A09432:731
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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IV. In this title Father, we are taught how to dispose our selves1 towards God when we pray unto him; namely, as children towards their father for our whole behaviour both outward and inward. And this stands especially in four things: I. in due reverence both of heart and gesture, like as gracious children come before their awful parents: II. in true humility, from our hearts renouncing our own merits and our own wills, and relying wholly on Christs righteousness; and on the will of God in him: III. in true contrition and sorrow of heart for our own sins, whereby we have offended God, who hath been so gracious & merciful a Father unto us in Christ: IV. in a sound purpose of heart to break off the course of all sin, and to walk before God in new obedience to all his commandments. This is such behaviour as bese•neth Gods children in prayer; and hereunto must we labour to conform our selves when we come before God, or else we show our selves not children but rebels and traitors: beware therefore of all unreverend behaviour in prayer; beware of pride, of hardness and wickedness of heart▪ as having the least purpose to live in sin▪ for as ⟨p. 256⟩David saith, If I regard wickedness in my heart, God will not hear my 2prayer: but (saith he) I will wash my hands in innocency, and so will I compass thine altar: with a contrite and broken heart, Psal. 51. 17. disclaiming his own righteousness, v. 1. and Psal. 115. 1. and in all reverence of behaviour, Psal. 95. 9.
IV. In this tytle Father, we are taught how to dispose our selues1 towards God when we pray vnto him; namely, as children towards their father for our whole behauiour both outward and inward. And this stands especially in foure things: I. in due reuerence both of heart and gesture, like as gracious children come before their awful parents: II. in true humilltie, from our hearts renouncing our owne meritts and our owne wills, and relying wholly on Christs righteousnes; and on the will of God in him: III. in true contrition and sorrow of heart for our owne sinnes, whereby we haue offended God, who hath beene so gratious & mercifull a Father vnto vs in Christ: IV. in a sound purpose of heart to breake off the course of all sinne, and to walke before God in new obedience to all his commandements. This is such behauiour as beseneth Gods children in praier; and hereunto must we labour to conforme our selues when we come before God, or els we shew our selues not children but rebells and traytors: beware therfore of all vnreuerend behauiour in praier; beware of pride, of hardnes and wickednes of heart as hauing the least purpose to liue in sinne for as