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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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Here Christ propounds the third example of wrong doing, by Superiors1 towards their inferiors, wherein the party wronged is likewise forbidden to make resistance by way of private revenge. For the understanding whereof, we must know, that as in this our common wealth we have Post—masters, so in other countries, especially in Persia, there were the like officers, who by authority from their Kings or Emperors, might take mens cattle, nay men themselves, and use them for travel & carriage, at their pleasure: and it is like, the Jews had got this custom among them after their captivity, as may in part appear, by their bcompelling Simon of Siren to bear Christs cross when they met him. Now Christ speaks here of the abuse of this authority; saying, That if a man compel thee wrongfully, under colour of the Magistrates authority, to go with him one mile, go with him twain: that is, •ather then by resisting thou shouldest revenge thy self, go with him two miles: whence he gives to all inferiors a commandment, to bear patiently the wrongs that are done unto them by their Superiors, and rather to suffer a double wrong, then seek to revenge themselves by private resistance.
Here Christ propounds the third example of wrong doing, by Superiours1 towards their inferiours, wherein the partie wronged is likewise forbidden to make resistance by way of priuate reuenge. For the vnderstanding whereof, wee must knowe, that as in this our common wealth we haue Post—masters, so in other countries, especially in Persia, there were the like officers, who by authoritie frō their Kings or Emperours, might take mens cattel, nay men themselues, and vse them for trauell & carriage, at their pleasure: and it is like, the Iewes had got this custome among them after their captiuitie, as may in part appeare, by their bcō pelling Simon of Syrene to beare Christs crosse when they met him. Now Christ speakes here of the abuse of this authoritie; saying, That if a mā compell thee wrongfully, vnder colour of the Magistrates authoritie, to go with him one mile, goe with him twaine: that is, •ather then by resisting thou shouldest reuenge thy selfe, goe with him two miles: whence hee giues to all inferiours a commandement, to beare patiently the wrongs that are done vnto them by their Superiours, and rather to suffer a double wrong, then seeke to reuenge themselues by priuate resistance.