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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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Secondly, the Anabaptists, who (upon the consideration of abundant grace & peace in the new Testament, and of the liberty obtained by Christ) teach, that Civill jurisdiction and Magistracy is unlawful: as also to make war, and to take an oath before a Magistrate; which sort of men are not so well known here as in other Churches, but are dangerous enemies (wheresoever) both to the grace of God and good of man: for where the Civill sword doth cease, there can no society stand in safety. Thirdly, another kind of Libertines are the Papists, and the Popish Church, with the whole Roman Religion, themselves being open enemies unto the grace of God, and their whole religion turning it into wantonness and liberty of sinning, and that divers ways. First, God having of his grace given unto the Church a power of the keys to open and shut heaven, that religion hath turned it into an instrument: first, of profaneness, in setting up an new Priesthood to absolve and lose men sins properly, in offering a sacrifice for the quick and the dead, so abolishing the sacrifice of Christ. Secondly, of injustice: for by it they depose Kings and Princes, they free subjects from their allegiance, they stir them up and encourage them to conspiracies, rebellions; and maintain in other states, factions, civill wars, and seditions, and all by virtue of their power. Thirdly, of horrible covetousness: for by it they sell pardons for thousands of years, the which sales have brought to the Church of Rome the third part of the revenues of all Europe:1 which one practise, if there were no moe, proveth plainly, that that Church turneth the grace of God to the liberty of sin.
Secondly, the Anabaptists, who (vpon the consideratiō of abundant grace & peace in the new Testament, and of the libertie obtained by Christ) teach, that Ciuill iurisdiction and Magistracie is vnlawfull: as also to make warre, and to take an oth before a Magistrate; which sort of men are not so well knowne here as in other Churches, but are daungerous enemies (wheresoeuer) both to the grace of God and good of man: for where the Ciuill sword doth cease, there can no societie stand in safetie. Thirdly, another kind of Libertines are the Papists, and the Popish Church, with the whole Romane Religion, themselues being open enemies vnto the grace of God, and their whole religion turning it into wantonnes and libertie of sinning, and that diuers waies. First, God hauing of his grace giuen vnto the Church a power of the keyes to open and shut heauen, that religion hath turned it into an instrument: first, of prophanenesse, in setting vp an new Priesthood to absolue and lose men sins properly, in offering a sacrifice for the quicke and the dead, so abolishing the sacrifice of Christ. Secondly, of iniustice: for by it they depose Kings and Princes, they free subiects from their alleageance, they stirre them vp and encourage them to conspiracies, rebellions; and maintaine in other states, factions, ciuill warres, and seditions, and al by vertue of their power. Thirdly, of horrible couetousnes: for by it they sell pardons for thousands of yeeres, the which sales haue brought to the Church of Rome the third part of the reuenewes of al Europe: