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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
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.
The second argument whereby Christ is described, is his form and shape Like the son of man. Hence some gather, that it is not Christ, but some Angel which is described; but they are deceived, for he is called [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew], the first and the last, and he that was first dead then alive, which belongs to Christ alone. Like the son of man, but more significant it is in the original, Like a son of man: if it be translated, The son of man, then Christ must be understood: but in the original it is, A son of man, according to the phrase of the old Testament, where when they would signify one that was a man, they called him, A son of man, that is, man like a man in form and shape.
The second argument whereby Christ is described, is his forme and shape Like the son of man. Hence some gather, that it is not Christ, but some Angell which is described; but they are deceiued, for he is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the first and the last, and he that was first dead then aliue, which belongs to Christ alone. Like the sonne of man, but more significant it is in the originall, Like a sonne of man: if it be translated, The sonne of man, then Christ must be vnderstood: but in the originall it is, A sonne of man, according to the phrase of the old Testament, where when they would signifie one that was a man, they called him, A sonne of man, that is, man like a man in forme and shape.
Christ is said to be like a son of man, not that he appeared to John in his manhood, for that was in heaven, but in a likeness, appearance and resemblance of his manhood: and as he doth not appear here, so in no place after his ascension he appeareth in his true manhood. Stephen saw the son of man stand at the right hand of God, Act. 7. but that was in heaven: and Paul heard him speak, Act. 9