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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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This special kingdom of God is two-fold; either of Grace, or of1 Glory: The kingdom of grace, is a spiritual estate, wherein God makes men willingly subject to his written word, by his spirit. I call the kingdom ⟨p. 268⟩of grace, a spiritual estate, both because it is principally exercised in the conscience, and also because this regiment in the conscience, is by the spirit of God. Secondly, I show wherein it consists; namely, in a voluntary subjection of the whole man in soul, and body, and spirit, to the will of God, revealed in the word: Psalm. 110. 3. Thy people shall come willingly in the day of assembling thine army, in holy beauty. And this subjection stands in three things; in Righteousness, Peace, and Joy in the holy Ghost, Rom. 14. 17, 18. In Righteousness, that is, First, in Christs righteousness imputed; and secondly, in the righteousness of a good conscience, the ground whereof, is sanctification by the spirit, which Christ gives to them, whom he doth justify. In Peace, that is, peace of conscience towards God, and peace with Gods Church; yea, with all creatures, so far forth as is needful for them. Now under peace, we must comprehend love, and all duties of love; for as righteousness concerns the person in soul and body, so peace respects all duties and actions of the life: Righteousness is the root, from whence springeth this peace, with every action thereof; for when the heart is sanctified, the life is reformed. Lastly, in joy in the holy Ghost: this is a fruit of both the former, respecting especially the state of affliction; for when a man is justified and sanctified, and hath peace towards God, then ariseth in his heart a spiritual delight in God, in all estates: yea, though great afflictions light upon him for Gods cause, yet he beareth them with inward joy and delight, knowing that the spirit of glory, & of God, resteth upon him, and that he shall be glorified with Christ, if he suffer with Christ: which things, while he compareth together, he little esteemeth the afflictions of this life, in respect of the glory that shall be revealed; lfor the light affliction that is but for a moment, causeth unto us a far more excellent and eternal weight of glory. These are the branches of this spiritual subjection, which whosoever hath, is a good subject in the kingdom of grace;