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The reformation of covetousness Written upon the 6. chapter of Matthew, from the 19.…The reformation of couetousnesse Written vpon the 6. chapter of Mathew, from the 19.…
The reformation of covetousness Written upon the 6. chapter of Matthew, from the 19. verse to the end of the said chapter. By William Perkins.The reformation of couetousnesse Written vpon the 6. chapter of Mathew, from the 19. verse to the ende of the said chapter. By William Perkins.
London: printed by T. Creede for Nicholas Ling, 1603
THE REFORmation of Covetousness.THE REFORmation of Couetousnesse.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, they make the merits of Saints deceased to be our merits, and that is not possible: for if men could merit, yet it should but be for themselves alone. All men are but private men in regard of salvation; and so their merits, if they were any, should be proper and personal.
Secondly, they make the merits of Saints deceased to bee our merits, and that is not possible: for if men could merit, yet it should but be for themselues alone. All men are but priuate men in regard of saluation; and so their merits, if they were any, should be proper and personall.
Thus you see their treasure is defective in a double respect: and therefore to let it pass, we are to renounce it, and leave it to them.
Thus you see their treasure is defectiue in a double respect: and therefore to let it passe, we are to renounce it, and leaue it to them.
Now let us with reverence come to consider, what is indeed the true treasure here meant and⟨p. 26⟩ mentioned. It is the true God, to speak in few words, one God in three persons; Creator of all things, in whom all the treasures of happiness are to be found. Gen. 17. 1. I am God all sufficient. And Gen. 25. Thy exceeding great reward. And Psal. 16. A large & beautiful portion. And this is as much as if he had said; The Lord is my treasure: I will not stand long upon this, for men by light of nature have seen and said this. And S. Paul saith: God is all in all to the elect, Cor.