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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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Adversaries of this ground to be contended with.
Aduersaries of this ground to bee contended with.
First, all men by nature; Job. 22.14. Who say to the Almighty, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways: yea our common Protestants▪ who in judgement acknowledge this rule, yet in their life they leave it, and take the leaden rule of natural reason; sense, sight, and feeling, and few there be that live by faith.
First, all men by nature; Iob. 22.14. Who say to the Almightie, Departe from vs, for wee desire not the knowledge of thy waies: yea our common Protestants▪ who in iudgement acknowledge this rule, yet in their life they leaue it, and take the leaden rule of naturall reason; sense, sight, and feeling, and few there be that liue by faith.
Secondly, the Romish Church, for first, they make the written word a thing ruled by setting up another Rule; saying, that there are two kinds of Scripture: The first is inward,1 written in the heart of all Catholics, which is the universal consent of the Church: The second is outward, written by the Prophets and Apostles, an inken scripture (say they) and a dead letter without the former. Whereas the clean contrary is true, the true rule being the scripture of the Prophets and Apostles; and the other in the heart in this life, but an imperfect pattern drawn according to the former. Secondly, they overturn the