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…

For the occasion. Johns fear was exceeding great, and that of death: as appeareth by Christ his confirmation: wherein he telleth John, That be liveth, and hath power over death. In this his fear note sundry points; The cause, the effect, and the kind of this fear. For the first: The cause was Christ his appearance in glo• ry and majesty unto John, set down in these words, When I saw him. Where we learn, that sinful men since Adams fall cannot abide the presence of God. ^(a)Adam before his fall talked face to face with God without fear: but so soon as he had sinned, ^(b)be fled away at the hearing of his voice, and hid himself among the trees of the garden. This fear cometh by reason of mans guiltiness before God. Hence Manoah said unto his wife, ^(c)We shall surely die, because we have […] seen God.

For the occasion. Iohns feare was exceeding great, and that of death: as appeareth by Christ his confirmation: wherein he telleth Iohn, That be liueth, and hath power ouer death. In this his feare note sundry points; The cause, the effect, and the kind of this feare. For the first: The cause was Christ his appearancen glo• ry and maiestie vnto Iohn, set downe in these words, When I saw him. Where we learne, that sinfull men since Adams fall cannot abide the presence of God. ^(a)Adam before his fall talked face to face with God without feare: but so soone as he had sinned, ^(b)bee fled away at the hearing of his voyce, and hid himselfe among the trees of the garden. This feare commeth by reason of mans guiltinesse before God. Hence Manoah sayd vnto his wife, ^(c)Wee shall surely die, because wee haue 〈…〉 seene God.

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