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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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Now followeth the first example, whereby the first part of the former reason is proved, and that is of the Israelites, who wittingly and willingly sinning against God were destroyed, as appeareth Numb. 14. In which example consider four things: first, who were destroyed, [the people]. Secondly, the time when [after that he had delivered them out of Egypt]. Thirdly, for what cause, [which believed not]. Fourthly, the manner of the speech. For the first, the persons who were destroyed were the people; by which word is meant a special people, a peculiar and chosen people, the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, a people privileged above all people of the earth; to whom belonged the covenant, sacrifices, worship, of whom Christ came according to the fles•, Rom. 3.2. and 9.4. notwithstanding all which prerogatives the Lord destroyed them. If it had been a Heathen people against whom this destruction had prevailed, it had been worthy observation, but much more when it is against Gods own people.
Now followeth the first example, whereby the first part of the former reason is prooued, and that is of the Israelites, who wittingly and willingly sinning against God were destroyed, as appeareth Numb. 14. In which example consider foure things: first, who were destroyed, [the people]. Secondly, the time when [after that hee had deliuered them out of Egypt]. Thirdly, for what cause, [which beleeued not]. Fourthly, the manner of the speech. For the first, the persons who were destroyed were the people; by which word is meant a speciall people, a peculiar and chosen people, the seede of Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, a people priuiledged aboue all people of the earth; to whom belonged the couenant, sacrifices, worshippe, of whom Christ came according to the fles•, Rom. 3.2. and 9.4. notwithstanding all which prerogatiues the Lord destroyed them. If it had been a Heathen people against whom this destruction had preuailed, it had been worthie obseruation, but much more when it is against Gods owne people.