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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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Secondly, is the Pharisees fasting condemned of Christ, because they rested in the outward work, and did it in ostentation, for the praise of1 men? then doubtless Popish fasting is abominable, because it aboundeth with more abuses: for I. In their religious fasts, they allow one ⟨p. 335⟩meal, so it be not flesh; and besides that, drinking of any kind of wines, or drinks, taking of electuaries, and strong waters, conserves, and such2 like, at any time of the day; which is a mock-fast, and nothing else. II. They make distinction of meats necessary to a fast, and that not3 for civill ends, as Magistrates may do; or for temperance sake, as private4 men may do: but for conscience sake, which is a doctrine of devils, as the cApostle saith. III. They bind men in conscience to many set days of fasting, and make the omission thereof a deadly sin; wherein they take away our Christian liberty: for there was no want6 7of care in our Saviour Christ, to appoint all good means for the mortifying of the flesh, and yet he prescribed no set fasts in the new Testament. IV. They make fasting meritorious, teaching, that a man thereby8 9may satisfy Gods justice; whereby they do blasphemously dear gate from the all-sufficiency of Christs obedience and passion. Now •ith they have thus defaced religious fasting, let us learn by Christs command, not to fast as the Papists do.