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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 of this main ground are;Verse 1 › Aduersaries of this maine ground are;
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
II. Point. What it is to be justified by faith. For the clear understanding of this weighty point, we must answer 2. questions. First, what is the very thing for which a sinner is justified? Ans. It is the obedience of Christ the Redeemer and Mediator, passive and active: the former standing in suffering the death of his body, and the pains of the second death in his soul; the latter, in fulfilling the law. The truth of this answer appeareth thus: Since our fall we owe to God a double debt: we break the law, and are bound to make satisfaction. Secondly, being creatures we must fulfil the rigour of the law, and perform what it requireth: neither parcel of which debt, seeing we (being bankrupts) are able to pay, we fly to our surety who must pay both for us: the former he doth by his death, being made a curse for us, and so redeemed us from the curse, Galath. 3.13. the latter by perfect obedience unto the law, that so in him we doing these things, might live in them. vers. 12. The second question is: Seeing the obedience of Christ is the matter of our justification, and is out of our selves; how cometh it to be made ours? Ans. To make it ours, first God must give it us: secondly we must receive it. First, God giveth it unto us, when he giveth us Christ himself, for it is given with him, and it is made ours when God in mercy esteemeth, judgeth, and accounteth it to be ours, for it is ours by imputation: which appeareth by these two reasons: First, as Christ is made out sin, so are we made his righteousness, 2. Cor. 5.21: but he is made our sin by imputation, and therefore his justice being inherent in him, is made ours by imputation. Secondly, as the first Adams disobedience is made ours, so Christs the second Adams obedience is ours, Rom. 5.17.18. but that is ours by imputation, and therefore Christs obedience also. Secondly, to make this obedience ours, we must receive it, and that can be only by faith, which is the hand of the soul receiving into it the things that are given us of God: where note by the way,1 that a sinner is not justified by the dignity of his faith, but as it is an instrument whereby Christs obedience is applied unto the soul.
II. Point. What it is to be iustified by faith. For the cleer vnderstanding of this waighty point, we must answere 2. questions. First, what is the very thing for which a sinner is iustified? Ans. It is the obedience of Christ the Redeemer and Mediatour, passiue and actiue: the former standing in suffering the death of his bodie, and the paines of the second death in his soule; the latter, in fulfilling the law. The truth of this answer appeareth thus: Since our fall we owe to God a double debt: we breake the law, and are bound to make satisfaction. Secondly, being creatures wee must fulfill the rigour of the law, and performe what it requireth: neither parcell of which debt, seeing we (being bankcrupts) are able to pay, wee flie to our suertie who must pay both for vs: the former hee doth by his death, being made a curse for vs, and so redeemed vs from the curse, Galath. 3.13. the latter by perfect obedience vnto the law, that so in him wee doing these things, might liue in them. vers. 12. The second question is: Seeing the obedience of Christ is the matter of our iustification, and is out of our selues; how commeth it to bee made ours? Ans. To make it ours, first God must giue it vs: secondly wee must receiue it. First, God giueth it vnto vs, when he giueth vs Christ himselfe, for it is giuen with him, and it is made ours when God in mercie esteemeth, iudgeth, and accounteth it to be ours, for it is ours by imputation: which appeareth by these two reasons: First, as Christ is made out sinne, so are we made his righteousnes,