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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.
And because this Church was very dead and dull of heart; therefore Christ addeth a reason to move them to the practise of this duty: which is, a most terrible threatening, in these words: If thou wilt not watch, I will come on thee […] a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
And because this Church was verie dead and dull of heart; therefore Christ addeth a reason to mooue them to the practise of this dutie: which is, a most terrible threatning, in these words: If thou wilt not watch, I will come on thee 〈…〉 a theefe, and thou shalt not know what houre I will come vpon thee.
Here mark Christs order and dealing: having prescribed a remedy for their fault, he giveth them a direction to practise the same; and after addeth a most terrible threatening to drive them thereunto; as if he should say, if thou wilt not watch against sin, and against death, and for that end remember my word, hold fast the same, and repent; then look as a thief comes upon a man on a sudden, and spoils his goods and cuts the throat of his children; so will I come on thee on a sudden, and power upon thee my wrath, whereby I will […] cut the throat of thy soul, and thou shalt have no means to escape my punishment.
Here marke Christs order and dealing: hauing prescribed a remedie for their fault, hee giueth them a direction to practise the same; and after addeth a most terrible threatning to driue them therevnto; as if he should say, if thou wilt not watch against sinne, and against death, and for that end remember my word, hold fast the same, and repent; then look as a theefe comes vpon a man on a suddaine, and spoyles his goods and cuts the throate of his children; so will I come on thee on a suddaine, and power vpon thee my wrath, whereby I will 〈…〉 cut the throat of thy soule, and thou shalt haue no means to escape my punishment.