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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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III. Hence we must learn to ask of God in prayer heavenly1 things especially: these earthly blessings may be asked, so far forth as they are helps to further us towards our everlasting inheritance in heaven, to which we are called, 1. Pet. 1. 3, 4. But to be ever grovelling in the earth, is against the nature of him that hath a father in heaven.
III. Hence we must learne to aske of God in prayer heauenly1 things especially: these earthly blessings may be asked, so farre forth as they are helpes to further vs towardes our euerlasting inheritance in heauen, to which we are called, 1. Pet. 1. 3, 4. But to be euer groueling in the earth, is against the nature of him that hath a father in heauen.
- 1What we must ask of God in pray er.What we must aske of God in prai er.
IIII. Our principal care must be how to come to heaven, for1 there our father is: ordinarily a child desires to be with his father, and is best pleased on his mothers lap, or in his fathers arms: herein therefore we must testify our selves to be the sons and daughters of God, by our unfeigned desire to be in heaven where our father is. It is unnatural for a child not to be delighted with his fathers house, and so it argues them to be void of grace, that have no affection towards heaven and heavenly things: let us therefore delight to pray, whereby we may creep into our fathers bosom, and though our bodies be on earth, yet in affection and desire let our souls mount up to heaven: here we are but pilgrims, if God be our father, our hearts must be upon our home which is heaven where our father is.