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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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But hereunto I answer, that there is not the same reason of the grace of creation, as i• of the grace of regeneration: for that cometh far short of this: by the former the creature hath a power either to stand or fall, to abide with God, or depart from him, and this power is in it self: but by this latter grace of regeneration, such fear of God is put into the hearts of the regenerate, that they shall not depart from God, Jere. 32.40. and this power of not falling is in them indeed, but not from themselves: neither is it strange that there should be such difference between the state of nature and that which is above nature. Again, as the grace of creation and regeneration is different; so there is a difference of the will created, and regenerate. 1Created will hath a freedom to will that which is good: so hath the will regenerate also. Secondly, created will hath a power to will to persevere in that which is good: so also hath the will regenerate. The created will hath not the will it self, neither the act of perseverance; wherein it differeth from the will regenerate, which hath both these. Here the Schoolmen deceived themselves and others, in that they taught that in the conversion of a sinner the will hath a freedom to receive grace, or not to receive it; so placing it in the will of man, and putting it in his own hand and power to believe, or not believe. But the truth is, that in the first conversion of a sinner the will rebelleth and […]: For none cometh to the Son, unless the Father draw him: it is not the will it self, but the conversion of it that frame•• i• […] willingness, making it of unwilling▪ willing to •• tertaine that which i• truly good. I• is untrue that the will of man is now as the will of Angels was before their fall, having a power to fall▪ or not fall.
But hereunto I answere, that there is not the same reason of the grace of creation, as i• of the grace of regeneration: for that commeth farre short of this: by the former the creature hath a power either to stand or fall, to abide with God, or depart from him, and this power is in it selfe: but by this latter grace of regeneration, such feare of God is put into the hearts of the regenerate, that they shall not depart from God,