A09432:897
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, this petition is joined with the former, to teach us, that as we must be careful to beg mercy and pardon for our sins already1 past, so we must be watchful to prevent sins to come: he that saith, Forgive us our trespasses, must pray also, not to be lead into temptation: and therefore as we would not have our consciences pricked with the sting of our old sins, so we must be careful we fall not into them again, neither be overcome with new temptations.
Secondly, this petition is ioyned with the former, to teach vs, that as we must be carefull to begge mercie and pardon for our sinnes already1 past, so we must be watchfull to preuent sinnes to come: he that saith, Forgiue vs our trespasses, must pray also, not to be lead into temptation: and therefore as we would not haue our consciences pricked with the sting of our old sinnes, so we must be carefull wee fall not into them againe, neither be ouercome with new temptations.
- 1Watchfulness against sin.Watchfulnes against sinne.
The meaning. The words themselves contain one only petition, (though some have thought otherwise) consisting of two parts; the first is the petition it self, And lead us not into temptation: the second, is the exposition thereof, But deliver us from evil: for in effect it is thus much, That we be not lead into temptation, deliver us from evil.
The meaning. The words themselues containe one onely petition, (though some haue thought otherwise) consisting of two parts; the first is the petition it selfe, And lead vs not into temptation: the second, is the exposition thereof, But deliuer vs from euill: for in effect it is thus much, That we be not lead into temptation, deliuer vs from euill.