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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 5: Vers. 5. I will therefore put you in remembrance, for as much as ye once know this, how…
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In this 5. verse are two things to be considered: first the preface, in these words: I will therefore put you in remembrance, for as much as you once kn•w this. Secondly, the first example whereby the point in hand is proved in the words following. The preface serveth to prevent an objection which might be made by the Church reading these examples; that Jude teacheth them nothing but things which they knew well enough before: to which he answereth, that his intent is not to teach them any new thing, or any unknown thing, but to bring known things to their remembrance▪ and in it three things are to be observed: First, the Apostles practise: I ⟨p. 56⟩will therefore put you in remembrance.] Where note the office of all Pastors and Teachers, which is not only to teach thing• unknown, but to repeat and to bring into remembrance things known before. This was Peters care, 2. Pet. 1.12. though they had knowledge to put them in remembrance: and chap. 3.1. to stir up and war•e their pure minds; giving us to understand, that knowledge in the mind lieth as embers under ashes, and needs daily stirring up. Which admonisheth all hearers not to be offended if they hear the same thing often, seeing it is the duty of Ministers to teach the same thing often. Yea hearers which have understanding in the Scriptures, must be content if they hear nothing but that which they have bin out of the Scriptures acquainted with before, seeing the Apostle thinketh it meet to teach nothing else.
In this 5. verse are two things to bee considered: first the preface, in these words: I will therefore put you in remembrance, for as much as you once kn•w this. Secondly, the first example whereby the point in hand is prooued in the words following. The preface serueth to preuent an obiection which might be made by the Church reading these examples; that Iude teacheth them nothing but things which they knew well enough before: to which he answereth, that his intent is not to teach them any new thing, or any vnknowne thing, but to bring knowne things to their remembrance▪ and in it three things are to bee obserued: First, the Apostles practise: I