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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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2. Use. If we pray God to deliver us from evil, then we must beware of all satanical practises, as means of help in any distress, this is gross hypocrisy to pray against the evils of Satan, and to give our selves to the practise of them: herein many offend; for the Papists say this prayer, but yet their religion in many things is a gross practise of magic and sorcery: for first, the consecration of their host in the mass is plain conjuration: and so are their exorcisms in hallowing salt, bread, and water, their casting out of devils by certain words, by the sign of the cross, the application of relics, and such like: nay, come to our selves, what is more common among us then to use charms and Amulets, to seek to witches and sorcerers when any1 strange affliction doth befall us? And the setting of a figure though it be not gross magic, yet therein is a close and privy work of the devil, his hand is deep therein: and the Church in former times hath condemned it for witchcraft: for charms, characters, and amulets, be but the devils watchword and sacraments to set him a working: what though the words used be good, yet therein is Satan's deeper policy, who turns himself into an Angel of light, under fair shows2 working the greater mischief. But what horrible impiety is this, that when God gives us occasion to come unto him, we leave, him and run for help to his professed enemies.
2. Vse. If we pray God to deliuer vs from euill, then we must beware of all satanicall practises, as meanes of help in any distresse, this is grosse hypocrisie to pray against the euills of Satan, and to giue our selues to the practise of them: herein many offend; for the Papists say this praier, but yet their religion in many things is a grosse practise of magick and sorcerie: for first, the consecration of their host in the masse is playne coniuration: and so are their exorcismes in halowing salt, bread, and water, their casting out of deuills by certaine words, by the signe of the crosse, the application of reliques, and such like: nay, come to our selues, what is more common among vs then to vse charmes and Amuletts, to seeke to witches and sorcerers when any1 strange affliction doth befall vs? And the setting of a figure though it be not grosse magick, yet therein is a close and priuie worke of the deuill, his hand is deepe therein: and the Church in former times hath condemned it for witchcraft: for charmes, characters, and amulets, be but the deuills watchword and sacraments to set him a working: what though the words vsed be good, yet therein is Satans deeper policie, who turnes himselfe into an Angel of light, vnder fayre shewes