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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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Now follows the second thing in the Salutation: that is, the person to whom Jude wrote, in these words [unto those who are called, and sanctified by God the father, 1and preserved by Jesus Christ] it is, the militant Catholic Church, which is lively described to be the number of believers dispersed thorough the face of the whole world; who are effectually called, and sanctified and preserved unto life everlasting: Out of which description note:
Now followes the second thing in the Salutation: that is, the person to whom Iude wrote, in these words [vnto those who are called, and sanctified by God the father, 1and preserued by Iesus Christ] it is, the militant Catholique Church, which is liuelie described to be the number of beleeuers dispersed thorough the face of the whole world; who are effectually called, and sanctified and preserued vnto life euerlasting: Out of which description note:
- 1The Scriptures written properly for the Church, that it might be gathered and strengthened thereby.The Scrip•tures writ•ten proper•ly for the Church, that it might be ga•hered and streng•thened thereby.
First, who and what they be that are members of this Church: namely no wicked or profane persons, but only the elect, such as are chosen unto life everlasting, who after receive their calling unto holiness, and therein are assuredly preserved unto life▪ which privileges no wicked person, no unrepentant sinner can be partaker of, but only the Church of the first borne, as in Heb. the 12; whose names are written in the book of life, and who receive daily spiritual increase: for howsoever in the Catholic Church there be two sorts of men professing religion: the one, of them that do unfeignedly believe, and are sanctified; the other, of them who make a show of faith, but indeed believe not, but remain in their sins: of the former doth the Catholic Church consist, and not of the latter, who are no members st into the head of this body, though they may seem so to be.