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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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Secondly, in these people observe the justice of God, and his severity in such an universal destruction, sparing none, but destroying even the children with the parents, who sinned not in following strange flesh as their fathers did, which maketh this a strange and unsearchable judgement: whence the Atheists condemn these books of Moses (whence this judgement is fetched) as attributing to God cruelty, and justifying in him injustice. But herein to clear the just proceeding of the most righteous God, we are to know, first, that the child is Gods creature, and the life of it is Gods (he being the Lord of life) so as he may take it away when he pleaseth, having power to do with his own as he will. Secondly, children are part• of the ⟨p. 70⟩parents, and therefore the Lord may justly infold them in the punishment of their fathers sin, to manifest his greater detestation of it. Thirdly, children are borne in original sin, and therefore God may justly enrol them with their parents, not only in temporal punishments, but in everlasting condemnation also.
Secondly, in these people obserue the iustice of God, and his seuerity in such an vniuersall destruction, sparing none, but destroying euen the children with the parents, who sinned not in following strange flesh as their fathers did, which maketh this a strange and vnsearchable iudgement: whence the Atheists condemne these bookes of Moses (whence this iudgement is fetched) as attributing to God crueltie, and iustifying in him iniustice. But herein to cleere the iust proceeding of the most righteous God, we are to know, first, that the childe is Gods creature, and the life of it is Gods (hee being the Lorde of life) so as hee may take it away when he pleaseth, hauing power to doe with his owne as hee will. Secondly, children are part• of the ⟨p. 70⟩parents, and therefore the Lorde may iustly infold them in the punishment of their fathers sinne, to manifest his greater detestation of it. Thirdly, children are borne in originall sinne, and therefore God may iustly inroll them with their parents, not onely in temporall punishments, but in euerlasting condemnation also.