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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.
To show to his servants things that must shortly be done. These words contain the second, third, and fourth Arguments, whereby this Revelation is described, viz. the end of it, the persons to whom it must be showed, and the matter which it containeth.
To shew to his seruants things that must shortly be done. These words containe the second, third, and fourth Arguments, whereby this Reuelation is described, viz. the end of it, the persons to whom it must be shewed, and the matter which it containeth.
Arg. II. The end of this Revelation is, To show, that is, to make known, and manifest things to come, for the good of the whole Church. Whence we may observe, that the Papists err exceedingly in debarring lay people (as they call them) from the reading of the Scripture; for the end of this book is, To make manifest to Gods servants things to come. And who are Gods servants? Are the Clergy only, and not lay people also? God forbid: the lay man is Christ his servant, as well as one of the Clergy. And therefore, it is Gods will, that he should learn to know and understand this book, like one of his servants. And here consider, that if this book of Scripture, which is hard and difficult, must be learned of the lay man, then much more must he search into all other books of God, which be more plain and easy, as the histories of Gospel, Epistles, &c.
Arg. II. The end of this Reuelation is, To shew, that is, to make knowne, and manifest things to come, for the good of the whole Church. Whence we may obserue, that the Papists erre exceedingly in debarring lay people (as they call them) from the reading of the Scripture; for the end of this booke is, To make manifest to Gods seruants things to come. And who are Gods seruants? Are the Cleargie onely, and not lay people also? God forbid: the lay man is Christ his seruant, as well as one of the Cleargie. And therefore, it is Gods will, that he should learne to know and vnderstand this booke, like one of his seruants. And here consider, that if this booke of Scripture, which is hard and difficult, must be learned of the lay man, then much more must he search into all other bookes of God, which bee more plaine and easie, as the histories of Gospell, Epistles, &c.