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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, here we see whereon we must rely and settle our hearts1 in all estates, in affliction, temptation, and death it self; namely on the mere mercy of God in Christ, by faith in his blood for the pardon of our sins: Look to the prayers of all the Saints of God in Scriptures, and we shall find that they made this their rock, and anchor of stay in all distress. Dan. 9. 18, 19. O Lord, hear and behold,—not for our own righteousness, but for thy great tender mercies: defer not, for thy own sake, oh my God. This we must observe to arm us ⟨p. 296⟩against the damnable doctrine of the Church of Rome, for they will grant that in his first conversion a man must rely only on Gods2 mercy in Christs blood; but after a man is made the child of God; he may rest upon his own good merits, so it be in modesty and sobriety. But this is the right way to hell, flat against this petition: for how can we dream of any merit, when as we must every day ask mercy and forgiveness: for to ask mercy and to plead merit, are contraries: now by our daily sins we add debt to debt, and so must still plead mercy and not merit, even after we are converted and sanctified; ever praising God that hath delivered us from the slavish bondage of that proud Synagogue.
Secondly, here we see whereon we must relie and setle our hearts1 in all estates, in affliction, temptation, and death it selfe; namely on the meere mercie of God in Christ, by faith in his blood for the pardon of our sinnes: Looke to the prayers of all the Saints of God in Scriptures, and we shall finde that they made this their rocke, and ankor of stay in all distresse. Dan. 9. 18, 19. O Lord, heare and behold,—not for our owne righteousnesse, but for thy great tender mercies: deferre not, for thy owne sake, oh my God. This we must obserue to arme vs ⟨p. 296⟩