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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.
Their second kind of arguments are Examples: which are chiefly two: one of Adam, the other of David, For Adam; they say he was created righteous, and yet he fell wholly from grace: and therefore any believer now, may much more fall away, who have far less grace than he had. Answ. This Argument is not good: for though Adam had a greater measure of grace than we now have, yet our grace hath a greater privilege than his had: his grace came by creation; ours is by redemption and regeneration. Adam had the first grace, to be able to obey; but he wanted the second, to be sure to persevere: because God would permit his fall, to make a way both to manifest his justice and mercy in our redemption by Christ. But the child of God after his conversion, wherein he hath the first ⟨p. 85⟩grace to repent and believe, hath also an infallible promise, That he shall receive the second grace, to abide in that faith. And therefore Paul saith: I (a)am persuaded, that he which hath begun this good work in you, will perform it until the day of the Lord Jesus Christ. And again, (b)The Lord is faithful, who will stablish you, and keep you from evil.
Their second kind of arguments are Examples: which are chiefely two: one of Adam, the other of Dauid, For Adam; they say he was created righteous, and yet hee fell wholly from grace: and therefore any beleeuer now, may much more fall away, who haue farre lesse grace than he had. Answ. This Argument is not good: for though Adam had a greater measure of grace than we now haue, yet our grace hath a greater priuiledge than his had: his grace came by creation; ours is by redemption and regeneration. Adam had the first grace, to bee able to obey; but he wanted the second, to be sure to perseuere: because God would permit his fall, to make a way both to manifest his iustice and mercie in our redemption by Christ. But the child of God after his conuersion, wherein hee hath the first ⟨p. 85⟩grace to repent and beleeue, hath also an infallible promise, That he shall receiue the second grace, to abide in that faith. And therefore Paule sayth: I (a)