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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.
Secondly, this is a terror to the wicked, and to all impenitent sinners, that they shall (will they, nill they) be brought to the bar of Christs judgement seat, & there look on him who is their judge whom they have in their life contemned, and despised. And this consideration may serve to move them to repentance which have no• begun to repent, and to labour to become the members of Christ; a• also to increase and further repentance in them, who have by Gods grace begun the same. It may be some do think when they die▪ all is done, and there is no further account to follow: but though we lie rotten in our graves a thousand, or two thousand years; yet we shall rise and look upon our judge with our own eyes. And if we have not in our life time repented, we shall hear him with our own ears, giving the dreadful sentence against us, Go ye cursed into everlasting fire. And therefore it is best for us in this day of grace to prevent this danger, and now repent, and believe in Christ: that then we may rise with joy, and stand with holiness before Christ Jesus. No doubt if we were persuaded that we should thus appear, it would move us to repent.
Secondly, this is a terror to the wicked, and to all impenitent sinners, that they shall (will they, nill they) be brought to the barre of Christs iudgement seate, & there looke on him who is their iudge whom they have in their life contemned, and despised. And this consideration may serue to moue them to repentance which haue no• begunne to repent, and to labour to become the members of Christ; a• also to increase and further repentance in them, who haue by Gods grace begun the same. It may be some do thinke when they die▪ all is done, and there is no further account to follow: but though we lie rotten in our graues a thousand, or two thousand yeares; yet we shall rise and looke vpon our iudge with our owne eyes. And if we haue not in our life time repented, we shall heare him with our owne eares, giuing the dreadfull sentence against vs, Go ye cursed into euerlasting fire. And therefore it is best for vs in this day of grace to preuent this danger, and now repent, and beleeue in Christ: that then we may rise with ioy, and stand with hol•nesse before Christ Iesus. No doubt if we were persuaded that we should thus appeare, it would moue vs to repent.