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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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Now to apply the petitions to each of these severally. I. In the morning. A fit prayer for that time, before we set upon the duties of our calling,1 may thus be framed from these petitions: 1. we must desire the Lord to give us grace to seek the advancement of his glory that day following, in the duties of our calling & in every thing we take in hand. 2. that he would rule in our hearts by his grace, & guide us by his word that whole day: 3. enable us to do his will that day and not our own, even with readiness & delight: 4. strengthen us to depend upon his providence that day for all things needful for this life: 5. that he would humble us in our selves for our sins, & give us repentance for them & pardon in Christ Jesus, that so no judgment light upon us for them, and that our hearts may be inclined to love & mercy towards our brethren as we desire mercy with God for our own souls. 6. That God would strengthen us against temptation, that neither the world, the flesh, nor the devil prevail against us. And of all these we must gather assurance, because all sovereignty, and power, and glory, belongs to God.
Now to applie the petitions to each of these seuerally. I. In the morning. A fit praier for that time, before we set vpon the duties of our calling,1 may thus be framed from these petitions: 1. we must desire the Lord to giue vs grace to seeke the aduancement of his glorie that day following, in the duties of our calling & in euery thing we take in hād. 2. that he would rule in our hearts by his grace, & guide vs by his word that whole day: 3. enable vs to doe his will that day and not our owne, euen with readines & delight: 4. strengthen vs to depend vpon his prouidence that day for all things needefull for this life: 5. that he would humble vs in our selues for our sinnes, & giue vs repentance for them & pardon in Christ Iesus, that so no iudgment light vpon vs for them, and that our hearts may be enclined to loue & mercy towards our brethren as we desire mercie with God for our owne soules. 6. That God would strengthen vs against temptation, that neither the world, the flesh, nor the deuill preuaile against vs. And of all these we must gather assurance, because all soueraigntie, and power, and glorie, belongs to God.
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