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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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A second thing to be gathered from this commandment is this;1 That the Lords prayer is the most excellent form of prayer that is, or can be made by any creature: for it was indited and propounded by the Son of God, who is the wisdom of the father. Now the excellency of it stands in these things: I. in the pithy shortness of it: for in2 few words it compriseth endless matter: II. in the perfection of it:3 for it containeth in it whatsoever is to be asked in prayer: in which respect4 it is well called of one the abridgement of the whole Gospel: III. in the order thereof, which hereafter we shall see in the resolution of it:5 IV. in the acceptation it hath with God the father: for it containeth6 ⟨p. 252⟩the words of Christ his Son, in whom the Father is well pleased.
A second thing to be gathered from this commandement is this;1 That the Lords praier is the most excellent forme of praier that is, or can be made by any creature: for it was indited and propounded by the sonne of God, who is the wisdome of the father. Now the excellencie of it stands in these things: I. in the pithie shortnes of it: for in2 few words it compriseth endlesse matter: II. in the perfection of it:3 for it containeth in it whatsoeuer is to be asked in prayer: in which respect4