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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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Here also we must learn to desire of God all such graces as may1 help us against temptation, and they are many: I. Spiritual heed and watchfulness to prevent temptations, and to avoid the occasions thereof. II. Grace to pray in the time of temptation, that God would lessen and moderate the violence & force thereof. III. That in temptation ⟨p. 307⟩God would be so far from withdrawing his grace from us, that he would then add grace to grace, even new grace unto the former. IV. That in the continuance of temptation, when it abideth long upon us, God would strengthen us to hold out. V. That he would give us patience to bear the irksomeness and burden of it. VI. That in the end of it, God would give a comfortable issue, for his glory, and our own good.
Here also wee must learne to desire of God all such graces as may1 helpe vs against temptation, and they are many: I. Spirituall heede and watchfulnesse to preuent temptations, and to auoyde the occasions thereof. II. Grace to pray in the time of temptation, that God would lessen and moderate the violence & force thereof. III. That in temptation ⟨p. 307⟩God would be so farre from withdrawing his grace from vs, that he would then adde grace to grace, euen new grace vnto the former. IV. That in the continuance of temptation, when it abideth long vpon vs, God would strengthen vs to hold out. V. That he would giue vs patience to beare the irkesomnesse and burthen of it. VI. That in the ende of it, God would giue a comfortable issue, for his glorie, and our owne good.
- 1Graces helping against temptation.
4. Use. Here also we are let to see, how great our weakness is, even when we be Gods children, and have true grace; for we must daily pray, that God would not lead us into temptation: whereby we import, that of our selves we are so far from withstanding a temptation, that if God should leave us, we would give up our selves as slaves unto the devil. Here then behold thine estate and condition whosoever thou art, considered in thy self; if God leave thee, thou canst not stand in any temptation, but must needs fall into the bondage of Satan: yea, so exceeding great is our weakness in our selves, that in temptation there doth scarce appear any difference between the child of God, and a wicked one; for both are subject to the temptations of Satan: nay, the child of God is usually more assaulted then the wicked: when the evil motion ariseth, or is suggested into the mind, the wicked receive it, and delight therein: so did David, and so do we all: the wicked give consent of will, so do the godly, if God leave them: the wicked fall to practise sin, and so do the godly, if God keep back his grace from them: the wicked lie in sin, and so do the godly, till the Lord by grace do raise