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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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Thirdly, in this people who are made examples, note that as wicked a people as these have had mercy offered them. Isai. 1.10. The Prophet calls the Jews Princes, the Princes of Sodom, and their people the people of Gomorrah, that is; such Princes and people as matched Sodom and Gomorrah themselves in wickedness; and yet he inviteth them unto repentance, with proffer of mercy and promise of pardon: yea though their sins were as red as scarlet, he would then make them white as snow, vers. 18. Whence we may learn, that the mercy of God every way matcheth his justice; in justice he overthroweth Sodom and Gomorrah, and in mercy saveth those who were every whit as wicked as they, his free grace bringeth those to heaven, who by their sin equalled themselves to those whom his justice had detruded into hell. Yea it offereth and giveth repentance to them which are holden in the snare of the devil, and ruled at his will, 2. Tim. 2.25. Manasseh himself who broke off his covenant with God, by making league with the Devil, found mercy with God upon his repentance.1 Use. Let not the greatness of our sins dismay us from seeking the Lord, thy sins are not above the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah, for which mercy hath been obtained; use thou also means to turn unto God and there is mercy in store: but see thou abuse not this mercy unto sin.
Thirdly, in this people who are made examples, note that as wicked a people as these haue had mercie offered them. Isai. 1.10. The Prophet calles the Iewes Princes, the Princes of Sodome, and their people the people of Gomorrha, that is; such Princes and people as matched Sodome and Gomorrha themselues in wickednes; and yet hee inuiteth them vnto repent•nce, with proffer of mercie and promise of pardon: yea though their sins were as red as scarlet, he would then make them white as snow, vers. 18. Whence we may learne, that the mercie of God euery way matcheth his iustice; in iustice he ouerthroweth Sodome and Gomorrha, and in mercie saueth those who were euery whit as wicked as they, his free grace bringeth those to heauen, who by their sinne equalled themselues to those whom his iustice had detruded into hell. Yea it offereth and giueth repentance to them which are holden in the snare of the diuell, and ruled at his will,