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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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The duties after prayer, are chiefly two; 1. We must call to remembrance1 the prayer we made to God; if one man talk with another, ⟨p. 238⟩he will be so attentive, that as near as may be, he will remember the words that passed between them; and much more ought we so to do when we talk with God: now we must thus meditate on our prayers, for this end, that we may the better do the thing we ask; as we crave in prayer the pardon of our sins, so we must after prayer endeavour to leave the practise of them. What a horrible shame is it for men to beg at Gods hands the pardon of sin, and when they rise from prayer, to fall again to the practise of it? This is with the 2dog to return to his vomit, and with the desperate thief to stealing, after he hath entreated favour of the Judge. 2. After prayer, we must be3 careful to be as plentiful in thanksgiving for blessings received, as we were in petition to crave them. This indeed may be done in the beginning of our prayer, though here I mention it last, but omitted it may not be. Ordinary men have this humanity, that where they find friendship, they will be more plentiful in rendering thanks, then in making new requests; and if we deal thus with men, shall we not much more do it with God, with whom true thankfulness for one blessing, is a special means to procure many moe? Now this thankfulness must not be only in word, but in deed testified by due obedience, in life and conversation: and these are the duties whereby a man shall avoid all carnal ostentation in prayer, and approve his heart unto God therein.
The duties after praier, are chiefly two; 1. Wee must call to remembrance1 the praier wee made to God; if one man talke with another, ⟨p. 238⟩he will be so attentiue, that as neere as may be, he will remember the words that passed betweene them; and much more ought we so to doe when we talke with God: now we must thus meditate on our praiers, for this ende, that we may the better doe the thing wee aske; as we craue in praier the pardon of our sinnes, so wee must after praier indeauour to leaue the practise of them. What a horrible shame is it for men to begge at Gods hands the pardon of sinne, and when they rise from praier, to fall againe to the practise of it? This is with the