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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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Lastly, here we see we must pray not only for the pardon of our own1 sins, but of our brethren's also: Forgive us; whereby Christ would teach us, to be careful of the salvation of our brethren and neighbours; the good estate of their souls should be dear and precious unto us: and if this were so, happy would it be with the Church of God; but, alas, men are so far from care of the salvation of their neighbours, that men of the same family are careless of one an others souls; masters regard not their servants, nor parents their children: indeed they will provide for their bodies and outward state, but for their souls they have no care: wherein they bewray themselves to be cruel and merciless, having more care of their hogs and brute beasts then of their children and servants: for when their hogs have all needful provision, their children and servants souls shall want instruction.
Lastly, here we see we must pray not only for the pardon of our own1 sinnes, but of our brethrens also: Forgiue vs; whereby Christ would teach vs, to be carefull of the saluation of our brethren and neighbours; the good estate of their soules should be deare and pretious vnto vs: and if this were so, happie would it be with the Church of God; but, alas, men are so farre from care of the saluation of their neighbours, that men of the same family are carelesse of one an others soules; masters regard not their seruants, nor parents their children: indeede they will prouide for their bodies and outward state, but for their soules they haue no care: wherein they bewray themselues to be cruell and mercilesse, hauing more care of their hogges and bruit beasts then of their children and seruants: for when their hogges haue all needefull prouision, their children and seruants soules shall want instruction.
- 1We must be careful of the salvation of others.We must be carefull of the saluation of others.