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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;
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1Adversaries hereof, are first the Libertines; as the Family of love, who being (as they say) deified, are so carried by the holy Ghost that they cannot sin, no though they should commit fornication: but no man is freed from obedience to the law by Christ, although he be from the curse and rigour of it. Secondly, all that take liberty to sin, because they say, God in Christ is merciful: but Christ freed from sin, not unto it. Thirdly,2 the Roman Church, holding that the Pope hath power to make laws binding conscience properly, prescribing such things to be done, the observing of which is the worship of God, and meritorious; as on the Popish fasting days, yea and Wednesdays and Fridays, not to eat flesh, even this law bindeth the conscience of a Papist, and such abstinence (they say) is a work of merit, and a worship of God. But it will be said, that Princes and Magistrates make such laws, of meats, drinks, apparel, and must be obeyed. Ans. These laws bind not conscience,3 but the outward man. Secondly, they do not abrogate our liberty, but moderate the over common use for the common good: but Popish doctrine accounteth the breach of any of these mortal sin.4 Ob. Yea, but they forbid flesh for temperance sake, because it stirreth up lust. Answ. But they forbid not the hottest wines, spices, Conserves,5 & such meats and drinks, which more stir up lust than flesh: and therefore this is but a shift.
1Aduersaries hereof, are first the Libertines; as the Family of loue, who being (as they say) deified, are so carried by the holie Ghost that they cannot sinne, no though they should commit fornication: but no man is freed from obedience to the law by Christ, although hee be from the curse and rigour of it. Secondly, all that take libertie to sinne, because they say, God in Christ is mercifull: but Christ freed from sinne, not vnto it. Thirdly,2 the Romane Church, holding that the Pope hath power to make lawes binding conscience properly, prescribing such things to be done, the obseruing of which is the worship of God, and meritorious; as on the Popish fasting daies, yea and Wednesdaies and Fridaies, not to eate flesh, euen this law bindeth the conscience of a Papist, and such abstinence (they say) is a worke of merit, and a worship of God. But it will be said, that Princes and Magistrates make such lawes, of meates, drinkes, apparell, and must be obeyed. Ans. These lawes bind not conscience,