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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
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Secondly, in this coherence Christ intimateth unto us a distinction between man and man in this Church, for all that were in this Church were men called, professing Christ and his Gospel: and yet of them, some were dead in their sins, and others were alive in Christ. Touching this distinction of men, we must search the cause thereof. It must not be ascribed to any power or will in man but to the good pleasure of God, as the scripture teacheth; for when the body of the Israelites had given themselves to Idolatry, there were yet aseven thousand that never bowed the knee to Baal: what was the cause why they did not live like to the other Israelites? Surely nothing in the will of man, (though the Idolatry of the other, was to be ascribed to themselves) but the text is clear, it was the good pleasure of God, who had preserved and kept them.
Secondly, in this coherence Christ intimateth vnto vs a distinction betweene man and man in this Church, for all that were in this Church were men called, professing Christ and his Gospell: and yet of them, some were dead in their sinnes, and others were aliue in Christ. Touching this distinction of men, wee must search the cause thereof. It must not be ascribed to any power or will in man but to the good pleasure of God, as the scripture teacheth; for when the bodie of the Israelites had giuen themselues to Idolatrie, there were yet aseuen thousand that neuer bowed the knee to Baall: what was the cause why they did not liue like to the other Israelites? Surely nothing in the will of man, (though the Idolatrie of the other, was to bee ascribed to themselues) but the text is cleare, it was the good pleasure of God, who had preserued and kept them.
By this we see, how erroneous and false the Divinity of some Protestants is,