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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. These petitions may serve for a notable direction according to which we may frame our whole lives: for what we ask of God in1 prayer, that must we endeavour to practise in our lives: and therefore according to our requests in these petitions must we spend our time in a godly endeavour after these six things: 1. our chief care and endeavour must be every day to bring some glory to God. 2. We must every day yield up our selves in souls and bodies unto God, submitting our s•••es in all things unto his godly regiment. 3. We must endeavour to do his will in all things, every day; making conscience of all sin whereby we rebel against him. 4. We must apply our selves faithfully to our callings, yet so as we still depend upon Gods providence for a blessing in every thing we take in hand. 5. We must humble our selves every day before God in regard of our daily offences, still confessing our sins and craving pardon for them at the hands of God. 6. We must daily fly to God for help and succour in our spiritual combat with sin and Satan, striving manfully against our own corrupt nature, against the world and the devil.
2. Vse. These petitions may serue for a notable direction according to which we may frame our whole liues: for what we aske of God in1 praier, that must we endeauour to practise in our liues: and therefore according to our requests in these petitions must we spend our time in a godly endeauour after these sixe things: 1. our cheife care and endeauour must be euery day to bring some glorie to God. 2. We must euery day yeild vp our selues in soules and bodies vnto God, submitting our s•••es in all things vnto his godly regiment. 3. We must endeauour to doe his will in all things, euery day; making conscience of all sin whereby we rebell against him. 4. We must applie our selues faithfully to our callings, yet so as we still depend vpon Gods prouidence for a blessing in euery thing we take in hand. 5. We must humble our selues euery day before God in regard of our daily offences, still confessing our sinnes and crauing pardon for them at the hands of God. 6. We must daily flie to God for helpe and succour in our spirituall combate with sinne and Satan, striuing manfully against our owne corrupt nature, against the world and the deuill.