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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.
We have also among us many cruel and merciless persons, that in their affairs abound in the practises of fraud, wrong, usury, and oppression, 1whose treading is upon the poor in the pride of their covetousness, whereby also they eat the flesh of God• people, and flea off their skin from them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces as for the pot, and as flesh within the cauldron, Mich. 3.6. And yet all these, because they submit themselves to the civil authority, are permitted without controlment to be partakers of the privileges of Gods Church, even to the receiving of the seals of Gods covenant, being themselves flat enemies to the grace of God. Yea, many of these are greatly countenanced and graced for wisdom and reputation; when as such as fear God, and make conscience of their ways, are counted vile. All which as it argueth exceeding want of zeal in severity against sin: so it cannot choose but provoke the Lord to come against us in judgement, as he did against this Church. The means whereby this evil is to be reformed, doth follow afterward.
Wee haue also among vs many cruell and mercilesse persons, that in their affaires abound in the practises of fraud, wrong, vsurie, and oppression, 1whose treading is vpon the poore in the pride of their couetousnesse, wherby also they eate the flesh of God• people, and flea off their skin from them, and breake their bones, and chop them in pieces as for the pot, and as flesh within the cauldron, Mich. 3.6. And yet all these, because they submit themselues to the ciuile authoritie, are permitted without controlment to be partakers of the priuiledges of Gods Church, euen to the receiuing of the seales of Gods couenant, being themselues flat enemies to the grace of God. Yea, many of these are greatly countenanced and graced for wisedome and reputation; when as such as feare God, and make conscience of their wayes, are counted vile. All which as it argueth exceeding want of zeale in seueritie against sinne: so it cannot chuse but prouoke the Lord to come against vs in iudgement, as hee did against this Church. The meanes whereby this euill is to bee reformed, doth follow afterward.