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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.
that by his disobedience his heart might be more hardened, and God more justly manifest his glory in his destruction. So he commanded Isay to go & preach unto the people: not for their conversion, but to (a)blind their eyes, and to harden their harts. And so he commands the reprobate to repent: but neither directly, as he doth his children, in whom he intends the practise of repentance; but by consequent, because they live among his children: nor yet with intent they should obey, but rather to harden them, and to make them inexcusable, because of their sins. And therefore in them his commandment cannot import any ability to obey.
that by his disobedience his heart might be more hardned, and God more iustly manifest his glorie in his destruction. So hee commaunded Isay to go & preach vnto the people: not for their conuersion, but to (a)blind their eyes, and to harden their harts. And so he commands the reprobate to repent: but neither directly, as hee doth his children, in whom he intends the practise of repentance; but by consequent, because they liue among his children: nor yet with intent they should obey, but rather to harden them, and to make them inexcusable, because of their sinnes. And therefore in them his commandement cannot import anie abilitie to obey.
- (a)Isa. 6.9.
IV. point. Who be commanded to repent? namely, The Church of Ephesus, that is, the minister with the whole body of the church. This may seem strange that he should command them to repent, seeing they had already repented at their conversion. Here therefore we must learn that there be two degree• in the practise of repentance: First, the beginning of repentance: Secondly, the renewing of the same. And in those two consisteth the whole state of a christian mans life. He must begin to repent when he is received to mercy: he must renew that repentance for his daily offences.