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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.
1Sundry students now adays are marvellously affected with the sermons, commentaries and postils of monks and friars. These they prefer before the writings of other godly and sound Divines, which is a lamentable case: for they are in their kind Jezebels; the scope of their doctrine is to draw men to errors and transgressions against the law of God; yea, to bring men from heaven to hell. And therefore this exceeding approbation of them is no small offence: being in truth the right way to bring in again errors, Atheism, and Popery. For turn a Papist from a moral point (wherein he often erreth) and his doctrine and sermons are nothing but false and erroneous: and therefore as Christ would have this Church to hate the doctrine of this woman, because it did deceive; so must we labour to grow in dislike with the commentaries and postils of monks and friars, which tend to that end.
1Sundry students now adayes are maruellously affected with the sermons, commentaries and postils of monks and friers. These they prefer before the writings of other godly and sound Diuines, which is a lamentable case: for they are in their kind Iezabels; the scope of their doctrine is to draw men to errours and transgressions against the law of God; yea, to bring men from heauen to hell. And therefore this exceeding approbation of them is no small offence: being in truth the right way to bring in againe errors, Atheisme, and Poperie. For turne a Papist from a morall point (wherein he often erreth) and his doctrine and sermons are nothing but false and erronious: and therefore as Christ would haue this Church to hate the doctrine of this woman, because it did deceiue; so must wee labour to grow in dislike with the commentaries and postils of monks and friers, which tend to that end.
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Secondly, Christ setteth forth the end of her doctrine by two arguments: First, by the persons deceived, his servants: secondly, by the means whereby they are deceived; to wit, by causing them to commit fornication, and to eat meaes sacrificed unto Idols.