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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.
Arg. III. The persons to whom it must be showed, viz. The servants of Christ. This Revelation was not given of God for all men indefinitely, but for all his servants, that is, such alone as repent of their sins, and truly believe in Christ for the pardon of them, and show forth the same by new obedience. So he teacheth elsewhere: The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, and his covenant to give them understanding, Psalm. 25.14. The Lord will reveal his secret to his servants the Prophets, Amos 3.7. And, God will not keep back from Abraham the thing he was to do unto Sodom and Gomorrah, because he knew Abraham would do his will, and teach his family after him. Genes. 18. vers. 17.19. The consideration whereof should admonish us not to content our selves with the bare hearing of the word and outward participation of the sacraments: but to labour principally to become Gods servants, and to show the same by the practise of that which we hear. Hereby shall we receive instruction from the Lord, and grow in knowledge daily more and more: our understandings shall more easily conceive the will of God, for they that will do the will of his father, shall know his doctrine. John 7.17. Here then is the cause why most hearers after long teaching profit little, but remain as blind and ignorant as ever they were, even their own impiety; they live in their sins, and labour not to become Gods servants.
Arg. III. The persons to whom it must be shewed, viz. The seruants of Christ. This Reuelation was not giuen of God for all men indefinitely, but for all his seruants, that is, such alone as repent of their sinnes, and truly beleeue in Christ for the pardon of them, and shew forth the same by new obedience. So hee teacheth elsewhere: The secret of the Lord is with them that feare him, and his covenant to giue them vnderstanding, Psalm. 25.14. The Lord will reueale his secret to his servants the Prophets, Amos 3.7. And, God will not keepe backe from Abraham the thing hee was to doe vnto Sodome and Gomorrah, because hee knew Abraham would doe his will, and teach his familie after him.