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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, in the lusts note the property of them, in these words: Which walk after; their property is to reign in men, and to cause men to give attendance upon them: yea and to walk after them. Where they are not resisted and repressed, they make that man a vassal and slave unto them. Rom. 6. Let not sin reign in your mortal body, to obey the lusts of it. Where the Apostle insinuateth so much that they force and compel men to the obedience of them: the whole order and course of which regiment is lively described, Jam. 1.14.15. by five degrees: first, lust tempteth, and that two ways: first, by withdrawing the heart from God: secondly, by enticing, and entangling the mind with some delight of sin. Secondly, lust conceiveth, when it causeth the will to consent, and resolve upon the wickedness thought upon. Thirdly, it bringeth ⟨p. 123⟩forth when it forceth a man to put in execution the things consented unto and resolved upon. Fourthly, it perfecteth the birth of sin, urging a man to add sin unto sin, until he come to a custom, which is a ripeness and perfection in sinning. Fifthly, it bringeth forth death, that is, everlasting vengeance and destruction: in all which he alludeth unto the beginnings, proceedings and end of a man; who after he is past his full strength, decayeth again and dieth: by these degrees the lusts of the heart rise unto this reign and regiment in the heart of every wicked and natural man, where grace overcometh not nature.
Secondly, in the lusts note the propertie of them, in these words: Which walke after; their propertie is to raigne in men, and to cause men to giue attendance vpon them: yea and to walke after them. Where they are not resisted and repressed, they make that man a vassall and slaue vnto them. Rom. 6. Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodie, to obey the lusts of it. Where the Apostle insinuateth so much that they force and compell men to the obedience of thē: the whole order and course of which regiment is liuely described, Iam. 1.14.15. by fiue degrees: first, lust tempteth, and that two waies: first, by withdrawing the heart from God: secondly, by intising, and intangling the minde with some delight of sinne. Secondly, lust conceiueth, when it causeth the will to consent, and resolue vpon the wickednes thought vpon. Thirdly, it bringeth