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A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the…A godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the…
A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the Revelation. Preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine, master William Perkins, Ann. Dom. 1595. First published for the benefit of Gods Church, by Robert Hill, Bachelor of DivinityA godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the Reuelation. Preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and judicious diuine, maister William Perkins, Ann. Dom. 1595. First published for the benefit of Gods Church, by Robert Hill, Bachelor of Diuinitie
London: printed by Adam Islip for Cuthbert Burbie, 1606
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.
Sixthly, those that profess Christs Religion in outward actions of his worship, but yet in their lives, give themselves to the common sins of the time, some to drunkenness, to fornication, to covetousness or cruelty: some to this sin, and some to that. To this sort, we must refer those, that in word approve Religion, and yet their hearts delight is, in garnishing themselves with the monstrous, brutish, and irreligious forms of strange and foreign attire; These spend their time and wit in the decking of their bodies, and so suffer their souls to go to wrack; when as apparel should be an occasion to put us in mind of a shame through sin: and by modest attire, we ⟨p. 201⟩should express the virtues of the heart, but these hereby profess the vanity of their mind.
Sixtly, those that professe Christs Reliligion in outward actions of his worship, but yet in their liues, giue themselues to the common sinnes of the time, some to drunkennesse, to fornication, to couetousnesse or crueltie: some to this sinne, and some to that. To this sort, we must referre those, that in word approoue Religion, and yet their hearts delight is, in garnishing themselues with the monstrous, brutish, and irreligious formes of strange and forraine attire; These spend their time and wit in the decking of their bodies, and so suffer their soules to goe to wracke; when as apparell should bee an occasion to put vs in minde of a shame through sinne: and by modest attire, we ⟨p. 201⟩should expresse the vertues of the heart, but these hereby professe the vanitie of their minde.
Now, though we be not entangled with these gross sins, yet we cannot excuse our selves from this sin of luke-warmness. For the want of zeal of Gods glory, of love to his truth, of care to obey his commandments, and to keep good conscience, the want of hatred of sin, what argue all these but luke-warmness? Herein we must lay our hand upon our mouth with Job; for we cannot plead with God, no not for this common sin. But that we may be out of all doubt that this sin of luke-warmness, hath infected our congregations, as it did this Church of Laodicea: I will make it plain by the signs thereof, which are common among us, that so we may the better know our fearful estate.