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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.
The fourth virtue for which this church is commended, is patience. Of this I have spoken before verse. 2. Here only note, that it is joined with love to men, with fidelity to God, and with service both to God and men in the duties of love. Whereby Christ would signify that no good thing can be done by any man, without patience. Love is no love without patience: neither is faith any faith without patience: for when a man loveth another, for his love he shall sometime receive hatred. Now unless he have patience to bear that hatred, his love will surcease. And so if a man have care to be faithful unto God, in the world he shall be sure to have much contempt: so that unless he have patience to bear the same, his faithfulness will fail, Patience bringeth forth experience, and experience hope, Rom. 5.4. & Rom. 15.4, No comfort of the Scriptures, nor hope without patience. And therefore in the parable of the sower, The good ground (a)bringeth forth fruit with patience: though a man have never so good gifts, yet without patience he cannot put them in practise. This therefore we must join with all the good graces we have: as Peter counselleth us, 2. Peter. 1.6. When a man is in temptation, and apprehendeth the wrath of God, which is the sorest thing that can be, without patience he will despair: Without patience a man will be weary of well-doing, both in duties to God and man, and to his own soul. Hence the Apostle saith, ye have need of patience, Heb. 10.36.
The fourth vertue for which this church is commended, is patience. Of this I haue spoken before verse. 2. Here onely note, that it is ioyned with loue to men, with fidelitie to God, and with seruice both to God and men in the duties of loue. Whereby Christ would signifie that no good thing can be done by any man, without patience. Loue is no loue without patience: neither is faith any faith without patiēce: for when a man loueth another, for his loue hee shall sometime receiue hatred. Now vnlesse hee haue patience to beare that hatred, his loue will surcease. And so if a man haue care to bee faithfull vnto God, in the world he shall be sure to haue much contempt: so that vnlesse he haue patience to beare the same, his faithfulnesse will faile, Patience bringeth forth experience, and experience hope,