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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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for when he was first solicited of Balaak to curse the people of God, he would not till he asked leave of God; and when God had denied him leave, he answered him that he would not go with him if he would give him his house full of gold and silver. Further, he desired earnestly to die the death of the righteous, and that his end might be like his. Judas also had many good things in him, he left all to follow Christ; he became a preacher of the truth, none of the Disciples could accuse him, or could espy any thing in him, and yet was carried away with covetousness: so let no man object the good things in many Christians, which I grant they may have, and yet too eagerly hunt after the world, yea and be poured out also after filthy lucre no otherwise than Balaam was.
for when he was first solicited of Balaak to curse the people of God, he would not till he asked leaue of God; and when God had denied him leaue, he answered him that he would not go with him if hee would giue him his house full of gold and siluer. Further, he desired earnestly to die the death of the righteous, and that his end might be like his. Iudas also had many good things in him, he left all to follow Christ; he became a preacher of the truth, none of the Disciples could accuse him, or could espie any thing in him, and yet was carried away with couetousnes: so let no man obiect the good things in many Christians, which I grant they may haue, and yet too eagerly hunt after the world, yea and be powred out also after filthie lucre no otherwise than Balaam was.
Now for the avoiding of this sin, let us observe three things, which the Apostle admonisheth in the words. First, in that he saith they are poured out, we are given to understand that the affection of covetousness is a most violent headstrong affection,1 carrying a man headlong to sin even against conscience, as it did Balaam: and causing him to pour out his heart unto wickedness. Achans covetousness could not be curbed, no not by Gods special commandment,2 the wedge of gold and the Babylonish garment did so sway with him. Ahab was sick of covetousness, no physic could recover him, but Naboths vineyard and life. Judas for thirty pieces of silver was carried against all sense to the betraying of his Master, and that after divers admonitions. Ananias and Sapphira to save but a little money, make no bones of lying unto the holy Ghost. What is the cause of all treacheries, and those most cruel murders, of fathers, of mothers, of servants, and strangers, but the covetous heart set upon the booty, saying to it self; by this fact, this house, that land, such a sum of money shall be mine? which object in the eye putteth out all the light of religion, reason, and sometimes of nature it self. Thus the heart is easily poured out unto evil, when as first it is possessed with covetousness, which Paul calleth the root of all evil.