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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 second thing desired in the prayer is peace; namely the peace of God, whereof he is the author; and it is the unity and concord of man with God, and with the creatures. Touching this peace, note three things; the foundation of it, which is Christ the second Adam; even as the first Adam was the author of discord and enmity, Ephes. 2.14. Secondly, the manifestation of it; this peace is offered in the preaching of the Gospel, which therefore is called the glad tidings of peace, Rom. 10.15. and the Ministers of it, the Ambassadors of peace, 2. Cor. 5.20. Thirdly, the kinds of this peace, it is two-fold: first, between person and persons: secondly, between person and things. The former hath six heads, I. Peace between man and God, the Father, Son, and holy Ghost, properly called reconciliation, whereby God in Christ is at one with man, and man thorough Christ at one with God, of which when man is once persuaded in his heart, then comes this peace, Rom. 5.1. from which springs another, namely tranquillity of mind, when the mind is quieted in all things that befall, without grudging or impatience, and that because it is the revealed will of God, Philip. 4.11. II. Peace with the good Angels, Ephes. 1.10: for men being at peace with God, the Angels are become servants and ministering Spirits unto them, Hebr. 1.14. III. Peace with a mans self, consisting in two things: first, when the conscience sanctified ceaseth to accuse, and in assurance of Gods favour beginneth to take his part, to excuse, and speak for him before God. Secondly, when the will, affections, and inclinations submit themselves to the enlightened mind: of which if either be wanting, man is at war with himself, and the peace of God ruleth not in his heart, Coloss. 3.15. IV. Peace of true believers among themselves, who before they believed were as Lions, and Cocktrise,