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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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Doct. First, it is a great sin for a man to separate himself from the assemblies of Gods people: because first it is a flying from God and his presence, whose face every one is commanded to seek; seeing he presenteth himself in the Word and Sacraments, and wheresoever two or three are assembled in his name, &c. Secondly, it is a contempt of Gods ordinance, which whosoever despiseth, despiseth God himself. Thirdly, out of the Catholic Church is no salvation: the saying is true, Whosoever will not have the Church for his Mother, shall not have God for his Father. Fourthly, the congregations of Gods people on earth are the suburbs and gates of the kingdom of heaven; whosoever therefore shutteth the gates of this kingdom of grace against himself here, shall never enter into the gates of the kingdom of glory hereafter.
Doct. First, it is a great sinne for a man to separate himselfe from the assemblies of Gods people: because first it is a flying from God and his presence, whose face euery one is commanded to seeke; seeing he presenteth himselfe in the Word and Sacraments, and wheresoeuer two or three are assembled in his name, &c. Secondly, it is a contempt of Gods ordinance, which whosoeuer despiseth, despiseth God himselfe. Thirdly, out of the Catholike Church is no saluation: the saying is true, Whosoeuer will not haue the Church for his Mother, shall not haue God for his Father. Fourthly, the congregations of Gods people on earth are the suburbes and gates of the kingdome of heauen; whosoeuer therefore shutteth the gates of this kingdome of grace against himselfe here, shall neuer enter into the gates of the kingdome of glorie hereafter.
Use. Our duty hence is to join our selves to the assemblies of the faithful, not forsaking the fellowship that we have among our selves, Heb. 10.25. but keeping the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, Ephes. 4.3. being like minded one towards another, Rom. 15.5. speaking one thing as those that are knit together in one mind and one judgement,