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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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The fourth sort of Libertines are carnal and formal Protestants; who first turn the counsel of Gods election into wantonness, by reasoning thus: If I be elected to salvation, I shall be saved let me live as I will; or if not I cannot be saved, do what I will or can; because Gods counsels are unchangeable: and thus conclude to spend their days in all wantonness. Secondly, they turn the mercy of God into wantonness, thus reasoning in their hearts; Because God is merciful, therefore I will defer my repentance as yet; for at what time soever a sinner repenteth, God will put away all his sins out of his remembrance: what? young Saints, old Devils. Thus the timely acceptance of Gods mercy offered, is become a reproach: besides many moe, who, because the Lord deferreth punishment, set their hearts to do evil. Thirdly, others under pretence of brotherly love, misspend all that they have ⟨p. 53⟩in wantonness, riot, excess, company keeping, gaming, to the beggaring of themselves, and undoing of their own families, unto which they ought to show their love in the first place. Fourthly, others under pretext that the Jewish Sabbath is abrogated, and that Christ hath brought such liberty as hath abolished distinctions of times, take liberty to keep no Sabbath at all: whence many tradesmen will do what they list on this day, and dispatch those businesses, which they can find no time for in the week days. Fifthly, some because they would humble themselves, commit divers sins and continue in others; these say in themselves, Let us continue in sin that grace may abound: all these sorts of men turn the grace of God into wantonness, and practise the vice here condemned.
The fourth sort of Libertines are carnall and formall Protestants; who first turne the counsell of Gods election into wantonnes, by reasoning thus: If I be elected to saluation, I shall be saued let me liue as I will; or if not I cannot be saued, doe what I will or can; because Gods counsels are vnchangeable: and thus conclude to spend their daies in all wantonnes. Secondly, they turne the mercie of God into wantonnes, thus reasoning in their hearts; Because God is mercifull, therefore I will deferre my repentance as yet; for at what time soeuer a sinner repenteth, God will put away all his sins out of his remembrance: what? yong Saints, old Diuels. Thus the timely acceptance of Gods mercie offered, is become a reproch: besides many moe, who, because the Lord deferreth punishment, set their hearts to doe euill. Thirdly, others vnder pretence of brotherly loue, mispend all that they haue