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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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Secondly, the duties of mercy are answerable to mans misery: Now1 mans misery is either in his soul, or in his body. The greatest miseries of man are in his soul; as ignorance, impenitency, and trouble of conscience: mans bodily miseries are sickness, thirst, nakedness, &c. and to these the works of mercy are answerable. Some therefore concern the soul, and some the body. Mercy towards the soul is, when a man is careful for the salvation of an other, using means to bring a man from spiritual darkness, unto light, from the power of Satan, unto God, from the state of sin and the danger of hell fire, to the state of grace in true faith and repentance, and so to life eternal. And look how far the soul is more excellent then the body, so far doth this, ⟨p. 25⟩work exceed any work of mercy that concerns the body: Mercy towards the body is called Alms or Relief, whereby a mans outward necessity, for food, raiment, or such like, is supplied: that this is a work of mercy, is manifest, Isay, 58. 10. where the Relieving of the hungry, is the pouring out of the soul unto-him: and Saint John maketh2 the not relieving of our brother in need, to be the shutting of the door of compassion from him.
Secondly, the duties of mercie are answerable to mans miserie: Now1 mans miserie is either in his soule, or in his bodie. The greatest miseries of man are in his soule; as ignorance, impenitencie, and trouble of conscience: mans bodily miseries are sicknes, thirst, nakednesse, &c. and to these the works of mercie are answerable. Some therefore concerne the soule, and some the bodie. Mercie towards the soule is, when a man is carefull for the saluation of an other, vsing meanes to bring a man from spirituall darknes, vnto light, from the power of Satan, vnto God, from the state of sinne and the daunger of hell fire, to the state of grace in true faith and repentance, and so to life eternall. And looke how farre the soule is more excellent then the bodie, so farre doth this, ⟨p. 25⟩worke exceede any worke of mercy that concernes the bodie: Mercie towards the body is called Almes or Releefe, whereby a mans outward necessitie, for foode, raiment, or such like, is supplied: that this is a worke of mercie, is manifest, Isay, 58. 10. where the Releeuing of the hungrie, is the powring out of the soule vnto-him: and Saint Iohn maketh