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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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And speak evil of them which are in authority.] In these words the Apostle showeth how these false teachers pull down authority by their practise, as in the former they did by their judgment: for when they cannot quite put down all authority and Magistrates, they speak evil of them, and blaspheme those that exercise the same: that is (as the word signifieth) those that are in dignities and glories:1 for that is his meaning, when he calleth Princes by the name of Glories. Here two things are to be considered: first their sin, [speak evil▪ ] secondly, the amplification of their sin, partly in this verse, and partly in the next. The sin is mentioned and condemned in Exod. 22.28. Thou shalt not speak evil of the Rulers of thy people. Eccles. 10. Curse not the King, no not in thy heart, for the birds of the air shall bewray it. Which sin we should be so far from, as that we should not receive any accusation against any Elder, under two or three witnesses, 1. Timoth. 5 If we may not receive slanders against Rulers, much less may we raise them.
And speake euill of them which are in authoritie.] In these words the Apostle sheweth how these false teachers pull down authoritie by their practise, as in the former they did by their iudgmēt: for when they cannot quite put downe all authoritie and Magistrates, they speake euill of them, and blaspheme those that exercise the same: that is (as the word signifieth) those that are in dignities and glories:1 for that is his meaning, when hee calleth Princes by the name of Glories. Here two things are to bee considered: first their sinne, [speake euill▪ ] secondly, the amplification of their sinne, partly in this verse, and partly in the next. The sin is mentioned and condemned in Exod. 22.28. Thou shalt not speake euill of the Rulers of thy people.