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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.
The first ground of practise is,1 Luke 13.3. Except ye repent ye shall perish. In which two things are to be observed. First the duty required, that is, Repentance, the necessity of which appeareth, in that without it men perish. Secondly the adversaries. Concerning repentance two things must be taught: first, what it is: secondly, what is the use of it. For the first;2 Repentance (as Paul describeth it) is a conversion whereby a sinner turneth himself unto God, and bringeth forth fruits worthy amendment of life. There be two kinds of conversion of a sinner: first, that whereby God turneth man. Secondly, that whereby a man being turned by God, turneth himself by grace: the former is not repentance properly, but the latter. Jere. 31.18. Convert thou me, and I shall be converted. Surely after that I converted I repented. Quest. In what part is this conversion made? Ans. It beginneth in the mind, but it is of the whole man, the mind laying off all purpose of sinning, the conscience calling back from sin, the will not seeking to fulfil the lusts of it; but the whole man endeavouring to please God thorough his whole conversation: further, repentance is attended with divers fruits, worthy newness of life. These are the duties of the Moral law, performed in faith and truth without hypocrisy: which because they proceed from the same beginning, are approved of God as repentance is. The second point in this duty is, the use of repentance, and that is not to be • cause of salvation, but only a way, wherein men must walk to life everlasting. We are slandered by the Popish church, while they exclaim that our doctrine requireth nothing but faith to be saved by, and so we become enemies to all good works. But this is not our doctrine, for we hold the works of repentance to be the way of salvation. Indeed when we speak of the instrument whereby we lay hold upon Christ, that we say is faith only, not hope, love, or any works: but when we speak of a way to life, then faith is not alone, but repentance is required, hope, the fear of ⟨p. 34⟩God, and e•••y good work. So women are said to be saved thorough bearing of children,