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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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VI. Policy. Lastly, Satan labours to bring Gods children to some fearful and miserable end; not so much for the bodily death, as in regard of the inward horror and terror of conscience: for though he seldom spares any man, yet he reserves the extremity of his power & malice to a mans last gasp. Indeed he is many times restrained, so as many a child of God can say at his end, in despite of Satan, dLord, now l•ttest thou thy servant depart in peace: but where he is not restrained, there he labours to bring men either to presumption, or despair. Here2 therefore we are taught to pray to God for a good and comfortable death in the Lord, and that we may be so preserved therein, and enabled by grace, that our end may neither be evil to our selves, nor in appearance; but that we may have both time and grace to prepare our selves, so as though our death be never so sudden, yet we be not unprepared: for though sudden death be very uncomfortable, yet it is never dangerous to him that is ready for the Lord: but the unprepared death is the plague of plagues, for after it there is no time nor means allowed unto man to alter the state of his soul, Eccles. 9. 10.
VI. Policie. Lastly, Satan labours to bring Gods children to some fearefull and miserable ende; not so much for the bodily death, as in regard of the inward horror and terror of conscience: for though he seldome spares any man, yet he reserues the extremity of his power & malice to a mans last gaspe. Indeede he is many times restrained, so as many a childe of God can say at his ende, in despite of Satan, dLord, now l•ttest thou thy seruant depart in peace: but where he is not restrained, there he labours to bring men either to presumption, or despaire. Here2 therefore we are taught to pray to God for a good and comfortable death in the Lord, and that we may be so pres•rued therein, and i•abled by grace, that our ende may neither be euill to our selues, nor in appearance; but that we may haue both time and grace to prepare our selues, so as though our death be neuer so suddain, yet we be not vnprepared: for though suddaine death be very vncomfortable, yet it is neuer dangerous to him that is readie for the Lord: but the vnprepared death is the plague of plagues, for after it there is no time nor meanes allowed vnto man to alter the state of his soule,