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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 fear of God (saith Solomon) causeth to […] every […] way▪ yea it frameth to obedience,1 and i• […], because it keepeth the heart from defiling it self. Our duty hence is to pray that the Lord would put into our heart• this religious fear, which they contain us in awe of his Majesty, and so keep us from offences, wherein we may resemble this Angel: as also to be a wellspring of life unto us, 2not only […] escape the snares of death, but to quicken and provoke us in the w••es of life everlasting. Secondly, we must avoid the sin which the Angel was […] of, namely the boldness of sinning especially in these days wherein then adventure and rush upon sin without fear or shame.
The feare of God (saith Salomon) causeth to 〈…〉 euery 〈…〉 way▪ yea it frameth to obedience,1 and i• 〈…〉, because it keepeth the heart from defiling it selfe. Our dutie hence is to pray that the Lord would put into our heart• this religious feare, which they containe vs in awe of his Maiestie, and so keepe vs from offences, wherein wee may resemble this Angell: as also to be a welspring of life vnto vs, 2not onely 〈…〉 escape the snares of death, but to quicken and prouoke vs in the w••es of life euerlasting. Secondly, wee must auoide the sinne which the Angell was 〈…〉 of, namely the boldnes of sinning especially in these daies wherein then aduenture and rush vpon sinne without feare or shame.