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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 2. thing to be considered is, the contrary virtue; and y• is to make a godly & holy use of the grace of God, and to apply it to the right end for which God vouchsafeth it unto us, to wit, that we might be thankful unto him, and testify the same in obedience to all his laws. Which appeareth, first, by testimony of Scripture, Luk. 1.74.75. We are delivered […] of the hands of our spiritual enemies, to serve him in holiness and righteousness. Rom. 6.16. We are under grace, therefore let us give up the members of our bodies, weapons of righteousness. Tit. 2.11. The grace of God hath appeared, teaching us to deny ungodliness. Secondly, the end of all Gods graces is, that we should be furthered in holiness of life; we are elected that we might be holy: the end of our calling is, that we may be Saints; Justification freeth from punishment of sin; Sanctification from corruption and sin it self; Faith purifieth the heart; Love containeth us in obedience; he that hath hope purgeth himself: and so of all other graces.1 Thirdly, Christ is a Mediator two ways: first by merit, to procure life and work our salvation: secondly, by efficacy, that is, whereby his death is powerful to cause us to die to sin, and his resurrection to raise us from the grave of sin to a new life, and he is no Mediator by his merit to those who are destitute of this efficacy.
The 2. thing to be considered is, the contrary vertue; and y• is to make a godly & holy vse of the grace of God, and to applie it to the right end for which God vouchsafeth it vnto vs, to wit, that wee might be thankful vnto him, and testifie the same in obedience to all his lawes. Which appeareth, first, by testimonie of Scripture, Luk. 1.74.75. We are deliuered 〈…〉 of the hands of our spirituall enemies, to serue him in holinesse and righteousnesse.