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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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As we also forgive our debtors.] These words are here propounded as a condition of the former petition; and they include a reason thereof, as Luk. 11. 4. Forgive us our sins, FOR even we forgive every man that is indebted unto us. And this Christ addeth for weighty causes, even to cross the fraud and hypocrisy of our corrupt hearts, who would have forgiveness of God, and yet would not forgive our brethren, nor yet leave off the practise of sin our selves. But this condition imports, that we must exercise mercy towards our brethren, and so break off the course of our sins, if we look for mercy at Gods hands. Now the words here used are comparative, betokening a likelihood and similitude between Gods forgiving and ours: which must be rightly understood, because our forgiveness is mingled with much corruption through want of mercy: and therefore we must not understand it of the measure of forgiveness, nor yet of the manner simply, but especially of the very act of forgiving, for thereto sometimes must similitudes be restrained; as Mat. 9. 29. According to your faith be it unto you. ⟨p. 298⟩And the force of the reason stands in the circumstance, thus; If we who have but a drop of mercy, do forgive others; then do thou who art the fountain of mercies forgive us: but we forgive others; therefore do thou forgive us.
As we also forgiue our debters.] These words are here propounded as a condition of the former petition; and they include a reason thereof, as Luk. 11. 4. Forgiue vs our sinnes, FOR euen we forgiue euery man that is indebted vnto vs. And this Christ addeth for waightie causes, euen to crosse the fraud and hypocrisie of our corrupt hearts, who would haue forgiuenesse of God, and yet would not forgiue our brethren, nor yet leaue off the practise of sinne our selues. But this condition imports, that we must exercise mercy towards our brethren, and so breake off the course of our sinnes, if we looke for mercie at Gods hands. Now the words here vsed are comparatiue, betokening a likelihood and similitude betweene Gods forgiuing and ours: which must be rightly vnderstood, because our forgiuenesse is mingled with much corruption through want of mercie: and therefore we must not vnderstand it of the measure of forgiuenesse, nor yet of the manner simply, but especially of the very act of forgiuing, for thereto sometimes must similitudes be restrained; as