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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 Christ propoundeth by way of prohibition, a particular example of the corrupt manner of Alms-giving, proceeding from pride of heart & ambition, borrowed from the practise of the Scribes & Pharisees; & withal he annexeth in the end of the verse an effectual reason to move men to circumspection about the ground and end of their Alms deeds.
Here Christ propoundeth by way of prohibition, a particular exāple of the corrupt maner of Almes-giuing, proceeding frō pride of heart & ambition, borowed frō the practise of the Scribes & Pharisies; & withal he annexeth in the ende of the verse an effectuall reason to mooue men to circumspection about the ground and ende of their Almes deedes.
The Expos. The original is this: Thou shalt not blow a trumpet before thee; so that our translation doth also expound the words of Christ, according to the common rule of Divines; that words of fact, are oftentimes put 1for words of speech: which being well observed, will clear many places from false interpretation. Exo. 13. 2. God saith to Moses, sanctify unto me all the first borne: & tof Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise the sons ⟨p. 222⟩of Israel, that is, command them to be sanctified, and circumcised. Jer. 1. 10. I have set thee over nations and kingdoms (saith God to Jeremiah) to pluck up, to root out, to destroy, and throw down, to build, and to plant: that is, to preach, and by preaching to pronounce that I the Lord will do these things. Joh. 4. 1. Christ is said to baptise, that is, (as the next verse imports) he commanded his Disciples to baptise: and,