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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.
Touching his offices. In his Prophetical office we may note three things: First, he is a witness. Secondly, A faithful witness. Thirdly, that faithful witness. First he is a witness, Isay. 55.4. I gave him to be a witness to the nations. By his witness •earing is signified two duties of his Prophetical office: First, to reveal the will of his father to his Church: secondly, to certify the Church of the certainty of the same: & in these two stand his whole office prophetical.
Touching his offices. In his Propheticall office wee may note three things: First, he is a witnesse. Secondly, A faithfull witnesse. Thirdly, that faithfull witnesse. First he is a witnesse, Isay. 55.4. I gaue him to be a witnesse to the nations. By his witnesse •earing is signified two duties of his Propheticall office: First, to reueale the will of his father to his Church: secondly, to certifie the Church of the certaintie of the same: & in these two stand his whole office propheticall.
For the first, to reveal his fathers will to the Church immediately, is his office as he is a Prophet: for none hath seen God, but he which came from the bosom of the father, and he hath declared him, John 1.18. Now Christ declares the father, by making known his will: and that he hath done not only in his own person, while he lived on earth, but from the beginning by all the Prophets, and so will do to the end by all true preachers: for in the Church the father doth all things by the Son. When the Lord rained fire on Sodom, Gen. 19.24. there Jehovah the father rained down by Jehovah the Son. So when the covenant was made to our first parents, it was made in Christ the promised seed. It was renewed to Noah, Abraham, and the patriarchs, from the father by the Son: for that Jehovah, which appeared to Moses in the bush,