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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 kind of this love is that whereby man loveth his neighbour: which is a certain divine and spiritual motion, ⟨p. 16⟩causing the heart (as the former) both to be well pleased in man for God, (that is, because he is Gods image and his own flesh) as also to pour out it self and communicate goodness to his neighbour, in wishing, speaking, and hoping the best of him. Wherein by the way observe a plain difference between faith and love: faith is a hand, but to pull Christ to our selves: love is a hand also, but opening it self and giving forth unto others.
The second kinde of this loue is that whereby man loueth his neighbour: which is a certaine diuine and spirituall motion, ⟨p. 16⟩causing the heart (as the former) both to be wel pleased in man for God, (that is, because he is Gods image and his owne flesh) as also to powre out it selfe and communicate goodnes to his neighbour, in wishing, speaking, and hoping the best of him. Wherein by the way obserue a plaine difference betweene faith and loue: faith is a hand, but to pull Christ to our selues: loue is a hand also, but opening it selfe and giuing foorth vnto others.
In this love of the neighbour consider §1these three things: first, the order of it: The order that hath been taught for many hundred years is, that first we must love our selves, and then others, from this ground, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self; for the rule (say they) must go before the thing ruled. But this is not found, seeing worthy then have been commended in Scriptures for loving others as well, yea and better than their own selves; so David loved Jonathan, 1. Sam. 20.17. Christ loved his enemies better than himself; these began not with themselves: yea indeed the right beginning of love is in God, and then as a man is a more principal instrument of Gods glory, he must be for God preferred in our love above our selves. Thus every man is bound to love and prefer the life of his Prince above his own; see the perfect rule of direction herein,