A09432:733
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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Hence we learn sundry instructions:
Hence we learne sundrie instructions:
I. That when we pray, we must apply to our selves all the promises1 of God in Christ, touching righteousness and life everlasting: for he that makes them is our father, and therefore they belong to us that be his children. These promises are many and excellent. And that they must be applied to our selves in prayer, is granted on all parts; but how, there is the controversy. The Papists say, we must apply them to our selves by hope; we say, by faith, which is the ground of things hoped for, laying hold on them for our selves particularly, as Thomas did on Christ, aMy God, and my Lord: which I prove thus: Whatsoever we ask in prayer, we must bbelieve that God will grant it for his sons sake: but this we cannot do, unless we believe that God is our father in Christ, and Christ our redeemer: and therefore we must first by faith lay hold upon the main promise of righteousness and life everlasting in Christ, which is the ground of all other blessings we receive from God. Oh (will some say) this is hard to do▪ Ans. Yet we must do our endeavour herein, and strive against doubting, using the means whereby we may come to that measure of grace, to say with Paul; I live now by faith in the Son of God, who hath loved me, and given himself 4for me; doing this in sincerity, God accept the will for the deed, even our desire and endeavour to apply Christ and his benefits, for application it self. And if we continue in this use of means, he that hath begun in us this good desire, will finish it in the fruition of grace and full assurance.