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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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Secondly, in this preface observe the property of the Church, which is to know the histories and examples of Scripture. Christ commanded his hearers to search the Scriptures: the Apostle wisheth that the Scriptures dwell plenteously in m•n: which exhortations (no doubt) stirred them up to have the scriptures familiar unto them, even as Timothy knew the Scriptures of a child. The state of our times is far otherwise; for Ministers cannot say as Jude speaketh, for as much as you know these things, I will put you in remembrance: but our people plead and profess ignorance, yea that the knowledge of the scriptures belongeth not unto them (they being not book learned) but to scholars and Ministers that live by it. But we ought to account it a property of every Saint of God, who is justified and sanctified, to know the Scriptures, which only are able to make them wise unto salvation.
Secondly, in this preface obserue the propertie of the Church, which is to know the histories and examples of Scripture. Christ commanded his hearers to search the Scriptures: the Apostle wisheth that the Scriptures dwell plentiously in m•n: which exhortations (no doubt) stirred them vp to haue the scriptures familiar vnto them, euen as Timothie knew the Scriptures of a childe. The state of our times is farre otherwise; for Ministers cannot say as Iude speaketh, for as much as you know these things, I will put you in remembrance: but our people pleade and professe ignorance, yea that the knowledge of the scriptures belongeth not vnto them (they being not booke learned) but to schollers and Ministers that liue by it. But wee ought to account it a propertie of euery Saint of God, who is iustified and sanctified, to know the Scriptures, which onely are able to make them wise vnto saluation.
The third point in the preface is a second property of the Saints, namely that they once know] that is, they know certainly, unchangeably, and once for all, never to revoke or alter this knowledge: which first informeth us what to think and judge of those men, who because of diversity of opinions, will be of no religion, nor believe any thing until it be determined by some general Council; these want this property of the Saints, and are plain Atheists. Secondly, it teacheth us to hold our religion certainly, receiving it once for all unchangeably. In humane things we may often without danger change our minds and deliberate; but grounds of Religion must be out of all question, and admit no deliberation.