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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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Doct. In that these false teachers are justly condemned for this sin of being corrupt trees without fruit: we on the contrary must strive to become good trees of Gods delight; Isai. 5.7. Judah is the plant of my delight: trees of righteousness; Isai. 60.21. The planting of the Lord, laden with the fruits of righteousness: which that we may be, four things are required of us: first, that we be well rooted: secondly, that we live in the root: thirdly, that we bear fruit: fourthly, that we bear good fruit.
Doct. In that these false teachers are iustly condemned for this sinne of being corrupt trees without fruite: wee on the contrarie must striue to become good trees of Gods delight; Isai. 5.7. Iudah is the plant of my delight: trees of righteousnes; Isai. 60.21. The planting of the Lord, laden with the fruites of righteousnesse: which that we may be, foure things are required of vs: first, that we be well rooted: secondly, that wee liue in the roote: thirdly, that wee beare fruite: fourthly, that wee beare good fruite.
First we must be rooted. In this rooting two things are required: first, there must be a root: this root is Christ, Joh. 15.1. He is the vine, we the branches. Rom. 5.6. If we be planted into him, Col. 2.7. rooted in him. Here we must consider Christ not as God alone, or man alone, or the Son of God alone, but as God-man; as God made man; as an Immanuel, God with us, even our Mediator and Redeemer. Thus he is our root, in whom are hid the treasures of graces,