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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.
for this conclusion must stand with all churches and people: If they repent not, God will come in judgement against them.
for this conclusion must stand with all churches and people: If they repent not, God will come in iudgement against them.
The second threatening or commination is directed unto the Nicolaitans, in these words: And will fight against them with the sword of my mouth; that is, I will be at enmity with them, and testify the same by waging battle against those among you, that maintain the lawfulness of eating things sacrificed to Idols, and of fornication. Thus I say will I fight against them with the sword of my mouth; that is, with the preaching of my word, the law, and the gospel.
The second threatening or commination is directed vnto the Nicolaitans, in these words: And will fight against them with the sword of my mouth; that is, I will bee at emnitie with them, and testifie the same by waging battell against those among you, that maintaine the lawfulnesse of eating things sacrificed to Idols, and of fornication. Thus I say will I fight against thē with the sword of my mouth; that is, with the preaching of my word, the law, and the gospell.
In this commination Christ alludeth still to the story of Balaam: for when he was sent for by Balac to curse the people of God, the Lord stood against him in the way with a naked sword, to keep him from going: and when his eyes were opened, that he saw the Angel of the Lord withstand him in that sort, he fell down and adored the Angel, for it was the Lord: yet because he ceased not from his wicked covetousness, but gave bad counsel against the Israelites, when he could not curse them, to cause them to sin: therefore he was slain with the edge of the sword among the Midianites by the children of Israel,