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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 Adversaries of this ground also are the professed Papists,1 who worship Saint• and Angels, not only by kneeling before them, but praying also unto them; which cannot be denied to be a religious worship, seeing it attributeth unto them to hear the prayers of all men […] all times, in all places, ye• and to know the hearts of men upon earth. Secondly, they maintain religious worship of Images, they go on pilgrimage unto them, offer Incense, creep unto ⟨p. 40⟩them, and kneel before them. Yea, they worship the Crucifix with the same worship whereby they would adore Christ, if he were living upon earth, as also the relics of Saints. Out of all which we see what to think of that Church which only hath the name of a Church, she holdeth not the head Christ, seeing for so many hundred years she hath displayed her fornication, in worshipping Saints, Angels, Images, and the Virgin Mary, so as her Bill of divorcement is justly given her, 2. Thess. 2.10. Revel. 13.8. from whom we must separate, if we would not partake with her in her plagues.
The Aduersaries of this ground also are the professed Papists,1 who worship Saint• and Angels, not onely by kneeling before them, but praying also vnto them; which cannot be denied to bee a religious worship, seeing it attributeth vnto them to heare the prayers of all men 〈…〉 all times, in all places, ye• and to know the hearts of men vpon earth. Secondly, they maintaine religious worship of Images, they goe on pilgrimage vnto them, offer Incense, creepe vnto ⟨p. 40⟩them, and kneele before them. Yea, they worship the Crucifixe with the same worshippe whereby they would adore Christ, if hee were liuing vpon earth, as also the reliques of Saints. Out of all which wee see what to thinke of that Church which onely hath the name of a Church, she holdeth not the head Christ, seeing for so many hundred yeeres she hath displaied her fornication, in worshipping Saints, Angels, Images, and the Virgin Mary, so as her Bill of diuorcement is iustly giuen her,