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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 8: Vers. 8. Likewise notwithstanding these dreamers also defile the flesh, and despise gou…
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Now in the next place let us see what these dreams are here spoken of, and they be nothing else, but wicked, carnal, and vain imaginations, arising from an impure heart, and conceived in a corrupted mind, which in the end deceive and delude men no otherwise than a dream, which while a man sleepeth seemeth to have some truth in it, but as soon as one awaketh it vanisheth away, and indeed hath in it nothing less. An example whereof we have in the rich man, Luk. 12.19. who in his fullness and increase of riches dreamed of an happiness and a continuance in it many years: when that night his soul was taken away. The Angel of the Church of Laodicea dreamed▪ that he was rich, increased with wealth, and stood in need of nothing; whereas he knew not that he was blind, poor, miserable, and naked, Reve. 3.17. So the Pharisee dreamed that he was another manner of man than the poor sinful Publican; but it was but a mere dream, for the other departed away justified.
Now in the next place let vs see what these dreames are here spoken of, and they bee nothing else, but wicked, carnall, and vaine imaginations, arising from an impure heart, and conceiued in a corrupted mind, which in the end deceiue and delude men no otherwise than a dreame, which while a man sleepeth seemeth to haue some truth in it, but as soone as one awaketh it vanisheth away, and indeed hath in it nothing lesse. An example whereof wee haue in the rich man, Luk. 12.19. who in his fulnes and encrease of riches dreamed of an happinesse and a continuance in it many yeeres: when that night his soule was taken away. The Angell of the Church of Laodices dreamed▪ that hee was rich, encreased with wealth, and stood in need of nothing; whereas hee knew not that hee was blinde, poore, miserable, and naked, Reue. 3.17. So the Pharisee dreamed that he was another manner of man than the poore sinfull Publicane; but it was but a meere dreame, for the other departed away iustified.