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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
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A second doubt resolved by this doctrine, is this, How can a man know the true religion, seeing the Turk, Papist, Jew, and Protestant, have their several religions, and die in them? I answer, We must have recourse to Christ, this faithful witness: and look whereto he gives his testimony, that we must hold for true religion. Now the scriptures be as a letter sent from heaven to the Church, wherein Christ hath set down his own testimony of the true religion: which in trial shall be found to be the religion of the Protestant, and not the religion of Jew, Turk, or Papist.
A second doubt resolued by this doctrine, is this, How can a man know the true religion, seeing the Turke, Papist, Iew, and Protestant, haue their seuerall religions, and die in them? I answere, Wee must haue recourse to Christ, this faithful witnesse: and looke whereto hee giues his testimonie, that we must hold for true religion. Now the scriptures be as a letter sent from heauen to the Church, wherein Christ hath set downe his owne testimonie of the true religion: which in triall shall be found to bee the religion of the Protestant, and not the religion of Iew, Turke, or Papist.
A third doubt to be resolved by this doctrine, is, How to know the particular truth in matters of religion, when as sundry men professing the same religion, be of divers opinions. Answ. Still we must have recourse to this faithful witness and Prophet of the Church, he is the Judge of all controversies in religion; and in the scriptures, if we mark them, we shall see his judgement. Quest. But if there be divers opinions about scripture it self, and every one give a several sense unto it, who must then be Judge? Answ. In this diversity of opinions, yea, of the scriptures themselves, we must still have recourse to Christ, and that in the scriptures alone: for though there were a thousand diverse expositions of one place, yet by the scope and circumstances thereof, conferring it with other like places of scripture, a man shall be able to find out the true sense; for Christ in the scripture expoundeth himself.
A third doubt to be resolued by this doctrine, is, How to know the particular truth in matters of religion, when as sundry men professing the same religion, bee of diuers opinions. Answ. Still wee must haue recourse to this faithfull witnesse and Prophet of the Church, he is the Iudge of all controuersies in religion; and in the scriptures, if we marke them, we shall see his iudgement. Quest. But if there be diuers opinions about scripture it selfe, and euery one giue a seuerall sence vnto it, who must then be Iudge? Answ. In this diuersitie of opinions, yea, of the scriptures themselues, we must still haue recourse to Christ, and that in the scriptures alone: for though there were a thousand diuerse expositions of one place, yet by the scope and circumstances thereof, conferring it with other like places of scripture, a man shall bee able to find out the true sence; for Christ in the scripture expoundeth himselfe.