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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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III. Point. Wherein must this meekness be showed? Ans. Not1 in the matters of God, when his glory is impeached: for therein we must have zeal as hot as fire: but in the wrongs and injuries that concern our selves. Moses was the meekest man upon the earth in his time, Numb. 12. v. 3. and yet when the Israelites had made a golden calf, in zeal to Gods glory, fhe brake the two tables of stone; & put to the sword that same day, three thousand men, of them that had so dishonoured God. David also, that held his tongue at his own wrongs, did consume away with zeal against his enemies that forgot ⟨p. 16⟩Gods word, Psal. 119. 139. And our Saviour Christ, who as a lamb before the shearer opened not his mouth for the wrongs done unto himself; did yet in rescue of his fathers glory, make a whip of cords, and drive the buyers out of the Temple, who made his Fathers house a den of thieves: Math. 21. 12.
III. Point. Wherein must this meekenesse be shewed? Ans. Not1 in the matters of God, when his glorie is impeached: for therein we must haue zeale as hote as fire: but in the wrongs and iniuries that concerne our selues. Moses was the meekest man vpon the earth in his time, Numb. 12. v. 3. and yet when the Israelites had made a golden calfe, in zeale to Gods glorie, fhee brake the two tables of stone; & put to the sword that same day, three thousand men, of them that had so dishonoured God. Dauid also, that held his tongue at his owne wrongs, did consume away with zeale against his enemies that forgat ⟨p. 16⟩