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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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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 ⟨p. 75⟩1[…] did, of which we have spoken in the seventh verse, and therefore pass this sin over without further handling. Only let this one thing be here remembered, that seeing it is a sin of Sodom to defile the body with the sins of the seventh Commandment, our duty is to reserve within us that special care whereby our bodies may be preserved in holiness and honour▪ 2. Thess. 4.3.4. This is the will of God▪ The body must be given up as an holy sacrifice to God, else it shall not be acceptable, Rom. 12.1. Wouldest thou have thy body rise up unto glory and fellowship with God and Christ at the last day? then let thy •are be to lay it down in the grant in honour, by preserving i• a pure member of Christ: for without holiness, no man shall ever see God, that is, have fellowship with him being a most holy and cha•• spirit: yea the contrary things ought not to be named in the Church of God, Eph. 5.5.