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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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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.
Fifthly, we know not as we should the agony and passion of Christ; he suffered the first death and the pains of the second death for our sins, they were the spears that pierced his heart; but we carry up our heads, and can take delight in them, as though there were no danger in them: whereas the remembrance of them should make our hearts to bleed, and faith in the heart should cause us die to sin, seeing those who are Christs are crucified with him: but because men will not depart from their sins which are not killed, but live and are strong in them, and no man saith what have I done? it is a plain evidence that the life of faith is not to be found in the lives of most men.
Fiftly, wee know not as we should the agonie and passion of Christ; he suffered the first death and the paines of the second death for our sinnes, they were the speares that pearced his heart; but we carrie vp our heads, and can take delight in them, as though there were no danger in them: whereas the remembrance of them should make our hearts to bleede, and faith in the heart should cause vs die to sinne, seeing those who are Christs are crucified with him: but because men wil not depart from their sins which are not killed, but liue and are strong in them, and no man saith what haue I done? it is a plaine euidence that the life of faith is not to be found in the liues of most men.