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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. When God offers occasion by any work of his providence,1 we must endeavour therein to glorify and magnify God: example; say God sends a grievous dearth and famine of bread among us, or the plague of pestilence, as he hath done sundry times; then must we strive herein to glorify and praise Gods name: first, by labouring to see the hand of God smiting us for our sins: secondly, by reverencing the work of God, esteeming it as his hand upon us: thirdly, by humbling our selves unto God, and renewing our repentance for our sins, that have brought Gods judgements upon us. Thus should we glorify God in his Judgements; but alas, such is our blindness and security, that though Gods hand be upon us, yet few lay it to heart; where is he that saith, aWhat have I done? nay, though God himself call unto weeping and mourning. And to girding with sack cloth (as the Prophet bspeaketh) yet behold, joy and gladness—eating, and drinking; ⟨p. 265⟩so as Gods name is dishonoured in his judgements. So when Gods blessings are upon us, we should glorify his name, by labouring to see his hand of mercy; and esteeming of them reverently, with praise and thanksgiving to God that is the giver: but herein also men dishonour God, by poring upon the means, praising their own wit and industry, and so sacrifice to their nets, as the cProphet saith.
III. When God offers occasion by any worke of his prouidence,1 we must endeauour therein to glorifie and magnifie God: example; say God sendes a gricuous dearth and famine of bread among vs, or the plague of pestilence, as he hath done sundrie times; then must we striue herein to glorifie and praise Gods name: first, by labouring to see the hand of God smitiag vs for our sinnes: secondly, by reuerencing the worke of God, esteeming it as his hand vpon vs: thirdly, by humbling our selues vnto God, and renuing our repentance for our sinnes, that haue brought Gods iudgements vpon vs. Thus should we glorifie God in his Iudgements; but alas, such is our blindnesse and securitie, that though Gods hand be vpon vs, yet few lay it to heart; where is he that saith,