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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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3. Seeing God sendeth down the rain, we may gather that no man1 can certainly tell, by the course of the heavens, the particular season of the2 weather day by day. If the rain depended wholly upon the celestial bodies, then should it fall alike in all places, that be of like position to the heavens; but that is not so, for God ordereth it according to the state of the people, upon whom it falleth, either for a blessing, or a curse, as we have heard.
3. Seeing God sendeth down the raine, we may gather that no man1 can certainly tel, by the course of the heauēs, the particular season of the2 weather day by day. If the raine depended wholly vpon the celestiall bodies, then should it fall alike in all places, that be of like position to the heauens; but that is not so, for God ordereth it according to the state of the people, vpon whom it falleth, either for a blessing, or a curse, as we haue heard.
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- 2Astrological prediction of rain uncertain▪Astrological prediction of raine vncertaine▪