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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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Verse 1 › Grounds of doctrine to be believed.Verse 1 › Grounds of doctrine to be beleeued.
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Grounds of doctrine to be believed.
Grounds of doctrine to be beleeued.
First,1 That all the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles […] given by divine inspiration: 2. Tim. 3.16. All Scripture is given by divine inspiration: that is, all the doctrine both for matter, stile, and words of Scripture is delivered by the inspiration of the holy Ghost. Hence it followeth that all Scripture is authentical, as ⟨p. 18⟩having the authority from God, yea and must be believed as if God from heaven should speak; without disputation, or calling any part of it into question. This ground must first be laid. If it be said,2 the Scripture may be proved by reason, and by the general consent of the Church.3 Ans. That is untrue, for reason cannot settle the conscience to believe,4 in any point. But scripture telleth there is a God, which reason proveth.5 Ans. Reason out of nature teacheth there is a God, but by the word of God only I do believe it: inducements to faith may be brought out of nature, but Gods word only causeth true belief. Secondly, for the authority of the Church; I believe not because the Church saith so, but because the Scripture saith it; and the Church I believe so far as she consents with the word and speaketh out of it.