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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.
Vers. 20. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Vers. 20. Behold, I stand at the doore and knocke. If any man heare my voyce, and open the doore, I will come in vnto him, and will suppe with him, and hee with me.
Here Christ, to keep his Church from despair, ministers unto them the signs and tokens of his love and favour: and before the same sets down this note of attention, Behold, hereby intending to make them more attentively to mark the tokens of his love, that plainly seeing the same, they might not doubt thereof.
Heere Christ, to keepe his Church from despaire, ministers vnto them the signes and tokens of his loue and fauour: and before the same sets downe this note of attention, Beholde, hereby intending to make them more attentiuely to marke the tokens of his loue, that plainly seeing the same, they might not doubt thereof.
Hereby in general we are taught; that if we would arm our selves against desperation and distrust in any distress, we must both often and seriously consider and mark the tokens of Gods love unto us, and that will fortify our faith: Read Psal. 23, In every Verse save the last, he sets down tokens of Gods love and favour towards him; and then in the last concludeth thus; Without doubt, kindness & mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall remain a long season in the house of the Lord. Our hearts are naturally filled ⟨p. 214⟩with doubting, which will bewray it self in any distress. But to prevent and cut off all hurt that may come thereby, let us mark the good dealing of our God towards us; and observe the tokens of his love and mercy in his ordinary providence: and these will notably strengthen us against distrust. And surely no person is so full of despair, but if he could look back into the mercies of God, from the beginning of his days, and lay them to his heart, they would minister comfort unto him in regard of his love and favour at that instant.