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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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Secondly, hence we learn to conceive the right meaning of that place, Gen. 1.7. Let the firmament separate the waters that be beneath, from the waters that be above. By the firmament is meant the air, or the distan•• between the earth and the starry sky: by the waters under this firmament are meant the seas and floods; and the waters above, are the watery clouds, which are divided by the firmament or air in which we breathe, called the firmament of heaven: for it is the lowest of the three heavens, which the Scripture maketh mention of, •eaching to the stars; the second being the sta••ie heaven, the third being the heaven of heavens, the seat of God, where he revealeth his glory to his Saints and Angels. Those then are deceived who out of this place dream of a watery heaven above the stars.
Secondly, hence wee learne to conceiue the right meaning of that place, Gen. 1.7. Let the firmament separate the waters that be beneath, from the waters that be aboue. By the firmament is meant the ayre, or the distan•• betweene the earth and the starrie skie: by the waters vnder this firmament are meant the seas and floods; and the waters aboue, are the watrie clowdes, which are diuided by the firmament or ayre in which wee breathe, called the firmament of heauē: for it is the lowest of the three heauens, which the Scripture maketh mention of, •eaching to the starres; the second being the sta••ie heauen, the third being the heauen of heauens, the seate of God, where hee reuealeth his glorie to his Saints and Angels. Those then are deceiued who out of this place dreame of a wat•ie heauen aboue the starres.
Now further in that these seducers are called Clouds without water,