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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Verse 1 › Adversaries hereof are;Verse 1 › Aduersaries hereof are;
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Adversaries hereof are;
Aduersaries hereof are;
First, Heretics innumerable which are not known to all; but known enemies are: first, Jews, who deny Christ to come in the flesh. Secondly, some Jewish Arians compounded heretics, who have withstood Christs incarnation; some of which have suffered amongst us. Thirdly, the Papists, the substance of whose doctrine robbeth Christ of his humane nature,1 though they confess him incarnate: for since his death (they teach) his body is become invisible, and in innumerable places at once; so they abolish the Manhood of Christ, and turn it into the Godhead, seeing it is become infinite and uncircumscribed. Ob. They allege,2 God can make it to be in many places at once.3 Ans. We may not dispute what God can do, but what he will do; so far as he hath revealed. Secondly, it stands not with the power of God to do some things, as those which employ contradictions to be true at the same time. Of which nature this is to make a true body to be in many places at once▪ yea to be in heaven, and also every where on earth. But his body is glorified,4 and therefore may be in many places at once.5 Ans. The words [this is my body] were spoken before his glorification. Secondly, glorification taketh away the corruption; but not the true properties of his body, as length, breadth, thickness, and circumscription. Ob. But things joined together must be in the same place,