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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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Uses. 1. That which we here pray for, we must endeavour to practise;1 and therefore our special care must be to resist the devil, and to keep our selves from the assaults of Satan unto sin, whether they come from our own corruption, or from this evil world: 1. John 5. 18. He that is borne of God sinneth not, but keepeth himself that the •icked one toucheth him not. This we see may be done, and it is a notable2 sign of our adoption and regeneration: now the way to do it is set down by the Apostle Paul, 1. Tim. 1. 18, 19. Fight the good fight: ⟨p. 313⟩which he expounds in the words following, which prescribe 2. duties; having faith and a good conscience: To have faith, is to hold and maintain true religion in life and death, renouncing all heresy whatsoever, whether of Jews, Turks, Papists, or any other: which, whosoever3 would do, must not content himself with a show of godliness in profession, but must get the power of religion fast rooted in his heart, which he must express▪ in his conversation. And for this end these rules must be remembered: First, we must have in our4 hearts sincere love to God in Christ, and to his Church, and true religion: Christ must have the chief place in our hearts, & our love to God in him must be so strong, that it must overwhelm all other affections, so as we may truly say with Paul,▪ I count all things loss, and doc judge 5them to be dung, that I might win Christ: and this must be the order of our love, we must love God and Christ for themselves, & the church of God, and true religion, for Gods sake. Secondly, we must not only