A09442:411
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.
They must be unblameable:1 for seeing Christ carieth them in his right hand, he will hold nothing but that which is holy and pure, as he is; but if it be defiled, sinful and wicked, he will take it out of his right hand, put it under his brazen foot, and grind it to pieces: and the more he had honoured them, the more will he dishonour them. By the same reason, the hearers are bound to profit, else they must drink of the same cup: for if the ministers be punished for not preaching, then they for not hearing.
They must be vnblameable:1 for seeing Christ carieth them in his right hand, he will hold nothing but that which is holy and pure, as he is; but if it be defiled, sinfull and wicked, he will take it out of his right hand, put it vnder his brazen foote, and grind it to peeces: and the more he had honoured them, the more will he dishonour them. By the same reason, the hearers are bound to profit, else they must drinke of the same cup: for if the ministers be punished for not preaching, then they for not hearing.
- 1Use. 4.Vse. 4.
And out of his mouth, &c. In these words he describes him by the two last parts of his body, his mouth and his face, And in his mouth was a two edged sword, &c. By this two edged sword, is meant the doctrine of the law and the Gospel, uttered and propounded by the Prophets and Apostles: and this two edged sword is described, Heb. 4. 12. It is mighty in operation, &c.
And out of his mouth, &c. In these words he describes him by the two last parts of his body, his mouth and his face, And in his mouth was a two edged sword, &c. By this two edged sword, is meant the doctrine of the law and the Gospel, vttered and propounded by the Prophets and Apostles: and this two edged sword is described,