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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, a man must every day bethink him self of his end, and of the coming of Christ, either in general to all the world, or particularly unto him by death: and in this consideration he must esteem and judge of every day, as of the day of his death, or the day of judgement. Secondly, he must prepare himself against death, & against the day of judgement, every day, even this present day, as though he should now die, or meet Christ in judgement; and the next day do the like, and so go on continually to the day of his death. And for our furtherance in this Christian watch, we must be mindful of temperance and sobriety, that we keep mediocrity in the use of the creatures of God, and of the things of this life. ⟨p. 167⟩For when men plunge themselves, either in the cares of this world, or in earthly delights, they quite forget both sin and death, and the day of Judgement; and thus we see what Christ meaneth by watchfulness.
first, a man must euery day bethinke him selfe of his ende, and of the comming of Christ, either in generall to all the world, or particularly vnto him by death: and in this consideration he must esteem and iudge of euery day, as of the day of his death, or the day of iudgement. Secondly, he must prepare himselfe against death, & against the day of iudgement, euery day, euē this present day, as though hee should now die, or meete Christ in iudgement; and the next day do the like, and so goe on continually to the day of his death. And for our furtherance in this Christian watch, we must be mindefull of temperance and sobrietie, that we keepe mediocritie in the vse of the creatures of God, and of the things of this life. ⟨p. 167⟩For when men plunge themselus, either in the cares of this world, or in earthly delights, they quite forget both sinne and death, and the day of Iudgement; and thus wee see what Christ meaneth by watchfulnesse.
As Christ prescribeth this duty unto this Church:1