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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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Verse 18: Vers. 18. How that they told you that there should be mockers in the last time, which s…
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Secondly, concerning the persons of the ungodly men they are described, first to be mockers. These are described by Peter, 2. Epist. 3.3. In the last times shall come mockers, which will walk after their lusts, and say, Where is the promise of his coming: that is, those that shall scorn all religion, and make a mock of God, godliness, and godly men: than which there is not a greater height of wickedness: of whom Solomon speaketh ⟨p. 121⟩as being so far gone, that they are past all admonition,1 and therefore would not have them admonished: and David maketh this the highest degree of a wicked mans proceeding in his sin, to sit him down in the chair of scorners, Psal. 1.
Secondly, concerning the persons of the vngodly mē they are described, first to bee mockers. These are described by Peter, 2. Epist. 3.3. In the last times shall come mockers, which will walke after their lusts, and say, Where is the promise of his comming: that is, those that shall scorne all religion, and make a mocke of God, godlines, and godly men: than which there is not a greater height of wickednes: of whom Salomon speaketh ⟨p. 121⟩as being so far gone, that they are past all admonition,1 and therefore would not haue them admonished: and Dauid maketh this the highest degree of a wicked mans proceeding in his sinne, to sit him downe in the chaire of scarners, Psal. 1.
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