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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 is the sin it self, and property of it: In those things they corrupt themselves.] This sin of intemperance causeth men in the abuse of meat, drink, and apparel, to corrupt themselves: here then are two things to be spoken of, wherein the whole nature of intemperance is sufficiently comprised. First of the abuse of the creatures: secondly of his corruption that thus abuseth them. Concerning the former; the abuse of the creatures is four ways: first, in excess, when men use them beyond their calling, ability, or that which nature requireth; this maketh the heart heavy: forbidden by Christ, Luk. 21.34. Secondly, in curiosity, when men are not content with ordinary meat, drink, apparel; but devise new fashions of apparel, and new kinds of ways of stirring up and whetting of appetite. Thirdly, in affection, when men so addict themselves to meats and drinks, as they cannot be without them. The Minister must not be one that loveth to sit at the wine, nor given to wine. 1The affection is here condemned, when he cannot sit without the pot at his elbow; for else it is indifferent, & for his health sake he may drink a little wine. Paul willeth that the joy in the creature be as no joy. Those also are reproved that drink not for strength,2 but for drink sake: for although they neither are drunk nor surfeit, yet this very affection is a sin. Fourthly, in time, when these good creatures are used unseasonably. Eccles. 10.16. We be to the land whose ⟨p. 90⟩Princes rise early to eat. A woe is also denounced against those, that rise early to drink wine, Isai. 5.11. that is, out of season. The rich man for that he was clad in purple, and fared deliciously every day, is branded with a note of intemperance, in not observing this distinction of times. These be the ways whereby the creatures are abused.
The second point is the sinne it selfe, and propertie of it: In those things they corrupt themselues.] This sin of intemperance causeth men in the abuse of meate, drinke, and apparell, to corrupt themselues: here then are two things to be spoken of, wherein the whole nature of intemperancie is sufficientlie comprised. First of the abuse of the creatures: secondly of his corruption that thus abuseth them. Concerning the former; the abuse of the creatures is foure waies: first, in excesse, whē men vse them beyond their calling, habilitie, or that which nature requireth; this maketh the heart heauie: forbidden by Christ,