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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.
Whereas S. John placeth this in the first place of all the benefits of Christ, That he loved us; he would teach us▪ That this special love is the very ground of mans redemption; which excludeth all foreseen faith and works from being motives of mans election in Gods eternal counsel, and so proportionally, all foreseen sins from being motives in God of mans reprobation.
Whereas S. Iohn placeth this in the first place of all the benefites of Christ, That he loued vs; hee would teach vs▪ That this speciall loue is the very ground of mans redemption; which excludeth all foreseene faith and workes from being motiues of mans election in Gods eternall councell, and so proportionally, all foreseene sinnes from being motiues in God of mans reprobation.
It may be objected, The love of God as also of man, respects a thing as it is good: First, the thing must be good, and then it is loved: and so in mans redemption God first foresees their goodness, and therefore chooseth them. Ans. There is great difference between the love of the creature, and of the creator. The love of the creature follows the goodness of a thing; because he seeth it is good, therefore he loves it. But God the creator first loves the creature before it be good, and hence it comes, that it is good, because he loves it.
It may be obiected, The loue of God as also of man, respects a thing as it is good: First, the thing must be good, and then it is loued: and so in mans redemption God first foresees their goodnesse, and therefore chuseth them. Ans. There is great difference betweene the loue of the creature, and of the creator. The loue of the creature followes the goodnesse of a thing; because he seeth it is good, therefore he loues it. But God the creator first loues the creature before it bee good, and hence it comes, that it is good, because he loues it.