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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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The 18. ground is in Matth. 18.18.1 Whatsoever the Church bindeth in earth, is bound in heaven; and whatsoever it looseth in earth, is loosed in heaven. In which ground observe first the meaning, secondly the moment, thirdly the adversaries. First, to know the meaning, two things are to be handled: first, what i• this power of binding and loosing, which the Church hath. Secondly, what is the ratification and efficacy of this power out of those words, is bound and loosed in heaven. Concerning the former: This power of binding and loosing is that authority given by God to his Church on earth, whereby it pardoneth or retaineth unpardoned the sins of men: for mens sins are cords and bands which bind them, Prou. 5.22. and chains of black darkness, wherein men are reserved unto damnation, 2. Pet. 2.4. and hence fitly when mens sins are pardoned, are they said to be loosed, and bound if they be not. This power is called Matth. 16. the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven, for mens sins are as locks, yea bars and bolts, shutting upon them the doors of heaven: and hence also when the Church pardoneth sins, the doors of heaven are said to be opened, and when it retaineth them, heaven is shut against the sinner. Indeed pardon of sin is properly granted and given by God; but yet men are truly said to pardon and retain sin, when ministerially they pronounce that God pardoneth, or doth not pardon.2 Ob. It will be said, that men upon earth know not whose sins God will pardon, and whose he will not.3 Ans. It is possible for man to know whose sins God will pardon, and whose he will not; for God hath generally made known that he will remit the sins of all believers and repentant sinners, but will retain their sins, who go on in the same. Now we ⟨p. 31⟩