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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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This text must be understood of actual lust: of which there be two degrees: for sometime it is sudden, and sometimes voluntary: the former is the first motion of the mind conceived, but without consent. The latter is the motion conceived, but with consent, purpose and deliberation; which may be made plain in this similitude. The eye is sometimes cast upon an object on a sudden, without any purpose or intention of the mind: but sometimes purposely and steadily upon the same: and as in the twinkling of the eye it is often shut without thought or purpose: but sometimes again of purpose and deliberation to prevent some hurt: so is it in the mind; the heart is a furnace of lust, the flames whereof arise sometimes upon the sudden, and sometimes upon leisure and deliberation; both these degrees must here be understood. Concerning which lusts there be three things further here to be considered: First, the quality and nature of these lusts; in that they are said to be ungodly lusts; such as their root is, such are these branches: and therefore are in their nature properly sins, yea principal and master sins, yea and sinning sins, causing men to go on in sin. Qu. If they be sins, what Commandment of the ten condemneth them? Ans. Sudden lust before consent of will is condemned in the tenth: but voluntary with consent is condemned in all the nine former. If this distinction be not held, we cannot make ten Commandments. For in all the Commandments lust is forbidden; necessary then it is that lust should be thus distinguished, and also referred, as we have said. Quest. Some may ask: In what Commandment is original sin condemned? Ans. Some say it is forbidden in the whole law, which is not untrue; but yet it seemeth to be directly condemned in the first and last Commandments: for these two concern properly the heart of man: the first respecting the hart directly so far as it concerneth God: the last so far as it concerneth man, whether himself, or others.
This text must be vnderstood of actuall lust: of which there be two degrees: for sometime it is sudden, and sometimes voluntarie: the former is the first motion of the minde conceiued, but without consent. The latter is the motion conceiued, but with consent, purpose and deliberation; which may be made plaine in this similitude. The eye is sometimes cast vpon an obiect on a sudden, without any purpose or intention of the minde: but sometimes purposely and steadily vpon the same: and as in the twinkling of the eye it is often shut without thought or purpose: but sometimes againe of purpose and deliberation to preuent some hurt: so is it in the minde; the heart is a furnace of lust, the flames whereof arise sometimes vpon the sudden, and sometimes vpon leisure and deliberation; both these degrees must here bee vnderstood. Concerning which lusts there be three things further here to be considered: First, the qualitie and nature of these lusts; in that they are said to bee vngodly lusts; such as their root is, such are these branches: and therefore are in their nature properly sins, yea principall and master sinnes, yea and sinning sinnes, causing men to goe on in sinne. Qu. If they be sinnes, what Commandement of the ten condemneth them? Ans. Sudden lust before consent of will is condemned in the tenth: but voluntarie with consent is condemned in all the nine former. If this distinction bee not held, we cannot make tenne Commandements. For in all the Commandements lust is forbidden; necessarie then it is that lust should be thus distinguished, and also referred, as wee haue said. Quest. Some may aske: In what Commandement is original sinne condemned? Ans. Some say it is forbidden in the whole law, which is not vntrue; but yet it seemeth to be directly condemned in the first and last Commandements: for these two concerne properly the heart of man: the first respecting the hart directly so farre as it concerneth God: the last so farre as it concerneth man, whether himselfe, or others.