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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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Thirdly, we believe not the Lord to be the Lord of body and soul, as one having sovereign Lordship and power, to save and destroy: for let any civill man be pressed by temptation unto sin, he will be easily brought to make no bones of very dangerous sins: what other is the reason hereof, but that he ⟨p. 62⟩esteemeth not the Lord to be his Lord? and accounteth of his commandments but as dreams, not serious or given in earnest? whereas if Gods Lordship were rightly acknowledged, sin would not be so ripe and rife as it is.
Thirdly, wee beleeue not the Lord to be the Lord of bodie and soule, as one hauing soueraigne Lordship and power, to saue and destroy: for let any ciuill man be pressed by temptation vnto sin, he will bee easily brought to make no bones of very dangerous sinnes: what other is the reason hereof, but that hee ⟨p. 62⟩esteemeth not the Lord to be his Lord? and accounteth of his commandements but as dreames, not serious or giuen in earnest? whereas if Gods Lordship were rightly acknowledged, sinne would not be so ripe and rife as it is.
Fourthly, we believe not the mercy of God in the pardon of our sin as we ought: for howsoever in our peace we think our faith strong enough for any encounter, yet let a temptation assail us, then we begin to doubt whether we be the children of God or no, and are full of impatience. Example hereof we have even in Job himself, who before his trial thought himself safe in his nest; but when Gods hand was heavy upon him, then he brake forth in speeches full of impatience; as that God was his enemy; and did write bitter things against him: wherein he bewrayed his want of faith, and his crooked and cankered incredulity: and the same weakness may the dearest & strongest of Gods children one time or other espy in themselves.
Fourthly, wee beleeue not the mercie of God in the pardon of our sinne as we ought: for howsoeuer in our peace wee thinke our faith strong enough for any encounter, yet let a temptatiō assaile vs, then we begin to doubt whether we be the children of God or no, and are full of impatiencie. Example hereof we haue euen in Iob himself, who before his triall thought himselfe safe in his nest; but when Gods hand was heauy vpon him, then he brake foorth in speeches full of impatiencie; as that God was his enemie; and did write bitter things against him: wherein he bewraied his want of faith, and his crooked and cankered incredulitie: and the same weakenes may the dearest & strongest of Gods childrē one time or other espie in themselues.