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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 second ground of practise is concerning the exercise of repentance,1 Luk. 9.23. If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. In which ground we will consider three things: first the meaning, secondly the moment, thirdly the adversaries against whom we must contend. For the meaning; If any man will follow me ▪ that is, will be my Disciple, (for Disciples used to follow their Masters and teachers) he must learn three duties: First, Le• him deny himself: Secondly, take up his cross: Thirdly, follow me: To the denial of our selves three things are required: First, we must for the magnifying of the grace of God ab•se our selves even to nothing. An example whereof we have in Paul, 1. Cor. 3.7. I I have planted, Apollo hath watered: but neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth, but God that giveth increase: If the planter be nothing, much less the planted. We are not able as of our selves to think a good thought. And again, All our sufficiency is of God. Secondly, we must renounce our own reason and will, and bring them under subjection to the will of God, we must not strive to have wills of our own, but let Christs will be sufficient for us, his wisdom must be our reason. Thirdly, we must esteem all things as dung for Christ, and preserve within us a readiness to leave and forsake friends, riches, honours, yea ou• liberty and life it self (if need be) for his sake and a good conscience.
The second ground of practise is concerning the exercise of repentance,1 Luk. 9.23. If any man wil come after me, let him deny himselfe, and take vp his crosse and follow me. In which ground we will consider three thinges: first the meaning, secondly the moment, thirdly the aduersaries against whom wee must contend. For the meaning; If any man wil follow me ▪ that is, will bee my Disciple, (for Disciples vsed to follow their Maisters and teachers) hee must learne three duties: First, Le him denie himselfe: Secondlie, take vp his crosse: Thirdlie, follow mee: To the deniall of our selues three things are required: First, we must for the magnifying of the grace of God abse our selues euen to nothing. An example whereof wee haue in Paul,