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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.
In particular, this remedy hath three parts: The first, Remember whence thou art fallen: The second, And repent: The third, And do thy first works. The words following, Or else I will come against thee, &c. Are a reason of this remedy to persuade them to do the duties prescribed.
In particular, this remedie hath three parts: The first, Remember whence thou art fallen: The second, And repent: The third, And do thy first workes. The words following, Or else I will come against thee, &c. Are a reason of this remedie to persuade them to do the duties prescribed.
For the first, Remember whence thou art fallen; The words bear this sense: Examine thy self throughly, & see in thy self the decay of thy former love: and then ponder the same in thy heart seriously and throughly. Here Christ enjoineth to this church two duties. I. Examination, whereby she must descend into her own heart, and search out her own wants; especially the want of her love to God, to his word and to her brethren. II. Consideration, whereby she must often think of these her wants, and lay the same to her heart unfeignedly.
For the first, Remember whence thou art fallen; The words beare this sence: Examine thy selfe throughly, & see in thy selfe the decay of thy former loue: and then ponder the same in thy heart seriously and throughly. Here Christ inioyneth to this church two duties. I. Examination, whereby shee must descend into her owne heart, and search out her owne wants; especially the want of her loue to God, to his word and to her brethren. II. Consideration, whereby she must often thinke of these her wants, and lay the same to her heart vnfainedly.
This course which Christ taketh with this church, teacheth us first that it is a dangerous thing for any person in Gods church not to be acquainted throughly with his own estate, that so he may search out his own wants, and deeply consider of the same. For this very thing Jeremiah blamed the people in his time, that no man said with himself,