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A godly and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Jude, containing threescore and…A godlie and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Iude, containing threescore and…
A godly and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Jude, containing threescore and six sermons preached in Cambridge by that reverend and faithful man of God, Master William Perkins, and now at the request of his executors, published by Thomas Taylor, preacher of Gods word ; whereunto is prefixed a large analysis, containing the sum and order of the whole book, according to the authors own method, to which are further added, four brief tables to direct the reader ...A godlie and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Iude, containing threescore and sixe sermons preached in Cambridge by that reverend and faithfull man of God, Master William Perkins, and now at the request of his executors, published by Thomas Taylor, preacher of Gods word ; whereunto is prefixed a large analysis, containing the summe and order of the whole booke, according to the authors owne method, to which are further added, foure briefe tables to direct the reader ...
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1606
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The fifth point is, how sanctification is here ascribed to God the Father, seeing all outward works are common to the whole Trinity. Ans. Sanctification is attributed and that truly to all the three persons, who have all stroke in the work of it, but diversly. The Son sanctifieth by meriting sanctification; the holy Spirit sanctifieth by working it, and by creating the new heart; the Father sanctifieth, by sending his son to merit, and giving his spirit to work it. And here the work is thus ascribed unto him, as being the ground and first author of it.
The fifth point is, how sanctification is here ascribed to God the Father, seeing all outward workes are common to the whole Trinitie. Ans. Sanctification is attributed and that truly to all the three persons, who haue all stroke in the worke of it, but diuersly. The Sonne sanctifieth by meriting sanctification; the holy Spirit sanctifieth by working it, and by creating the new heart; the Father sanctifieth, by sending his sonne to merit, and giuing his spirit to work it. And here the worke is thus ascribed vnto him, as being the ground and first author of it.
Use. Labour for the special grace of God. The means we are to use is laid down in Rom. 6.1. to the 14 verse, namely, to believe that we were crucified with Christ, buried with him, yea and rose again with him; because he was upon the cross, in the grave, as also in rising from thence in our stead and room, sustaining our persons upon him: this is the foundation of our holiness. Some will ask how this can be a ground of our holiness? I make it plain in this comparison: As a Traitor arraigned, and hanged according to law, is then freed from his fact, the Judge ceaseth to punish him, and he ceaseth to be a Traitor, committeth no more misdemeanour: so the sinner being arraigned at the bar of Gods justice, and attainted of high treason, is according to Gods law condemned and executed in Christs condemnation and execution, is now as a dead man unto sin, and cannot thenceforth live thereunto any more.