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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 first observe a true note of the child of God; namely, to imitate1 God his heavenly father, in loving his enemies, and expressing ⟨p. 206⟩the faine by all kind usage, both in word and deed, praying for them, and relieving them in their necessities. And because it is so blessed a thing to be the child of God, we must therefore hereby stir up our selves to the conscionable performance of this duty.
Here first obserue a true note of the childe of God; namely, to imitate1 God his heauenly father, in louing his enemies, and expressing ⟨p. 206⟩the faine by all kinde vsage, both in word and deede, praying for them, and releeuing them in their necessities. And because it is so blessed a thing to be the childe of God, we must therefore hereby stirre vp our selues to the conscionable performance of this dutie.
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Secondly, from the ground of this reason we are taught, that we1 ought principally to employ our selves to those things, by the doing2 whereof, we may get assurance that we are the children of God; as also to shun the doing of all such things, at declare us to be the children of Satan: that is, all sins which are indeed works of darkness, and of the devil. In the evil day, whether it be of death, or of affliction, when no man can comfort us, this will be an only joy unto our hearts, which will swallow up all fear, that we know our selves to be Gods children; for then the Lord will acknowledge us for his own: but if by sin we be like the devil, God will refuse us, and so we fall wholly to the devil. Let us therefore practise those things, whereby this ground of comfort may be treasured in our hearts.