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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,1 Civill government is full of cruelty, which having the power of the sword destroyeth the bodies and souls of offenders, in not giving them time of repentance: and therefore is intolerable among Christians.2 Ans. Moses and the Levites by Gods commandment flew 3000. of the Israelites for worshipping their golden Calf,3 and never gave them space to repent. Secondly, the malefactor that is not moved to repentance at the sentence of present death, there is little hope that ever he would repent after if he had longer time. Thirdly, Gods wisdom and commandment must take place of mans reason; he commandeth that the Malefactor should die,4 and thereby that the evil be taken away; better it is that one should be destroyed than an unity; better that one be removed, than a multitude by the contagion of his example infected.
Thirdly,1 Ciuill gouernment is full of crueltie, which hauing the power of the sword destroyeth the bodies and soules of offenders, in not giuing them time of repentance: and therefore is intolerable among Christians.2 Ans. Moses and the Leuites by Gods commandement flew 3000. of the Israelites for worshipping their golden Calfe,3 and neuer gaue them space to repent. Secondly, the malefactor that is not moued to repentance at the sentence of present death, there is little hope that euer hee would repent after if hee had longer time. Thirdly, Gods wisedome and commaundement must take place of mans reason; he commaundeth that the Malefactor should die,4 and thereby that the euill be taken away; better it is that one should bee destroied than an vnitie; better that one bee remoued, than a multitude by the contagion of his example infected.