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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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The second point in this Rule is, wherein this blessedness doth consist; namely in this, that they shall see God: for the understanding hereof, two points must be handled. First, how God may be seen; secondly, how the seeing of God is true happiness. For the first, the Apostle saith, hno man hath seen God at any time: yea further, Paul calleth him, iKing of kings, whom never man saw, neither can see. We must therefore know, that there is a two-fold sight in man, the sight of the eye, and of the mind; by the sight of the eye no man can see God in his essence and substance, which is most spiritual, and so invisible, for the ⟨p. 32⟩eye seeth nothing but things corporal and visible: a man by his eye cannot see his own soul, and much less the substance of God.
The second point in this Rule is, wherein this blessednesse doth consist; namely in this, that they shall see God: for the vnderstanding hereof, two points must be handled. First, how God may be seene; secondly, how the seeing of God is true happinesse. For the first, the Apostle saith, hno man hath seene God at any time: yea further, Paul calleth him, iKing of kings, whom neuer man saw, neither can see. We must therefore know, that there is a two-fold sight in man, the sight of the eie, and of the minde; by the sight of the eie no man can see God in his essence and substance, which is most spirituall, and so inuisible, for the ⟨p. 32⟩eie seeth nothing but things corporall and visible: a man by his eie cannot see his owne soule, and much lesse the substance of God.