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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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Hence for the attire of our body,1 we learn that it must be suitable and answerable to those good things which be or ought to be in our hearts, as this garment of Christ, to show he was ⟨p. 93⟩high Priest: secondly, that he was King of peace: lastly, that he excelled in wisdom and counsel. So our attire should be such, which may signify the virtues which be in us, as our knowledge, obedience, sobriety, temperance, humility, and all the good gifts and graces of God: we must not only show out the graces of our hearts by word, but even our attire must set out what they be. And as we must be candles, in teaching and instructing in life and conversation: so we must shine and show forth the virtues of our heart by our attire. But alas our practise is contrary, for our apparel is now suitable to all our corruption and vices of our hearts, to set out our pride, to preach to the world our lightness and looseness of life, the vanity and folly of our heart: so that if a man see one go, though he never be acquainted with him, never spake to him, yet he may know his fondness, folly, looseness of life, pride and corruption of his heart by his apparel.
Hence for the attire of our body,1 we learne that it must be sutable and answerable to those good things which be or ought to be in our hearts, as this garment of Christ, to shew he was ⟨p. 93⟩high Priest: secondly, that he was King of peace: lastly, that he excelled in wisedome and counsell. So our attire should be such, which may signifie the vertues which be in vs, as our knowledge, obedience, sobrietie, temperancy, humilitie, and all the good gifts and graces of God: we must not onely shew out the graces of our hearts by word, but euen our attire must set out what they be. And as we must be candles, in teaching and instructing in life and conuersation: so we must shine and shew forth the vertues of our heart by our attire. But alas our practise is contrary, for our apparell is now sutable to all our corruption and vices of our hearts, to set out our pride, to preach to the world our lightnesse and loosenesse of life, the vanity and folly of our heart: so that if a man see one go, though he neuer be acquainted with him, neuer spake to him, yet he may know his fondnesse, folly, loosenesse of life, pride and corruption of his heart by his apparell.