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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.
First, here observe to whom Christ will discover their sins; not to all the world, but to the Church of God, All Churches shall know; This Christ doth to terrify Jezebel & her company: For as it is an excellent honour to be well esteemed of with the Churches of God, so it is a most shameful dishonour to be in disgrace with the Churches of God: For (a)whatsoever is bound or loosed by the Churches on earth, the same is bound or loosed in heaven. And therefore by due proportion it followeth, that they which are in disgrace with God• Churches on earth, are also in disgrace with God himself in heaven.
First, here obserue to whome Christ will discouer their sinnes; not to all the world, but to the Church of God, All Churches shall know; This Christ doth to terrifie Iesabell & her companie: For as it is an excellent honour to bee well esteemed of with the Churches of God, so it is a most shamefull dishonour to bee in disgrace with the Churches of God: For (a)whatsoeuer is bound or loosed by the Churches on earth, the same is bound or loosed in heauen. And therefore by due proportion it followeth, that they which are in disgrace with God• Churches on earth, are also in disgrace with God himselfe in heauen.
- (a)Mat. 1• ▪
Hence we are taught that howsoever we must (so much as in us lieth) endeavour to approve our selves to the whole world,1 yet especially we must labour to be in good account with the Churches of God, and the members thereof: And on the contrary, we must continually avoid the doing of all such things as may justly bring us into disgrace with the Church of God.