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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.
1Hence we may gather, that every man is not to be left to his own conscience, to teach and hold what doctrine he will: but all such men or women as •each erroneous doctrines, by the governors of the Church are to be restrained. It is a grievous fault in any Church not to restrain the authors and maintainers of sects and false doctrines, and of opinions which stand not with the truth of Gods word: and on the contrary, it is a virtue and a good gift in any church, when they restrain the authors and favourers of sects and false doctrine. And in this regard our Church is to be commended and approved, and the commonwealth likewise, for making laws to restrain both Popish recusants and some Protestants, who depart from this our Church, as being no Church of God, but a member of Antichrist and of Babylon.
1Hence wee may gather, that euery man is not to bee left to his owne conscience, to teach and hold what doctrine he will: but all such men or women as •each erronious doctrines, by the gouernors of the Church are to bee restrained. It is a grieuous fault in any Church not to restraine the authours and maintainers of sects and false doctrines, and of opinions which stand not with the truth of Gods word: and on the contrarie, it is a vertue and a good gift in any church, when they restraine the authours and fauourers of sects and false doctrine. And in this regard our Church is to bee commended and approoued, and the commonwealth likewise, for making lawes to restraine both Popish recusants and some Protestants, who depart from this our Church, as being no Church of God, but a member of Antichrist and of Babylon.
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Now that Christ might aggravate these their offences, he doth describe both the woman and her teaching. He describeth the woman, first by her property, in this name Jezebel, that is, one like Jezebel: secondly, by her action, Which calleth her self a Prophetess: her teaching is described in the end of the verse. Touching her property, Christ calleth her Jezebel for two causes: First, for that she was like to Jezebel, and in her person revived the manners and opinions of Jezebel. For as Jezebel brought among the Israelites the false worship of the Idol Baal: so this woman laboured to bring into this Church of Thyatira, Idolatry, and other sins.