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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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The second sin whereby these ungodly men are described, is, that they walk after the lusts of their own hearts, wherein two things are included: first, that these ungodly men shall have their hearts filled with ungodly lusts. Secondly▪ that they shall walk after these lusts. Concerning the former sundry things are to be known: First, what this lust or concupiscence is. Ans. In the Scripture it is of two sorts, either original, or actual: or it may be considered two ways: first, as it is the fountain or offspring of all other sins; or secondly, as it is a fruit of the corruption of our hearts. The former is an impotency of the heart, whereby it is inordinately disposed to the desire of this or that evil: of which James speaketh, chap. 2.14. Every man when he is tempted, is drawn away by his own concupiscence: hence is the whole corruption of the heart, or original sin called lust, because it principally showeth it self in these lusts. The latter is actual lust, that is, every inordinate and evil motion of the inner man against the law of God, which proceedeth as a branch or fruit from the former root. Rom. 6.12. Let not sin reign in your mortal bodies, that ye should obey it in the lusts of it: where, by lusts, are meant the flames and motions of lusts springing from the former fountain. This lust I call first an ⟨p. 120⟩[…] ⟨p. 121⟩[…] ⟨p. 122⟩inordinate motion, to distinguish it first from a holy lusting in the regenerate. David lusted after and desired the commandments of God,1 yea above gold and silver; and there is a lust of the spirit against the flesh,2 as well as of the flesh against the spirit. Secondly, from a natural lusting, which is an appetite after meat, drink, &c. which in it self is no sin. Lazarus desired without sin the crumbs under Dives his table. These lusts then are not to be condemned, but only lusts inordinate. Secondly, I say every evil motion; because lust in the Scripture comprehendeth all thoughts and motions against Gods law, so is the Commandment to be understood: Thou shalt not lust,