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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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Concerning the former, seeing that the Apostle taketh it for granted that the clouds are naturally ordained, to contain water; it may be demanded how it can be conceived that the clouds above being heavy with water should not fall to the earth; seeing every heavy thing naturally descendeth and tendeth downward? Ans. The clouds are heavy indeed; for even the winds themselves (being by many degrees lighter than they) have their weight, Job. 28.25. No man therefore by wit or reason can resolve this doubt, but only from the word of God: which teacheth that it is by virtue of Gods commandment given in the creation, that the clouds fall not. Gen. 1.6. Let the firmament separate the waters from the waters: by force of which commanding word, the water hangeth in the clouds, and the clouds in the air, and need no other supporters. Job setting out the Majesty and greatness of God in his works, here beginneth; That he hangeth the earth upon nothing, he bindeth the waters in the clouds, and the cloud is not broken under them. Philosophy is too defective to yield the true reason of this great work of God, which commonly attributeth too much to nature, and too little to the God of nature; whose providence and power is herein to be acknowledged, in that by his word he ordereth all his creatures, unto which he speaketh the word and they obey.
Concerning the former, seeing that the Apostle taketh it for granted that the clowdes are naturally ordained, to containe water; it may be demanded how it can be cōceiued that the clowds aboue being heauie with water should not fall to the earth; seeing euery heauie thing naturally descendeth and tendeth downward? Ans. The clowdes are heauie indeed; for euen the windes themselues (being by many degrees lighter than they) haue their weight, Iob. 28.25. No man therefore by wit or reason can resolue this doubt, but onely from the word of God: which teacheth that it is by vertue of Gods commandement giuen in the creation, that the clowdes fall not. Gen. 1.6. Let the firmament separate the waters from the waters: by force of which commanding word, the water hangeth in the clowdes, and the clowds in the ayre, and need no other supporters. Iob setting out the Maiestie and greatnes of God in his works, here beginneth; That he hangeth the earth vpon nothing, he bindeth the waters in the clowdes, and the clowd is not broken vnder them. Philosophie is too defectiue to yeeld the true reason of this great worke of God, which commonly attributeth too much to nature, and too little to the God of nature; whose prouidence and power is herein to be acknowledged, in that by his word he ordereth all his creatures, vnto which he speaketh the word and they obey.