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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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Eighthly, we believe not aright our own death and resurrection in the last day: for men commonly defer their repentance and amendment of life, till the last day of their days, and then they cry and call on the bed of their sorrows; which argues a counterfeit faith: for if a man did believe his death, it would drive him to the daily amendment of his life. By these notes we may easily discern this secret sin of unbelief within our selves.
Eightly, wee beleeue not aright our owne death and resurrection in the last day: for men commonly deferre their repentance and amendement of life, till the last day of their daies, and then they crie and call on the bed of their sorrowes; which argues a counterfeit faith: for if a man did beleeue his death, it would driue him to the daily amendement of his life. By these notes we may easily discerne this secret sinne of vnbeleefe within our selues.
Secondly, when we have thus found out this sin we must bewail it, an• mourn for our unbelief, as being the mother of all our sins, confess it before God, and crave increase of faith, as the man in the Gospel, Lord I believe, help my unbelief: and with the Disciples, Lord increase our faith.
Secondly, when wee haue thus found out this sinne wee must bewaile it, an• mourne for our vnbeleefe, as being the mother of all our sinnes, confesse it before God, and craue increase of faith, as the man in the Gospell, Lord I beleeue, helpe my vnbeleefe: and with the Disciples, Lord increase our faith.
Thirdly, we must set before our eyes and acquaint our selves with the promises of the pardon of sin and life everlasting by Christ: as also all other dependant promises, whereof some concern our prosperous success in our ways, and Gods protection in our labours and callings: and others concern afflictions, promising happy issue and deliverance therefrom, with strength in temptation, to the which all promises may be referred: which we must always have in our eye, that our faith may ground it self upon them.