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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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The second strife, namely about societies, concerneth either first families, secondly Churches, or thirdly Common wealths; all which the Devil striveth to overturn: as the good Angels to preserve and maintain them. First, the Devils endeavour is utterly to overthrow all families, of Christian men especially: he robbed Job of all his substance, slew his servants, and children: but the good Angels guard and defend them. Jacob had the Angels of God defending him and his family from the fury of Esau, Gen. 31.1. Psal. 91.10. when the plague and pestilence prevaileth against the ungodly, the good Angels keep it off from coming near the tabernacles of the righteous. Secondly, in Churches and congregations, the wicked Angels strive to corrupt the word, Sacraments, and all the Ministry; or to make it fruitless, every way to their power hindering the good success thereof. The Devil offereth himself to be a lying spirit in the mouth of all Ahab's Prophets.1 Zach. 3.1. He standeth at Jehoshuah his right hand, to withstand him in his office. He seweth tares in the field where the good seed of the word is sown, Mat. 13. Hence are those false doctrines of forbidding meats, and marriages, called the doctrine of devils, 1. Tim. 4.1. He hindered Paul once or twice from his journey to the Thessal. to confirm them, 1. Thess. 2.18. He raiseth persecution against the Church: for he is said to cast some of the Church at Smyrna into prison, Reu. 2.10. The good Angels on the contrary fight against them, for the good of the Church, the furtherance of the Gospel, and preservation of the true worship of God. The Law was given by their ministry, Galat. 3. The tidings of salvation and the doctrine of the Gospel was first preached by Angels,