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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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II. Point. To whom men must lend. This circumstance is not1 here expressed by Matthew, but must be supplied out of Luke, chap. 6.2 34, 35. where Christ forbids them to lend, as sinners do, to receive the like again: but (saith he) love your enemies, and do good, and lend looking for nothing again: where it is plain, that lending must be to such as are truly poor, and not able to lend again like for like. For the better understanding whereof we are to know, that in humane Societies3 there be three sorts of men. First, such poor as are unable to provide for themselves things necessary, by reason of some impotency, as sickness,4 age, lameness, or such like; and these are commonly called beggars. A second sort are those, which being poor have yet a trade, wherein5 they can provide for themselves some part of their maintenance, & yet by reason of their poverty. still want some things necessary, which of themselves they cannot procure. The third sort are rich men, such as have6 worldly goods in abundance, not only sufficient for their necessaries, but much overplus: now to each of these belongs his peculiar due. To the first sort of poor that have the shaking hand (as Moses kspeaketh) alms are due, and they must be relieved by giving freely, as we ⟨p. 197⟩have showed in the former precept. To the second sort of poor, belongs lending properly, specially then, when their necessity requires. To the rich, neither gift nor loan is due; but on the contrary, they ought to give and lend to the poor, maintaining themselves by the honest labour and industry of their lawful callings.