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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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Thirdly, hence all Students of Divinity are taught what they must most remember, namely the words and writings of the Apostles: for these are the key of the old Testament and of the whole Scripture; which duty if it were well observed, Popery, superstition and Atheism could not so far prevail, but fall down to the ground, as Dagon before the Ark.
Thirdly, hence all Students of Diuinitie are taught what they must most remember, namely the words and writings of the Apostles: for these are the key of the olde Testament and of the whole Scripture; which dutie if it were well obserued, Popery, superstition and Atheisme could not so farre preuaile, but fall downe to the ground, as Dagon before the Arke.
Thirdly, he nameth the authors of the testimony, who were the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, implying their authority; and taking it for granted, that whatsoever they spake or writ must be received as an infallible truth, and may not be contradicted. Now the better to know both what the Apostles were, and what this authority is, consider three points: first, their calling, and the greatness thereof; They were called by Christs own mouth, Joh. 20.21. As the Father sent me, so I send you: by which comparison he designeth them to a particular and weighty calling, standing in these points: first, as Christ was immediately called by the Father, so were the Apostles immediately called by himself. Secondly, as Christ was sent from the Father to preach to the whole world, being the great Prophet and Doctor of his Church; so Christ sendeth them into the whole world, for the whole world was their charge. Thirdly, as Christ was sent to reveal his Fathers will, which before was hid to the greatest part of the world; so they were sent by Christ to reveal the Fathers will, partly in making things more fully known, which were before but darkly shadowed: and partly in foretelling things to come, they all being Evangelical Prophets. In these three standeth that comparison: in regard of which manner of the•• sending they are above even the Angel• themselves, nay the Angels were as it were but their scholars.