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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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Lastly, in this commandment see the error of those men, that give themselves wholly to gather riches to themselves, being like to the mole which is always digging in the earth: for God requires, that a man should give as well as get, nay he must get to give, and not to keep: for God is more glorified by giving, then by keeping: and herein his children resemble their heavenly father, who receiveth nothing of any man, and yet giveth liberally to every one that asketh, without reproaching any, Jam. 1. 5.
Lastly, in this commandement see the error of those men, that giue themselues wholly to gather riches to themselues, beeing like to the moule which is alwaies digging in the earth: for God requires, that a man should giue as well as get, nay he must get to giue, and not to keepe: for God is more glorified by giuing, then by keeping: and herein his children resemble their heauenly father, who receiueth nothing of any man, and yet giueth liberally to euery one that asketh, without reproching any, Iam. 1. 5.
And from him that would borrow of thee, turn not away.] These words contain Christs second precept, touching requiting good for evil, taken1 from lending and borrowing. To know the meaning of this Rule three point▪ are to be handled: I. what it is to lend: II. to whom men must lend: III. in what manner. For the first, what lending is, is2 well known by common experience. It is a civill contract or bargain3 in which money, corn, or such like goods, pass from man to man both in regard of use and title: yet so, as the borrower is bound in conscience to return the thing lent unto him, or else that which in value is equal unto it.