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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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Secondly, if a man would know whether he begin to be awakened, let him observe whether his heart have begun to move in spiritual actions or no. For that body is wakened out of bodily sleep, which can move it self in bodily actions. Quest. When doth the heart begin thus to move it self, and how shall I know it? Answ. When thou beginnest to turn thy eyes inwardly into thy self, and canst find, and espy the privy corruptions which lurk within thee. Secondly, when thou art inwardly and heartily displeased with thy self, and grieved for thy sins. Thirdly, when thou canst humbly and heartily sue to God for pardon, and canst hunger and thirst after Christ and his merits above all earthly things. Fourthly, when thou beginnest to endeavour to do the will of God, and please him in all things; then assure thy self thou art wakened out of thy sleep of sin, and not before.
Secondly, if a man would know whether he begin to be awakened, let him obserue whether his heart haue begun to moue in spirituall actions or no. For that bodie is wakened out of bodily sleepe, which can moue it selfe in bodily actions. Quest. When doth the heart begin thus to mooue it selfe, and how shall I know it? Answ. When thou beginnest to turne thy eyes inwardly into thy selfe, and canst finde, and espie the priuie corruptions which lurke within thee. Secondly, when thou art inwardly and heartily displeased with thy selfe, and grieued for thy sins. Thirdly, when thou canst humbly and heartily sue to God for pardon, and canst hunger and thirst after Christ and his merits aboue all earthly things. Fourthly, when thou beginnest to endeuour to doe the will of God, and please him in all things; then assure thy selfe thou art wakened out of thy sleepe of sinne, and not before.
Thirdly, if dreaming be the fountain of all sin, we must learn the contrary virtue, namely, that being once awakened, we strive to watch and be sober, 1. Thess. 5.6. For the practise of which duty these rules are to be marked▪ first, we must daily and diligently observe our selves, our hearts, and sins; and seeing what sins we are most prone unto, there must we double our care and watchfulness: for otherwise where we are weakest Satan soonest maketh a breach, for there he makes his greatest assaults. Secondly, we must daily look for an evil day, so as we forecast every day to endure the worst that it can bring forth against us and our profession: out of which forecast in vain shall any man purpose to keep faith and a good conscience. We may not cry peace, peace; for then commonly sudden desolation cometh upon us. Thirdly, we must esteem of every day as our last day, that so we may be