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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Debtors] Hereby is not meant such as we count debtors in the civill1 state; that is, such as owe us money grain, &c. but any one that doth us injury, or wrong: for no mans estate is so low, but in some degree ⟨p. 299⟩God hath given one or moe of these 4. things; honour, life, goods, or good name; and he that hinders his neighbour in any of these, is a debtor before God, and so standeth, till he make recompense to the party, and repent towards God: yea further, we must know that besides the endamaging of our neighbour in these things, the very omission of preserving and furthering our neighbours life, honour, goods, & good name, makes us also debtors before God.
Debters] Hereby is not meant such as we count debters in the ciuill1 state; that is, such as owe vs money graine, &c. but any one that doth vs iniurie, or wrong: for no mans estate is so lowe, but in some degree ⟨p. 299⟩God hath giuen one or moe of these 4. things; honour, life, goods, or good name; and he that hinders his neighbour in any of these, is a debter before God, and so standeth, till hee make recompence to the partie, and repent towards God: yea further, wee must know that besides the endammaging of our neighbour in these things, the very omission of preseruing and furthering our neighbours life, honour, goods, & good name, makes vs also debters before God.
- 1How we become debtors against our neighbours.How we become debters against our neighbours.
These words thus understood, must be conceived as a reason drawn, not from the cause, or like example, but from the sign and pledge of Gods forgiveness; for God hath made a promise to forgive us, if we forgive our brethren their trespasses,