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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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III. Point. What works are excluded from justification. Ans. The works of Moral and Ceremonial law, works of nature and grace. That even works of grace are excluded, appeareth by these reasons. First, a sinner must so be justified, that all cause of boasting may be cut off, Rom. 3.27. But if a man were justified by works of grace, he might boast still, yea though he acknowledge the works to be of God: see the Pharisees example, Luk. 18. Secondly, if a man were justified by the works of the law, then our justification should stand by the law; but that it doth not, Rom. 4.14. for then the promise were made void; yea the tenor of that whole Chapter proveth, that Abraham having store of good works, was yet justified by faith without the works of the law; the which thing also that objection in chap. 6.1. witnesseth: What then, shall we continue in sin? drawn out of the five former chapters thus: If a man may be justified by faith without works, we may continue in sin; which objection were no objection if that had not been the intent of the Apostle, to prove justification ⟨p. 28⟩by faith only, without the works of the law. Thirdly, Paul was not justified by any works: 1. Cor. 4.3. I know nothing by my self, yet am I not thereby justified: where he noteth two things of himself: first, that he had a good conscience within him: secondly, that he was not thereby justified; where he debarreth all works of grace. Fourthly, we are saved by grace without works: these works excluded are works of grace, for they are all such as God hath prepared to walk in, Ephes. 2.8. Fifthly, a man must first be justified before he can do a good work: and therefore works follow justification, and cannot cause it. Yea and as all works are excluded, so all virtues also (excepting faith) are here rejected. For as in a man that standeth to receive a gift, no part doth any thing to receive it but the hand, yet having received it, all other parts testify thankfulness, the tongue, the feet, and all the body: even so we receive the matter of our justification by faith alone, not by hope or love; but after the receiving of Christ, these with the other graces work and show themselves.