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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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in which is this binding and loosing, opening and shutting, it being an ordinance of God, in which Ministers are called of God to pronounce in the name of God pardon of sin to the penitent, and condemnation to the obstinate: and here must be noted, that this binding and loosing in the public Ministry is general unto all, but with exception of faith and repentance.1 Ob. But seeing it is general it is of no great force.2 Ans. It is: for every hearer must apply this general doctrine to his own person, and say with the Virgin Mary, applying to her self the Angels speech: Be it unto me according to thy word; this maketh it forcible in the conscience. The private Ministry standeth in two things: first, private admonition: secondly, private comfort. Private admonition is Gods ordinance, whereby the Minister in Gods name bindeth a man to judgement for his sin, except he repent: thus Peter dealt with Simon Magus, Act. 8.21.22. Private comfort is, when upon true repentance the Minister pronounceth upon the believer pardon of sin without condition. Thus dealt Nathan with David, 2. Sam▪ 12.22. David said, I have sinned; Nathan hereupon telleth him his sins are forgiven. Secondly, concerning the Jurisdiction of the Church; It is a power given of God to the Church, whereby it useth correction upon open sinners for their salvation, and it standeth in excommunication and absolution. Excommunication is a sentence excluding open and obstinate sinners out of the kingdom of God, and consequently from the society of the Church; for this followeth the former, If he will not hear the Church, let him be an heathen. Paul calleth this sentence a giving up of a man unto Satan. Ob. But no man can exclude another from the kingdom of God. Ans. The Church excludeth not properly, but by declaring that God hath excluded such. Ob. But the true child of God may be excommunicated,3 and yet is not shut out of heaven.4 Ans. In some sort and for a time he may be said to be shut out of heaven, but conditionally and until repentance. The contrary hereof is public absolution, when open sinners repenting, are by the Church openly declared to be members of the kingdom of heaven, and so admitted and received again into the Church. This power of the Church differeth from the power of the Civill Magistrate in four things.