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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 4: Vers. 4. For there are certain men crep• in, which were of old before ordained to this…
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Use 1. We are hence taught to spy out in our selves this hidden and secret sin, and heartily to bewail it above all other sins, as the mother sin of the rest. But some may say: We are not tainted with this sin, we abhor to be counted ungodly. Ans. It is too common a sin among all sorts: we have indeed an outward form of godliness; we come to hear the word, to pray, to receive the Sacraments, but the most want the power of it in their hearts: for first, the laws bind our outward man to this outward form: but the hearts of men remain secure, seldom thinking of their sin and damnable estate by it, and seldom sorrowing for the same, and saying, What have we done? Secondly, many have the form of godliness, whose hearts are filled with the cares of this life, which choke up the power of godliness, and will not suffer it to fea•e it self there, seeing the love of the world and the love of God cannot stand together. Thirdly, many having this form cannot abide to subject their hearts and lives unto the laws of God: yea they would exempt their speeches and affections from such strictness, and count it too much preciseness: these are all fruits of the ungodly heart, of which the fewer we can see in our selves the more they be, and the more to be bewailed.
Vse 1. Wee are hence taught to spie out in our selues this hidden and secret sinne, and heartily to bewaile it aboue all other sinnes, as the mother sinne of the rest. But some may say: We are not tainted with this sinne, we abhorre to be counted vngodly. Ans. It is too common a sinne among all sorts: wee haue indeede an outward forme of godlines; we come to heare the word, to pray, to receiue the Sacraments, but the most want the power of it in their hearts: for first, the lawes binde our outward man to this outward forme: but the hearts of men remaine secure, seldome thinking of their sinne and damnable estate by it, and seldome sorrowing for the same, and saying, What haue we done? Secondly, many haue the forme of godlinesse, whose hearts are filled with the cares of this life, which choke vp the power of godlinesse, and will not suffer it to fea•e it self there, seeing the loue of the world and the loue of God cannot stand together. Thirdly, many hauing this forme cannot abide to subiect their hearts and liues vnto the lawes of God: yea they would exempt their speeches and affections from such strictnes, and count it too much precisenes: these are al fruites of the vngodly heart, of which the fewer wee can see in our selues the more they be, and the more to be bewailed.