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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.
After the promise, is adjoined the reason thereof, For they are worthy. Hence the Church of Room doth conclude, That a man by his works may merit heaven, because they be worthy of reward. A most blasphemous conclusion, and a manifest abuse of the word of GOD. Gods children indeed are worthy life everlasting; but not by the merit of their works:1 for then they should be done according to the rigour of the Law: but for the worthiness of their person, when as they stand righteous before GOD in Christ; for when GOD will save any man, he gives Christ unto that man truly and really; so as he may say, Christ is mine. And with Christ GOD gives his spirit which worketh in his heart true saving faith, whereby he doth receive Christ: and so Christ and his righteousness belongs unto that man really, and by virtue thereof he is worthy life everlasting; and this is the worthiness which Christ meaneth in this place, and not any worthiness of their works: so that this doth help them nothing at all, and yet it is the most probable place of Scripture, to prove and justify the Doctrine of mans merits.
After the promise, is adioyned the reason thereof, For they are worthy. Hence the Church of Roome doth conclude, That a man by his workes may merite heauen, because they bee worthie of reward. A most blasphemous conclusion, and a manifest abuse of the word of GOD. Gods children indeede are worthie life euerlasting; but not by the merite of their works:1 for then they should bee done according to the rigour of the Lawe: but for the worthynesse of their person, when as they stand righteous before GOD in Christ; for when GOD will saue any man, he giues Christ vnto that man truely and really; so as hee may saye, Christ is mine. And with Christ GOD giues his spirite which worketh in his heart true sauing fayth, whereby hee doth receiue Christ: and so Christ and his righteousnesse belonges vnto that man reallye, and by vertue thereof hee is worthie life euerlasting; and this is the worthynesse which Christ meaneth in this place, and not any worthynesse of their workes: so that this doth helpe them nothing at all, and yet it is the most probable place of Scripture, to prooue and iustifie the Doctrine of mans merits.
- 1Two kinds of worthiness.