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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 › Adversaries of this main ground are;Verse 1 › Aduersaries of this maine ground are;
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Now both these are patterns and presidents for us to follow, that as they believed, and particularly applied Christ to themselves, so must we: see Rom. 4.14. 1. Timoth. 1.16. Now from these two, namely knowledge and application, followeth Confidence, whereby we trust and rely our selves upon Christ and his merits thus known and applied unto salvation; which because it inseparably followeth faith, is often in the Scripture put for faith it self: I distinguish it from faith, because it hath been said (though falsely) that it is a part of faith, which indeed is a fruit and a follower of faith▪ and the Apostle Ephes. 3.12. doth manifestly distinguish them; By whom we have boldness and entrance with confidence by faith in him.
Now both these are patternes and presidents for vs to follow, that as they beleeued, and particularly applied Christ to themselues, so must we: see Rom. 4.14. 1. Timoth. 1.16. Now frō these two, namely knowledge and application, followeth Confidence, whereby wee trust and relie our selues vpon Christ and his merits thus knowne and applied vnto saluation; which because it inseparably followeth faith, is often in the Scripture put for faith it selfe: I distinguish it from faith, because it hath been said (though falsely) that it is a part of faith, which indeed is a fruite and a follower of faith▪ and the Apostle Ephes. 3.12. doth manifestly distinguish them; By whom we haue boldnes and entrance with confidence by faith in him.
The second point in this ground is the weight of it. That it is a main ground of Religion, appeareth thus: If the inheritance of life (saith Paul) be not by faith, it is not sre,