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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.
1Hereby no man must take occasion to live in his sins: but those that feel themselves laden with the huge burden of their transgressions, have here a comfort to keep them from despair: for if they can humble themselves, and turn unto Christ, and pray for the pardon of their sins, there is yet with the Lord mercy in store, that they may be saved.
1Hereby no man must take occasion to liue in his sinnes: but those that feele themselues laden with the huge burden of their transgressions, haue here a comfort to keepe them from despaire: for if they can humble themselues, and turne vnto Christ, and pray for the pardon of their sinnes, there is yet with the Lord mercie in store, that they may bee saued.
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Lastly, Christ saith, He gave her space to repent of her fornication. No doubt she had many other sins whereof she was to repent, for no sin goeth alone, but every capital sin draweth many with it: Christ his meaning therefore is not that she should let pass other sins without repentance: but he nameth this one sin of fornication, because it was a principal sin in her: for she both practised it in her own body, and so made her self the stable of the devil, who should have been the temple of Gods holy spirit: and also maintained this sin, and so drew others thereto. Now special and principal repentance must be of principal sins.
Lastly, Christ saith, He gaue her space to repent of her fornication. No doubt she had many other sinnes whereof shee was to repent, for no sinne goeth alone, but euery capitall sinne draweth many with it: Christ his meaning therefore is not that she should let passe other sins without repentance: but he nameth this one sin of fornication, because it was a principall sinne in her: for she both practised it in her owne bodie, and so made her selfe the stable of the diuell, who should haue bene the temple of Gods holy spirit: and also maintained this sinne, and so drew others thereto. Now speciall and principall repentance must be of principall sinnes.