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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.
1The sixth ground of practise is Isaiah. 8.13. Sanctify the Lord of hosts: which words contain the substance of the third Commandment: in which consider first the meaning, secondly the weight, thirdly the Adversaries. For the meaning: A thing is said to be sanctified two ways; either when it is made holy; or when it is acknowledged to be holy. Now this latter must be here understood, for Gods name cannot be made holy, which is holiness it self, and the first cause of all holiness; but it is sanctified of us when we acknowledge it holy: and this our sanctification of God either respecteth God himself, or the gifts of God. Our sanctification of God himself (the thing intended in this ground) is done two ways: first, when in our mind we acknowledge and praise him in his attributes, of wisdom, mercy, loving kindness, power, providence, and such like. 1. Pet. 3.15. Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; that is, acknowledge him in his wisdom, power, and other his attributes: Look as good subjects speaking of, and mentioning their Prince, will put off their hats in reverent opinion of him; so we religiously should think and speak of these.2 Job fearing only and but suspecting, that his sons in their feastings had dishonoured this name of God, sanctified them. When Hez•k••h heard the blasphemies of Rabshak•h against God, be humbled himself, rent his clothes and put on sackcloth, 2. King. 19.1. Yea wicked Ahab having heard (though falsely) that Nab••• had blasphemed God, he rent his clothes and proclaimed a fast: which showeth (whatsoever his fact was) the use and manner of holy men in his time, when Gods name was dishonoured and blasphemed. Secondly, we sanctify God himself, when we with reverence acknowledge his titles, as God, Lord, Jehovah, Father, Christ, Jesus, Holy Ghost; and not without religious and obedient affection speaking or thinking of them. Our sanctification of Gods gifts, which are many, as the Word preached, Prayer, Sacraments, Meat, Drink, and all things serving for the good of body or soul, is not by giving or adding any holiness unto them, which in themselves are all holy; but when we acknowledge them holy, by preparing our selves to a holy use of them, and use them accordingly with good conscience: for every creature of God hath a double use: