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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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but Christs meaning is, that he which hath things necessary, and besides some thing over, serving for decency and superfluity, must give thereof to him that lacketh. And in extreme necessity, he must give of those goods which pertain necessarily to his life and estate: for our neighbours life must be preferred before our own temporal goods, and outward estate: hPaul testifieth of the Macedonians, that in the extreme necessity of the Saints, they gave to their power, yea and beyond their power: upon this ground the Christians in the primitive Church, isold their possessions for the relieving of the poor brethren in extreme want: rather diminishing their own temporal estate, then suffering the poor to want that were in extreme necessity. This Rule ought always to be regarded and practised, especially in times of want: as for those that make advantage of a dearth, and enrich themselves by Gods judgement on the poor, they are most miserable and wretched people, quite void of every spark of that gracious disposition which was in Christ, who being rich, even king of heaven and earth, 3made himself poor, that though his poverty, he might make others rich. It is the will of God, that we should bear one another's burdens, and help to lift up the poor that are pressed down with the judgement of God; which we shall do, when we give not only of our abundance in common want, but even of our necessaries in the extreme want of the poor.
but Christs meaning is, that he which hath things necessarie, and besides some thing ouer, seruing for decencie and superfluitie, must giue thereof to him that lacketh. And in extreame necessitie, he must giue of those goods which pertaine necessarily to his life and estate: for our neighbours life must be preferred before our owne temporall goods, and outward estate: hPaul testifieth of the Macedonians, that in the extreame necessitie of the Saints, they gaue to their power, yea and beyond their power: vpon this ground the Christians in the primitiue Church, isold their possessions for the releeuing of the poore brethren in extreame want: rather diminishing their owne temporall estate, then suffering the poore to want that were in extreame necessitie. This Rule ought alwaies to be regarded and practised, especially in times of want: as for those that make aduantage of a dearth, and enrich themselues by Gods iudgement on the poore, they are most miserable and wretched people, quite voide of euery sparke of that gratious disposition which was in Christ, who beeing rich, euen king of heauen and earth,