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Lectures upon the three first chapters of the RevelationLectures vpon the three first chapters of the Reuelation
Lectures upon the three first chapters of the Revelation: preached in Cambridge anno Dom. 1595. by Master William Perkins, and now published for the benefit of this Church, by Robert Hill Bachelor in Divinity. To which is added an excellent sermon, penned at the request of that noble and wise councillor, Ambrose, Earle of Warwick: in which is proved that Rome is Babylon, and that Babylon is fallenLectures vpon the three first chapters of the Reuelation: preached in Cambridge anno Dom. 1595. by Master William Perkins, and now published for the benefite of this Church, by Robert Hill Bachelor in Diuinitie. To which is added an excellent sermon, penned at the request of that noble and wise councellor, Ambrose, Earle of Warwicke: in which is proued that Rome is Babylon, and that Babylon is fallen
London: printed by Richard Field for Cuthbert Burbie, 1604
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Seeing our Saviour Christ is a Prince of the greatest monarchs of the world,1 and is far above them: we must then with all fear & trembling reverence his high Majesty. We reverence Kings on earth, showing great dutifulness to them: then what reverence ⟨p. 38⟩owe we to him which is Prince and Lord of all the kings of the earth? We cannot conceive what reverence we owe unto him, which is placed in the throne of all majesty: we must show our reverence to this Prince, by hearing his word with trembling and believing hearts, reverently and with conscience: we must not dare to take his high name into our mouths without great reverence: the very Kings must show reverence unto this King of kings. But the common practise of men doth show what little reverence we have of Christ: for we have his name in our mouths at every word, to profane the same, to talk of it in jesting: and without all reverence we toss it in our mouths like a tenice ball.
Seeing our Sauior Christ is a Prince of the greatest monarks of the world,1 and is farre aboue them: we must then with all feare & trembling reuerence his high Maiestie. We reuerence Kings on earth, shewing great dutifulnesse to them: then what reuerence ⟨p. 38⟩ow we to him which is Prince and Lord of all the kings of the earth? We cannot conceiue what reuerence we owe vnto him, which is placed in the throne of all maiestie: we must shew our reuerence to this Prince, by hearing his word with trembling and beleeuing hearts, reuerently and with conscience: we must not dare to take his high name into our mouthes without great reuerence: the very Kings must shew reuerence vnto this King of kings. But the common practise of men doth shew what litle reuerence we haue of Christ: for we haue his name in our mouthes at euery word, to prophane the same, to talke of it in iesting: and without all reuerence we tosse it in our mouthes like a tenice ball.
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