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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 third ground is taken from the Moral law:1 Thou s•alt have no other God before my face. The scope and meaning of which law is to direct us in choosing the true God only to be our God; which is done, first, when we know and acknowledge him as he hath revealed himself in his word: secondly, when we give our hearts unto him, according to that precept; My son give me thy heart. Now the heart is given to God when he is loved and feared above all, when he is alone trusted in, relied on in danger, when we ascribe all power unto him, believe in him, subject our selves unto him in our very conscience; for whatsoever hath these is become our God. Secondly, that this is a ground ⟨p. 36⟩cannot be doubted: for whosoever taketh not the true God for his God, is out of all way to salvation, seeing there is no covenant between God and him, and being out of the covenant, can have no part not inheritance in Gods kingdom.
The third ground is taken from the Morall law:1 Thou s•alt haue no other God before my face. The scope and meaning of which law is to direct vs in chusing the true God onely to bee our God; which is done, first, when we know and acknowledge him as hee hath reuealed himselfe in his word: secondly, when wee giue our hearts vnto him, according to that precept; My sonne giue me thy heart. Now the heart is giuen to God when he is loued and feared aboue all, when he is alone trusted in, relied on in danger, when we ascribe all power vnto him, beleeue in him, subiect our selues vnto him in our very conscience; for whatsoeuer hath these is become our God. Secondly, that this is a ground ⟨p. 36⟩cannot bee doubted: for whosoeuer taketh not the true God for his God, is out of all way to saluation, seeing there is no couenant betweene God and him, and being out of the couenant, can haue no part not inheritance in Gods kingdome.
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