A09432:836
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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For the first: The thing we ask is Bread. But what is meant by Bread, is not agreed upon: some expound it spiritually of Christs body1 and blood, the food of the soul in the word and Sacraments. But the unfitness of this exposition we shall see by the weakness of their reasons alleged for it. First, they say, it is not meet that in so heavenly a prayer, we should ask so base a thing as material bread of our heavenly father. Ans. If God command us to ask him bread, and to depend upon him for it, we must not judge basely of it: now in this 2chapter God commands us to depend upon him for food to eat: yea, 1. Pet. 5. 7. we must cast all our care on him: and Jacobs practise in praying for bread to eat, Gen. 28. 20. and Agurs praying for a competency in outward things, Prov. 30. 8. declare plainly the lawfulness thereof. Secondly (they say) we must first seek Gods kingdom and his righteousness, and then all these things shall be cast upon us, v. 33. Ans. Distrustful and distracting care is there only forbidden, but a moderate care is there allowed, and therefore prayer for them is undoubtedly lawful.
For the first: The thing we aske is Bread. But what is meant by Bread, is not agreed vpon: some expound it spiritually of Christs bodie1 and blood, the foode of the soule in the word and Sacraments. But the vnfitnesse of this exposition we shall see by the weakenesse of their reasons alleadged for it. First, they say, it is not meete that in so heauenly a praier, we should aske so base a thing as materiall bread of our heauenly father. Ans. If God command vs to aske him bread, and to depende vpon him for it, wee must not iudge basely of it: nowe in this 2chapter God commands vs to depend vpon him for foode to eate: yea, 1. Pet. 5. 7