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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.
The third benefit is this: I will confess his name before my Father, and before his Angels. That is, in the day of judgement I will acknowledge and profess him to be mine: one of mine Elect, that keepeth faith and good conscience unto the end. I will take him from the company of the wicked world, and set him on my right hand, and advance him to glory, pronouncing upon him the blessed voice of absolution. Come, Thou blessed of my father. Mat. 25.34. The end why this benefit is thus propounded, is to draw this church to profess the name of Christ in this world: for if they would profess Christ before men, he will acknowledge them for his own at the last day.
The third benefite is this: I will confesse his name before my Father, and before his Angels. That is, in the day of iudgement I will acknowledge and professe him to be mine: one of mine Elect, that keepeth faith and good conscience vnto the end. I will take him from the companie of the wicked world, and set him on my right hand, and aduance him to glory, pronouncing vpon him the blessed voyce of absolution. Come, Thou blessed of my father. Mat. 25.34. The end why this benefit is thus propounded, is to draw this church to professe the name of Christ in this world: for if they would professe Christ before men, hee will acknowledge them for his owne at the last day.
1This same reason here propounded, must induce us to make a true confession of Christ against the world, & all Christs enemies: which to do is a very hard matter, and man of himself cannot stand out; but yet the consideration of this, that Christ will confess him at the last day, will be a notable motive and means to enable him thereto. If an earthly Prince should come to a man among a great company and call him by his name, speaking kindly unto him, he would esteem it a great honour unto him; and for that he would not stick to die in the Princes cause. Oh then, what honour is this, that Christ Jesus will in the last day vouchsafe to all those that in this life do sincerely confess him, and overcome! he will confess them to be his, and receive them to his own glory. But on the contrary, those that will not confess him here, but disgrace him; either by false doctrine or profaneness of life, will Christ at the day of judgement utterly disgrace, by denying them to be his, and there pronounce upon them the fearful sentence of condemnation, Go ye cursed, &c. Which if we would then escape, and also procure unto us the joyful voice of absolution: we must here labour to hold the truth of Christs doctrine, & also keep a good conscience unto the end. But if we only profess him in judgement, and not in the practise of a holy life, surely Christ will profess that he knows us not, and then give us our portion with the devil and his angels.