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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.
This showeth, that their opinion is false, who teach that God calleth all •he world effectually unto salvation,1 for how can th•y be called, that never heard of the […] of God? but all in all ages never […] of the word of God; Albeit […] the coming of Christ, their sound hath ⟨p. 170⟩gone forth into all nations. Secondly, this showeth the fondness of their opinion, who defend the Doctrine of universal grace: that God should give grace pertaining to salvation, unto every man in the world, so as he may be saved if he will: for the means to receive grace, is the hearing of the word, which all men in all ages never had vouchsafed unto them.
This sheweth, that their opinion is false, who teach that God calleth all •he world effectually vnto saluation,1 for how can th•y bee called, that neuer heard of the 〈…〉 of God? but all in all ages neuer 〈…〉 of the word of God; Albeit 〈…〉 the comming of Christ, their sound hath ⟨p. 170⟩gone foorth into all nations. Secondly, this sheweth the fondnesse of their opinion, who defend the Doctrine of vniuersall grace: that God should giue grace pertaining to saluation, vnto euerie man in the world, so as he may be saued if he will: for the meanes to receiue grace, is the hearing of the word, which all men in all ages neuer had vouchsafed vnto them.
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