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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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Secondly, their whole Religion is a corrupted Religion, and maketh the receivers of it the children of Satan more than before: for first it maketh men hypocrites, requiring nothing but an external, bodily and ceremonial worship, without any inward power of it▪ as in fasting, it requireth only a show of it, as to abstain from flesh and white meats, but they may use most delicate fishes, the strongest wines, and sweetest spices: and in other parts of their religion is no less hypocritical. Secondly, it maketh men proud and arrogant, teaching the freedom of will unto good, if the holy Ghost do but a little help it; that a man can merit by his works; that he can satisfy Gods justice by suffering for sin; yea that he can perform some works of supererogation: who can hold these points and be humble? Thirdly, it maketh men secure, teaching that they may have full pardon of all their sins by the power of their keys for money; and that though they have no merits of their own, they may buy the merits of other men; yea although in their death they fail of repentance, yet for some money they may be eased in Purgatory. What shall any rich man now care how he live or die, seeing all shall be well with him for a little money? Fourthly, it maketh men in their distress desperate, teaching that no man can be assured of his salvation without some revelation. Fifthly, it reviveth the old sin of these seducers, teaching that divers men and women may not marry, that were adultery; and yet openly tolerating stews and uncleanness. Which what is it else but to maintain wantonness? whereby the chief teachers of that Church witness themselves the right successors; not of the Apostles (as they pretend) but of these seducers and other wicked heretics old and new.
Secondly, their whole Religion is a corrupted Religion, and maketh the receiuers of it the children of Satan more than before: for first it maketh men hypocrites, requiring nothing but an externall, bodily and ceremoniall worship, without any inward power of it▪ as in fasting, it requireth onely a shew of it, as to abstaine from flesh and white meates, but they may vse most delicate fishes, the strongest wines, and sweetest spices: and in other parts of their religion is no lesse hypocriticall. Secondly, it maketh men proud and arrogant, teaching the freedome of will vnto good, if the holie Ghost doe but a little help it; that a man can merit by his workes; that hee can satisfie Gods iustice by suffering for sin; yea that hee can performe some workes of supererrogation: who can hold these points and be humble? Thirdly, it maketh men secure, teaching that they may haue full pardon of all their sins by the power of their keyes for mony; and that though they haue no merits of their owne, they may buy the merits of other men; yea although in their death they faile of repentance, yet for some mony they may be eased in Purgatorie. What shall any rich man now care how he liue or die, seeing all shall be well with him for a little mony? Fourthly, it maketh men in their distresse desperate, teaching that no man can be assured of his saluation without some reuelation. Fiftly, it reuiueth the old sinne of these seducers, teaching that diuers men and women may not marrie, that were adulterie; and yet openly tolerating stues and vncleannes. Which what is it else but to maintaine wantonnes? whereby the chiefe teachers of that Church witnesse themselues the right successors; not of the Apostles (as they pretend) but of these seducers and other wicked heretikes old and new.