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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 second part of this power of the keys, is spiritual jurisdiction: I call it spiritual, to distinguish it from that outward jurisdiction whereby the commonwealth is governed. That this spiritual jurisdiction is a key, may appear, Mat. 18.16.17.18, If thy brother offend thee (saith Christ) admonish him privately: if he hear thee not, yet take with thee two or three: if he hear not them, tell it to the Church; & if he refuse to hear the Church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man, and as a publican. Then followeth the promise; Verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what soever ye loose, shall be loosed in heaven.
The second part of this power of the keyes, is spiritual iurisdiction: I call it spirituall, to distinguish it from that outward iurisdiction whereby the commonwealth is gouerned. That this spiritual iurisdiction is a key, may appeare, Mat. 18.16.17.18, If thy brother offend thee (saith Christ) admonish him priuately: if hee heare thee not, yet take with thee two or three: if he heare not them, tell it to the Church; & if he refuse to heare the Church, let him bee vnto thee as an heathen man, and as a publican. Then followeth the promise; Verely, I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye bind on earth shalbe bound in heauen; and what soeuer ye loose, shal be loosed in haauen.
This spiritual jurisdiction, is a power whereby the Church pronounceth sentence upon obstinate offenders in the Church, and puts the same in execution. And it hath two parts: Excommunication; and absolution. Excommunication is an action of the Church in Christs name, excluding an obstinate offender that is a professor of the Gospel, from all the privileges of the Church, and from the kingdom of heaven. So Paul acommandeth the incestuous man to be committed to Satan: that is, not only put out of the kingdom of Christ, but also after a sort made subject unto Satan, to be outwardly afflicted by him. And therefore Christ saith: If