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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, they reason thus: Every believer is in the kingdom of heaven, even in this life: Now in heaven there is no King but God; and therefore no believer is to be subject to any but God and Christ. Ans. There be two kinds of governments upon earth; one is spiritual and inward, this is the kingdom of heaven and of Christ within man, standing in peace of conscience and joy in the holy Ghost: in regard of which regiment of Christ, there is no distinction of persons, no difference of bond or free, Master, servant, father, son; but all are one in Christ. The other is a civill regiment, wherein orders and distinctions of men must be maintained; as some must be Princes, some subjects, some fathers, some children, some Masters, some servants. Whence it is that every man sustains upon him two persons: and is to be considered first as a believer, and as a member of the kingdom of Christ: thus is he equal to any believer, and any believer equal to him. Secondly, as a member of the Common-wealth wherein he liveth; thus he is either a superior or inferior. Their reason were somewhat, if every believer were only in the kingdom of heaven: but every of them living here in earth is also a member of some Common-wealth.
Secondly, they reason thus: Euery beleeuer is in the kingdom of heauen, euen in this life: Now in heauen there is no King but God; and therefore no beleeuer is to bee subiect to any but God and Christ. Ans. There bee two kindes of gouernments vpon earth; one is spirituall and inward, this is the kingdome of heauen and of Christ within man, standing in peace of conscience and ioy in the holy Ghost: in regard of which regiment of Christ, there is no distinction of persons, no difference of bond or free, Master, seruant, father, sonne; but all are one in Christ. The other is a ciuill regiment, wherein orders and distinctions of men must be maintained; as some must bee Princes, some subiects, some fathers, some children, some Masters, some seruants. Whence it is that euery man susteines vpon him two persons: and is to be considered first as a beleeuer, and as a member of the kingdome of Christ: thus is he equall to any beleeuer, and any beleeuer equall to him. Secondly, as a member of the Common-wealth wherein he liueth; thus he is either a superiour or inferiour. Their reason were somewhat, if euery beleeuer were onely in the kingdome of heauen: but euery of them liuing here in earth is also a member of some Common-wealth.