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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 property. All that will truly worship GOD, must first be humbled for their sins, and have the pride of their hearts brought down, and be stricken with a fear of GODS glorious Majesty. So these Jews did prostrate their bodies at the feet of the congregation, when they came to worship GOD. The bJailer that imprisoned Paul and Silas over-night, and put their feet in the stocks, would then have very little regarded Pauls Doctrine, being so cruel and rigorous to their persons: Yet when he was about to have killed himself with his sword, (supposing the prisoners had been gone, because he saw the doors open) he was glad and joyful to hear the voice of Paul, who called unto him, that he should do himself no harm, for they were all there: then being humbled by that strange and wonderful work of GOD, he comes in unto them, humbles himself, and falls ⟨p. 188⟩down before them, craving them to tell him what he must do to be saved. In like manner, so long as men have not their proud hearts beaten down, they will never worship God in spirit and truth. Would we therefore know why the most part worship God formally? Surely it is because they have not been humbled with a fear of Gods majesty, and a terror of hell: Neither can it be hoped, that we shall ever worship God sincerely, till our hearts be thus broken within us, and we touched with the fear of Gods judgements. The want hereof is the cause, why men and women content themselves with a bare mumbling over of the words of the Lords prayer, the Creed, and ten Commandments, never seeking in the sincerity of their heart, cheerfully, and willingly, both with soul and body, to do worship unto God.
The third propertie. All that will truly worship GOD, must first bee humbled for their sinnes, and haue the pride of their hearts brought downe, and bee stroken with a feare of GODS glorious Maiestie. So these Iewes did prostrate their bodies at the feete of the congregation, when they came to worship GOD. The bIaylor that imprisoned Paul and Silas ouer-night, and put their feete in the stockes, would then haue verie little regarded Paules Doctrine, beeing so cruell and rigorous to their persons: Yet when he was about to haue killed himselfe with his sword, (supposing the prisoners had beene gone, because hee sawe the dores open) hee was glad and ioyfull to heare the voice of Paul, who called vnto him, that hee should doe himselfe no harme, for they were all there: then being humbled by that strange and woonderfull worke of GOD, he comes in vnto them, humbles himselfe, and fals