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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.
The second part of the dignity of true believers stands in this, That they be priests consecrate and set apart by Christ, to the worship & service of God here in this life in spirit and truth, and in the life to come, to serve and praise him eternally. Christ he is a priest, so are all his members; but yet there is difference. First, Christ he is an external and real priest of the new Testament, which offers up a true, real, and external propitiatory sacrifice to God the father for the sins of mankind. As for believers, they are not real and external priests, but spiritual, offering up spiritual sacrifice unto God. As when any member of Christ gives an alms, he offers a sacrifice to God, not a corporal sacrifice, though the thing given be a bodily substance; but it is every way spiritual: for to offer a real outward sacrifice in the new Testament is proper to Christ. Again, our Saviour Christ he is a perfect priest, and offers up a perfect sacrifice, but we being imperfect, do offer up imperfect sacrifices, tainted, and blemished with sin; yet accepted as perfect, for the worthiness of Christs sacrifice.
The second part of the dignitie of true beleeuers stands in this, That they bee priests consecrate and set apart by Christ, to the worship & seruice of God here in this life in spirit and truth, and in the life to come, to serue and praise him eternally. Christ hee is a priest, so are all his members; but yet there is difference. First, Christ hee is an externall and reall priest of the new Testament, which offers vp a true, reall, and externall pr•pitiatorie sacrifice to God the father for the sinnes of mankind. As for beleeuers, they are not reall and externall priests, but spirituall, offering vp spirituall sacrifice vnto God. As when any member of Christ giues an almes, hee offers a sacrifice to God, not a corporall sacrifice, though the thing giuen be a bodily substance; but it is euery way spirituall: for to offer a reall outward sacrifice in the new Testament is proper to Christ. Againe, our Sauiour Christ he is a perfect priest, and offers vp a perfect sacrifice, but we being imperfect, doe offer vp imperfect sacrifices, tainted, and blemished with sinne; yet accepted as perfect, for the worthinesse of Christs sacrifice.