A09432:702
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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In this verse our Saviour Christ repeateth the former commandment touching prayer made after the manner of the heathen: and withal annexeth a second reason to enforce the same. The commandment is repeated from the former reason in these words: Be ye not like them therefore; as if he should say, considering that the heathen in their prayers look to be heard for the multitude of their words, therefore ye must not pray in that manner which they do. This repetition of the commandment serves to imprint the same more deeply in the hearts of his hearers, to cause them, and so us in them, to be more careful to avoid needless repetitions in prayer.
In this verse our Sauiour Christ repeateth the former cōmandement touching prayer made after the manner of the heathen: and withall annexeth a second reason to enforce the same. The commandement is repeated from the former reason in these words: Be ye not like them therefore; as if he should say, considering that the heathen in their praiers looke to be heard for the multitude of their words, therefore ye must not pray in that manner which they doe. This repetition of the commandement serues to imprint the same more deepely in the hearts of his hearers, to cause them, and so vs in them, to be more carefull to auoid needlesse repetitions in praier.
Now having handled this commandment in the former verse, I1 will here only observe this point of doctrine touching the distinction of people before the death of Christ: for here Christ saith unto the Jews: Be ye not like them: that is, like the Gentiles: where he putteth a plain difference between the Jews and all the Nations of the world besides. And therefore when he first sent his Disciples to preach, he forbade them athe way of the Gentiles and the cities of Samaria: commanding them to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And this distinction was not only in Christs time, but had been from the beginning for the space of 4000. years. In the first age of the world there ⟨p. 246⟩