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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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And this right they have, is brought to pass in the covenant ⟨p. 46⟩of grace. For the Lord in it promiseth, that he for his part will give to the true believers in Christ Jesus, his Son with all his benefits, as he gives them this, to be kings and priests. For every thing which belongs to Christ as he is head of the Church, belongs to his servants as members, and he imparts it to them in some sort.
And this right they haue, is brought to passe in the couenant ⟨p. 46⟩of grace. For the Lord in it promiseth, that he for his part will giue to the true beleeuers in Christ Iesus, his Sonne with all his benefits, as he giues them this, to be kings and priests. For euery thing which belōgs to Christ as he is head of the Church, belongs to his seruants as members, and he imparts it to them in some sort.
Secondly, in the appointing of kings, they must be anointed, so must we be anointed, Psal. 45. Christ was anointed above his fellows: but yet his members they are also anointed: he in greater measure, his members in less measure, yet by the same oil with him, which is the unction of the holy Ghost. We have received the anointing of Christ. 1. John 2. 7. And the Lord he bids the wicked not to touch his anointed, meaning not only his servants,1 Abraham, Isaac, and the Patriarchs, but his true members. We have the same spirit Christ had in his manhood, though not in the same measure. And the Lord he gives us these gifts of the spirit signified by this oil, to this end, that we may be fit kings & priests. So that first he gives us right to a kingdom: and then, he gives us gifts to discharge our duty.