Reason thereof. The Rule is this, Let your communication be yea yea, nay nay: where he sheweth, that though men may not sweare in their common talke, yet they may vse a simple affirmation, or negation to the thing they speake. This Rule is diuersly expounded; some take it to respect the truth of our speech, as if Christ had said; Whatsoeuer you affirme in speaking, affirme it truely, & whatsoeuer you denie in speaking, denie it truely. But by the circumstances of the place, it rather seemeth, that Christ here propoundeth a Rule ⟨p. 171⟩for the very forme of our common talke, to this effect; If you would affirme any thing in your ordinarie speech, let your affirmation bee yea; and if you would denie any thing, let your negation or deniall bee no, and in your ordinarie communication say no more, though you bee vrged thereto. So must we take communication, for ordinarie common talke; for in some cases it is lawfull to sweare, as hath beene shewed.