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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, he calls himself their copartner in afflictions: because his pitiful heart was moved with the bowels of compassion, towards all his fellow members, when he remembered their persecution, and affliction under the cruel tyrant Domitian. And the same affection should be in every one of us towards the poor afflicted servants of Christ: seeing they be our fellow members, we should have a fellow-feeling with them, weeping with them that weep, and show our compassion in pitying them. If the foot be pricked, the head stoops, the eye beholds and looks on it, the finger pulls it out, the hand applies the plaster, the other foot is ready to run for help, the tongue to ask for counsel, & all the members are ready to afford their mutual help in pi•tie and fellow-feeling: so when any members of the ⟨p. 38⟩church suffer affliction, be pricked with persecution for Christs cause; then should we as members of the same body, be ready to do all the help we can to them, especially in showing our fellow-feeling with them.
Secondly, he cals himselfe their copartner in afflictions: because his pitifull heart was moued with the bowels of compassion, towards all his fellow members, when he remembred their persecution, and affliction vnder the cruell tyrant Domitian. And the same affection should be in euerie one of vs towards the poore afflicted seruants of Christ: seeing they bee our fellow members, wee should haue a fellow-feeling with them, weeping with them that weepe, and shew our compassion in pittying them. If the foote be pricked, the head stoopes, the eye beholds and lookes on it, the finger puls it out, the hand applies the plaister, the other foote is readie to runne for helpe, the tongue to aske for counsell, & all the members are readie to affoord their mutuall helpe in pi•tie and fellow-feeling: so when any members of the ⟨p. 38⟩church suffer affliction, be pricked with persecution for Christs cause; then should we as members of the same body, be readie to do all the helpe wee can to them, especially in shewing our fellow-feeling with them.