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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. point. The duty commanded: namely, to hear. Hearing in Scripture is not only to listen with the bodily ear: but to be attentive to that, which is taught, and with attention to bring faith, conversion, and obedience every way. Eph. 4.21, 22, the hearing of Christ is notably described: It is not so much to conceive ⟨p. 96⟩the doctrine of Christ in our mind•, and to be able to utter it, as to die unto sin, and to the lusts of the flesh, and to ris• […] newness of life. And indeed, a man doth hear and learn no more of Gods word, than he doth believe and practise. From whence we are again to be admonished▪ that we so hear with attention, that by hearing we suffer our selves to be changed▪ and that with our change, we join •are to believe, and conscience to obey. This i• that saving hearing which bringeth eternal life▪ all other hearing doth increase our sins to our further condemnation. Whereby also appeareth the fearful state of many, who lend only the outward bodily ear to h••re the word, but then hearts be not moved, nor their lives changed thereby.
II. point. The dutie commaunded: namely, to heare. Hearing in Scripture is not onely to listen with the bodily eare: but to be attētiue to that, which is taught, and with attention to bring faith, conuersion, and obedience euery way. Eph. 4.21, 22, the hearing of Christ is notably described: It is not so much to conceiue ⟨p. 96⟩the doctrine of Christ in our mind•, and to be able to vtter it, as to die vnto sinne, and to the lusts of the flesh, and to ris• newsse of life. And indeed, a man doth heare and learne no more of Gods word, than hee doth beleeue and practise. From whence we are again to be admonished that we so heare with attention, that by hearing we suffer our selues to be changed and that with our change, we ioyne are to beleeue, and conscience to obey. This i that sauing hearing which bringeth eternall life all other hearing doth increase our sinnes to our further condemnation. Whereby also appeareth the fearefull state of many, who lend onely the outward bodily eare to hre the word, but then hearts bee not mooued, nor their liues changed thereby.