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…

Here Christ cometh to a second part of his counsel, which concerns the Angel, and the better part of this Church of Thyatira: and first he beginneth with the Preface of this counsel; wherein we may observe two points: First, who speaketh: Secondly, to whom he speaketh. For the first, he that speaketh is Christ. I say, hereby Christ challengeth unto himself the absolute and all sufficient authority of the supreme Doctor of his Church, in that he speaketh in his own name. Whereby he putteth a plain difference between himself and all other his Ministers, either Prophets, Apostles, or ordinary teachers: for they must not propound any thing unto Gods people in their own names, but in the name of Christ. But Christ teacheth in his own name, being the fountain of all divine knowledge and understanding, that i• revealed in the word of God. And thus Christ himself speaketh in his own name, to strike the hearts of the Angel of this Church and the better part thereof with reverence, and to move them to receive and obey the counsel following, considering it comes immediately from Christ, the Doctor of the Church.

Here Christ commeth to a second part of his counsell, which concernes the Angell, and the better part of this Church of Thyatira: and first hee beginneth with the Preface of this counsell; wherein wee may obserue two points: First, who speaketh: Secondly, to whom hee speaketh. For the first, hee that speaketh is Christ. I say, hereby Christ challengeth vnto himselfe the absolute and all sufficient authoritie of the supreme Doctor of his Church, in that hee speaketh in his owne name. Whereby hee putteth a plaine difference betweene himselfe and all other his Ministers, either Prophets, Apostles, or ordinarie teachers: for they must not propound any thing vnto Gods people in their owne names, but in the name of Christ. But Christ teacheth in his owne name, being the fountaine of all diuine knowledge and vnderstanding, that i• reuealed in the word of God. And thus Christ himselfe speaketh in his owne name, to strike the hearts of the Angell of this Church and the better part thereof with reuerence, and to mooue them to receiue and obey the counsell following, considering it comes immediately from Christ, the Doctor of the Church.