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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.
Again, seeing John was banished for Gods word, all ministers are to cast their accounts, and make this reckoning, that they may and must suffer trouble & persecution, yea, sometime banishment it self, for the Gospels sake, if they will be faithful. For that which befell the principal founders and chief builders of the church, cannot be avoided of them which are ordinary ministers, if they will be faithful. Christ acquainteth his disciples with this, telling them,1 That they are even accursed, when all men speak well of them. Let none therefore think it strange at this day, if for well doing, they hear and receive evil: nay, let them ⟨p. 41⟩fear the curse, when all men praise them.
Againe, seeing Iohn was banished for Gods word, all ministers are to cast their accounts, and make this reckoning, that they may and must suffer trouble & persecution, yea, sometime banishment it selfe, for the Gospels sake, if they will be faithfull. For that which befell the principall founders and chiefe builders of the church, cannot bee auoided of them which are ordinary ministers, if they will be faithfull. Christ acquainteth his disciples with this, telling them,1 That they are euen accursed, when all men speake well of them. Let none therefore thinke it strange at this day, if for well doing, they heare and receiue euill: nay, let them ⟨p. 41⟩feare the curse, when all men prayse them.
And for the witnessing of Jesus Christ. Here John doth note more specially the cause of his banishment, to wit, for testifying the history and doctrine of the gospel, the sum whereof is this, That Jesus Christ, the Son of Mary, is the Son of God, and redeemer of all that believe in him to the justification of life. This testimony S. John puts down, to give us to understand, what part of Gods word that is, which is most hated of the world: and for the preaching whereof Gods ministers are persecuted and banished, to wit, the gospel of Jesus Christ especially: for the law is in part natural, but the gospel is supernatural, and to mans reason absurd; for the preaching whereof, men in all ages have been persecuted. The reason hereof is this, God in the beginning made a covenant with man, promising, That the seed of the woman should break the serpents head.