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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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Corrupt trees and without fruit, twice dead and plucked up by the roots.] In these words is the tenth sin of these seducers set down, and that is their incurable hypocrisy; illustrated and amplified by a comparison or similitude, from bad and barren trees: containing four steps or degrees of naughtiness, every one worse than other. The first step, they are corrupt trees; which must be understood not in regard of their substance, but in regard of their corrupt fruits: for the word translated 1corrupt, properly is applied to trees that bear no fruit, but in the fall of the leaf, which with the leaves fall off, being neglected and wither away, never coming to any good or gathering. The second degree, they are without fruit: which words are a correction of the former; for they are not only without good fruit, but utterly destitute of any fruit at all. Thirdly, they are twice dead: that is, certainly dead, hopeless of any fruit. Fourthly, they are plucked up by the roots, that is, utterly without hope, not of fruit, but of life it self; they are past living, and much more past fruit. This similitude then chargeth these seducers (to whom it is fitly applied) first, that all their works are but hypocritical. Secondly, that they are utterly destitute of all good works, which truly are good. Thirdly, that they have no heavenly and spiritual life or sap in them. And fourthly, that they are out of Christ, not rooted in him, but plucked up: and therefore they are most hopeless of ever bearing fruit unto life▪ being proceeded so far in the high way unto perdition. So much of the meaning.
Corrupt trees and without fruite, twice dead and plucked vp by the roots.] In these words is the tenth sinne of these seducers set down, and that is their incurable hypocrisie; illustrated and amplified by a comparison or similitude, from bad and barren trees: containing foure steps or degrees of naughtines, euery one worse than other. The first step, they are corrupt trees; which must be vnderstood not in regard of their substance, but in regard of their corrupt fruits: for the word translated 1corrupt, properly is applied to trees that beare no fruite, but in the fall of the leafe, which with the leaues fall off, being neglected and wither away, neuer comming to any good or gathering. The second degree, they are without fruite: which words are a correction of the former; for they are not onely without good fruite, but vtterly destitute of any fruite at all. Thirdly, they are twice dead: that is, certainly dead, hopelesse of any fruite. Fourthly, they are plucked vp by the roots, that is, vtterly without hope, not of fruite, but of life it selfe; they are past liuing, and much more past fruite. This similitude then chargeth these seducers (to whom it is fitly applied) first, that al their workes are but hypocriticall. Secondly, that they are vtterly destitute of all good workes, which truly are good. Thirdly, that they haue no heauēly and spirituall life or sappe in them. And fourthly, that they are out of Christ, not rooted in him, but plucked vp: and therfore they are most hopelesse of euer bearing fruite vnto life being proceeded so farre in the high way vnto perdition. So much of the meaning.