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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.
II. Reason. If a man cannot fall from grace, then preaching, prayer, the sacraments, and all means of perseverance are needless? Answ. Nothing less: for they have all their good and necessary use unto them which have grace: even to make them constant in grace. For where the Scripture teacheth the certainty of salvation, it implieth the use of the means of perseverance. Paul in his journey to Rome was certain they should come all safe to land (a)by the promise of God: yet when the marines would have gone out of the ship, He telleth the Captain, unless (b)these stay in, we cannot be saved: because they were the means to bring them to land. So when Isay had told Hezekiah from the Lord that he should live fifteen years longer, he was thereby assured of recovery, and yet he used (c)a bunch of figs as a means thereof: as also food and raiment to preserve his life afterward.
II. Reason. If a man cannot fall from grace, then preaching, prayer, the sacraments, and all means of perseuerance are needlesse? Answ. Nothing lesse: for they haue all their good and necessarie vse vnto them which haue grace: euen to make them constant in grace. For where the Scripture teacheth the certaintie of saluation, it implieth the vse of the meanes of perseuerance. Paul in his iourney to Rome was certaine they should come all safe to land (a)by the promise of God: yet when the marines would haue gone out of the ship, Hee telleth the Captaine, vnlesse (b)these stay in, we cannot be saued: because they were the meanes to bring them to land. So when Isay had told Ezekias from the Lord that he should liue fifteene yeares longer, he was thereby assured of recouerie, and yet hee vsed (c)a bunch of figges as a meanes thereof: as also food and rayment to preserue his life afterward.