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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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The second point is: that it is a sin to be a natural man. Here it may be asked, how it cometh to pass that a natural man, because he is a natural man offendeth God? Ans. There be two things in every natural man to be distinguished: first, there is nature: secondly, the corruption of nature: the former is from God: the latter from mans fall: which two may be indeed distinguished, but cannot now be separated: the one is not the other; but the one is not without the other; this corruption is that sin which presseth us down, and hangeth so fast on, Heb. 12.1. which hath corrupted the whole man, so as the whole frame of man, that is, his whole disposition and inclination is corrupted and evil from his youth, Genes. 8.21. his wisdom is enmity to God, that is, even the best thing that is, or can be in the flesh, is hateful to God, Rom. 8.5. himself is dead in sins and trespasses, Ephes. 2.1. having no more ability to move to any thing truly good, than hath a dead man to bestir himself in and about the actions of life.
The second point is: that it is a sin to be a naturall man. Here it may bee asked, how it commeth to passe that a naturall man, because he is a naturall man offendeth God? Ans. There bee two things in euery naturall man to bee distinguished: first, there is nature: secondly, the corruption of nature: the former is from God: the latter from mans fall: which two may be indeede distinguished, but cannot now be separated: the one is not the other; but the one is not without the other; this corruption is that sinne which presseth vs down, and hangeth so fast on, Heb. 12.1. which hath corrupted the whole mā, so as the whole frame of man, that is, his whole disposition and inclination is corrupted and euill from his youth, Genes. 8.21. his wisedome is enmitie to God, that is, euen the best thing that is, or can be in the flesh, is hateful to God, Rom. 8.5. himselfe is dead in sinnes and trespasses,