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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.
Here some will say, this seems strange, that any thing should be given to Christ, seeing he is God, and hath all things of himself. Answ. We must conceive of Christ two ways: first, as God, secondly, as Mediator, and head of the Church. As Christ is God, the father giveth him nothing: for so he is of himself the same with the father, and hath all things belonging unto him that the father hath (excepting personal properties) and is no way inferior to the father, neither receiveth any thing from him, but giveth all things as well as the father doth. But yet as Christ is Mediator, he is not God simply, but God incarnate, or God made man: and so is said to receive of his father, in respect of his manhood, as himself confesseth, All power is given to me, Matth. 28.18. And Paul saith, God gave him a name, above all names, Philip. 2.9. he received of his father the promise of the holy Ghost, saith Peter, Act. 2.33. And God made him both Lord and Christ, ver. 36. and so God gave him this Revelation in this place.
Here some will say, this seemes strange, that any thing should be giuen to Christ, seeing he is God, and hath all things of himselfe. Answ. We must conceiue of Christ two wayes: first, as God, secondly, as Mediator, and head of the Church. As Christ is God, the father giueth him nothing: for so he is of himselfe the same with the father, and hath all things belonging vnto him that the father hath (excepting personall properties) and is no way inferior to the father, neither receiueth any thing from him, but giueth all things as well as the father doth. But yet as Christ is Mediator, hee is not God simply, but God incarnate, or God made man: and so is said to receiue of his father, in respect of his manhood, as himselfe confesseth, All power is giuen to me, Matth. 28.18. And Paule sayth, God gaue him a name, aboue all names, Philip. 2.9. hee receiued of his father the promise of the holy Ghost, sayth Peter, Act. 2.33. And God made him both Lord and Christ, ver. 36. and so God gaue him this Reuelation in this place.