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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 also the Papists gather free will to good by nature: she did not repent, therefore she had freewill & power to repent if she would. Ans. This reason is not good: thus much may hence be gathered, that she had freewill not to repent, and to sin: for every man sinneth freely, but yet it followeth not, that they have the same power to cease from sin, or to repent without Gods special grace, without which no man can will or do that which is truly good before God.
1Hence also the Papistes gather free will to good by nature: shee did not repent, therefore she had freewill & power to repent if she would. Ans. This reason is not good: thus much may hence be gathered, that she had freewil not to repent, and to sinne: for euery man sinneth freely, but yet it followeth not, that they haue the same power to cease from sinne, or to repent without Gods special grace, without which no man can will or doe that which is truly good before God.
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Again, the same sin which is reproved in this wicked woman, may be laid to the charge of the greatest number in our churches and congregations. God hath given unto men a long time of repentance, to some ten, to some twenty years, but they repent not, as their lives do plainly testify: for some live in irreligion and profaneness, some in Sabbath breaking, some in fornication and adultery, some in idleness, some in covetousness and extortion, giving themselves wholly and spending all their time in seeking the things of this life, never regarding with reverence th• things of God.
Againe, the same sinne which is reproued in this wicked woman, may bee layd to the charge of the greatest number in our churches and congregations. God hath giuen vnto men a long time of repentance, to some ten, to some twenty yeares, but they repent not, as their liues do plainly testifie: for some liue in irreligion and prophanenesse, some in Saboath breaking, some in fornication and adulterie, some in idlenesse, some in couetousnesse and extortion, giuing themselues wholly and spending all their time in seeking the things of this life, neuer regarding with reuerence th things of God.