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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.
Verse. 19. I know thy works, and thy love and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy deeds, which are moe at the last than at the first.
Verse. 19. I know thy workes, and thy loue and seruice, and faith, and thy patience, and thy deeds, which are moe at the last than at the first.
Here begins the second part of this Epistle, to wit, the Proposition; which containeth the substance & matter thereof: and it hath two parts; a commendation of this church, and a rebuke thereof. The commendation in the 19 verse; the rebuke or dispraise in the 20 verse and those that follow, almost to the end of the chapter. The commendation is twofold: general in these words, I know thy works. ⟨p. 134⟩This hath been handled before, vers. 2. The particular commendation standeth in five notable works: to wit, Love, Service, Faith, Patience, and, Increase in godliness.
Here begins the second part of this Epistle, to wit, the Proposition; which containeth the substance & matter thereof: and it hath two parts; a commendation of this church, and a rebuke thereof. The commendation in the 19 verse; the rebuke or dispraise in the 20 verse and those that follow, almost to the end of the chapter. The commendation is twofold: generall in these words, I know thy workes. ⟨p. 134⟩This hath beene handled before, vers. 2. The particular commendation standeth in fiue notable workes: to wit, Loue, Seruice, Faith, Patience, and, Encrease in godlinesse.
For the first, by Love we must understand Love to men: for afterward they are commended for duties to God in faith and patience: but love and service are duties of man to man. Touching Love, note three points: What this love is; What is the property of this love; and how it is to be practised. First, Love to man is a gift of the spirit of God, whereby a man is well affected to his neighbour for Gods sake. That love is a gift of the Spirit, is plain,