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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.
Hence I gather,1 that Christians cannot safely act and play the Comedies of heathen men: for they are full of many ⟨p. 151⟩blasphemous speeches and oaths flat against the word of God: which they ought not to repeat, but with disgrace unto them. For Christs practise must be a pattern for our imitation: he would not repeat so much as one word of a wicked woman, without some note of disgrace. If it be said, they repeat these speeches with disgrace and dislike: I answer, it is not so: for if they did, that would take away the whole Comedy, being full of such bad speeches. And this I take to be the equity of Gods word, thus to reason from Christs example.
Hence I gather,1 that Christians cannot safely act and play the Comedies of heathen men: for they are full of many ⟨p. 151⟩blasphemous speeches and oathes flat against the word of God: which they ought not to repeat, but with disgrace vnto them. For Christs practise must bee a patterne for our imitation: hee would not repeat so much as one word of a wicked woman, without some note of disgrace. If it bee sayd, they repeat these speeches with disgrace and dislike: I answere, it is not so: for if they did, that would take away the whole Comedie, being full of such bad speeches. And this I take to bee the equitie of Gods word, thus to reason from Christs example.
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As they speak. These words Christ addeth: First, to show that the words going before were not his own, but the words of Jezebels followers touching her doctrine. Secondly, to show the proud and presumptuous minds of heretics, in maintaining their wicked opinions. Thus have false teachers upheld their errors by proud and swelling words, as Jude the 16. and