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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.
and so our case fearful and dangerous. If an earthly prince and potentate had an action against us, and his case were good, it would make us look about us, yea to tremble and quake, and to be at our wits end. Behold, not a worldly prince but the king of heaven and earth hath a matter against us, just and grievo••• oh how should this move us to search our selves, to try our estate, and to humble our selves upon the knees of our heart before his majesty. We may not imagine that this charge of Christ doth not concern us: the conclusion of this Epistle shows it belongs to all that have ears to hear. And therefore we should labour to prevent Gods judgement, by judging our selves for our decay and want of love.
and so our case fearefull and dangerous. If an earthly prince and potentat had an action against vs, and his case were good, it would make vs looke about vs, yea to tremble and quake, and to be at our wits end. Behold, not a worldly prince but the king of heauen and earth hath a matter against vs, iust and grieuo••• oh how should this moue vs to search our selues, to trie our estate, and to humble our selues vpon the knees of our heart before his maiestie. We may not imagine that this charge of Christ doth not concerne vs: the conclusion of this Epistle shewes it belongs to all that haue eares to heare. And therefore we should labour to preuent Gods iudgement, by iudging our selues for our decay and want of loue.
Again, this rebuke of Christ for decay of love, should teach us to labour for increase in love to God and to our brethren; adding grace to grace in our harts, as we add day unto day in our lives, that so our love may abound: read 1. Thes. 4.1.9, 10, where Paul urgeth this duty at large: he confesseth they did love one another, and yet beseecheth them to increase therein. Phil. 3.13.4. in Pauls person we have a worthy president, which we must follow, if we think to come whither he is gone before: though he had gone far in the love of God, yet he laboured to perfection, and therefore considered not that which was past, as resting