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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 point in this cause of contention is, the occasion of it, namely▪ it was about Moses his body. Michael would not suffer the Devil to reveal where Moses body was laid, so to sow the seeds of Idolatry, whereby Gods true worship might be overturned: for he cared not for the body of Moses, but to bring in Idolatry by means of it. Hence note that the wicked Angels fight not so much against the bodies of m•, as against their souls▪ nor contend so much to overthrow them in their outward estate, or to deprive them of their goods, […], drink, &c. as in their inward, to ••est from them their spiritual things, namely Gods true worship and the things and means which […] to the maintaining and […] We have to fight […] in high places▪ Ephes. 6.•2. But […] may as well […] in spiritual things▪ for therein bend they their principal forces. The […] of the devil is to blind the minds of Infidels, that the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ should not shine unto them. 2. Cor. 4.4. This same Serpent that be guiled Eve thorough his subtlety▪ seeketh how to corrupt mens minde• from that simplicity which is in Christ▪ 2. Cor. 11.3.
The second point in this cause of contention is, the occasion of it, namely▪ it was about Moses his bodie. Michael would not suffer the Diuell to reueile where Moses bodie was laid, so to sow the seedes of Idolatrie, whereby Gods true worship might be ouerturned: for hee cared not for the bodie of Moses, but to bring in Idolatrie by meanes of it. Hence note that the wicked Angels fight not so much against the bodies of m•, as against their soules nor contend so much to ouerthrow them in their outward esate, or to depriue them of their goods, , drink, &c. as in their inward, to est from them their spirituall things, namely Gods true worship and the things and meanes which to the maintaining and We haue to fight in high places