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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;
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.
Secondly: The Adversaries of this ground, are first professors of Religion, who content themselves with a feigned repentance: for most men being pricked and stung with the sense of their sins, for a while will hold down their heads like a bulrush, break off their company, come to Church, pray, hear the word, and perform other duties: but when the remorse is once past, they return to their former course of licentiousness, and this is thought a sufficient repentance; whereas it is but ceremonial, and a fig leaf whereby men seek to cover themselves: for true repentance changeth the mind, will, affections, conscience, yea all the actions of life.
Secondly: The Aduersaries of this ground, are first professors of Religion, who content themselues with a fained repentance: for most men being pricked and stung with the sense of their sinnes, for a while will hold downe their heads like a bulrush, breake off their companie, come to Church, pray, heare the word, and performe other duties: but when the remorse is once past, they returne to their former course of licentiousnes, and this is thought a sufficient repentance; whereas it is but ceremoniall, and a fig leafe whereby men seeke to couer themselues: for true repentance changeth the minde, will, affections, conscience, yea all the actions of life.
Secondly, the Romish Church, which for many hundred years hath overturned this doctrine: as first in general above these 500. years, penance and public confession of persons excommunicated, hath bin by them taken and deemed to be repentance it self; any other hath been scarce taught or known in these parts of the world. Secondly, repentance is by them turned into a judicial proceeding and sentence of the court,1 wherein the Minister must be judge, the sinner must come under confession; the Minister must pass sentence, and the other must make satisfaction accordingly; which is an high abuse of this doctrine. Thirdly, they hold the works of Contrition, Confession, and Satisfaction, to merit, yea and to confer pardon of sin, and so abolish the merit and satisfaction of Christ. Secondly, the world hath bin by that Church deceived in divers particulars concerning this doctrine; as namely, first it hath bin taught that repentance, for the original of it, is partly from nature, partly from grace; partly from God, partly from our selves: which is a false foundation, joining light with darkness, it being wholly from grace. Secondly, remorse of conscience (which the very devils may have) is made a part of repentance; Saul himself, nay Judas wanted not this contrition, which is no grace, but a preparation unto it. Thirdly, they make Auricular Confession, whereby every man is bound to confess all and every one of his sins, with their circumstances in the Priests ear, so necessarily unto repentance, as without which he cannot have pardon; which is a very gibbet to the conscience. Fourthly, they turn their Canonical satisfaction into satisfaction of Gods justice for sin, wherein blasphemously they overthrow the most perfect satisfaction of the Son of God. We are therefore to praise God who hath taken from our necks this yoke of the Roman Church, which neither we not our fathers were able to bear.