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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.
Seeing this church being in affliction is so far forth accepted, that Christ reproveth nothing in her; we are taught it is profitable for Gods church and people sometime to be in affliction: for thereby, are the gifts and graces of God preserved: as Faith and Repentance; and many grievous sins prevented, which otherwise Gods children might fall into.
Seeing this church being in affliction is so farre forth accepted, that Christ reproueth nothing in her; wee are taught it is profitable for Gods church and people sometime to bee in affliction: for thereby, are the gifts and graces of God preserued: as Faith and Repentance; and many greeuous sinnes preuented, which otherwise Gods children might fall into.
The counsel it self containeth three parts. A precept. A prophecy. And a precept again. The first precept is in these words, Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. This precept may seem to be against other places of Scripture, as Phil. 2.12. Work out your salvation in fear and trembling. And Rom. 11.20. •e not high minded but fear. Answ. There be three kinds of fear. I. natural fear. II. fear proceeding from grace. III. a distrustful fearful proceeding from unbelief. I. The natural fear is a declining and eschewing of death and those things that tend thereto: this fear is in all men, in as much as every thing desireth to preserve it self: this was in Christ, who in his agony feared death, as it was a separation of soul and body asunder: yet this was no sin in him, but only an infirmity without sin. The second kind of fear, is that which cometh from grace, Mal. 1.6. If I be a master where is mine •onor, If I be a father where is my fear. This fear is a reverent awe towards God in regard of his mercy and judgements: and this is a virtue and no sin. The third is distrustful fear; when men for affliction forsake religion and obedience to God, standing more in fear of men than of God: and this is that fear which Christ in this place forbiddeth, being a sin that draweth men from God unto perdition.