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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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Here a question may be asked, seeing we ask of God but bread1 only, that is, things necessary for this life, whether may we use the creatures of God for our delight? Answ. We may use the outward blessings of God for our honest delight, Eccles. 5. 17. Behold what I have seen good, that it is comely, to eat and to drink and to take pleasure in all his labour wherein man travelleth under the sun: yet three caveats must be remembered, lest we abuse our liberty in this delight: I. we must see God to give us not only things necessary, but for delight: II. in our delight and pleasure we must so moderate our affections, that they be not taken up with these earthly things, nor hereby ⟨p. 287⟩withdrawn or hindered from things heavenly and spiritual: III. Our principal joy must be in spiritual food, even in Christ crucified, and in our true communion with him in his body and blood: all our delight must stoop to this, and out of Christ we must count nothing joyous.
Here a question may be asked, seeing we aske of God but breade1 onely, that is, things necessarie for this life, whether may we vse the creatures of God for our delight? Answ. We may vse the outward blessings of God for our honest delight, Eccles. 5. 17. Behold what I haue seene good, that it is comely, to eat and to drinke and to take pleasure in all his labour wherein man trauelleth vnder the sunne: yet three caueats must be remembred, lest we abuse our libertie in this delight: I. we must see God to giue vs not onely things necessarie, but for delight: II. in our delight and pleasure we must so moderate our affections, that they be not taken vp with these earthly things, nor hereby ⟨p. 287⟩withdrawen or hindred from thinges heauenly and spirituall: III. Our principall ioy must be in spirituall foode, euen in Christ crucified, and in our true communion with him in his body and blood: all our delight must stoope to this, and out of Christ we must count nothing ioyous.