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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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Use. First, some may hence gather, if a man be justly blamed for being only a natural man, and not having the spirit of God; then every one hath power to receive the spirit of God? Ans. This is no good reason, but is all one, as if because a bankrupt is blamed for not discharging his debts to his creditors; another man should conclude that surely he is therefore able to pay them. But these wicked men were blamed here, first▪ because they professed Christ, but yet had not his spirit: secondly, because that in Adam they were the causes that they were borne without the spirit of God, and so made themselves unfit to receive him.
Vse. First, some may hence gather, if a man be iustly blamed for being only a naturall man, and not hauing the spirit of God; then euery one hath power to receiue the spirit of God? Ans. This is no good reason, but is all one, as if because a bankrout is blamed for not discharging his debts to his creditors; another man should conclude that surely he is therefore able to pay them. But these wicked men were blamed here, first▪ because they professed Christ, but yet had not his spirit: secondly, because that in Adam they were the causes that they were borne without the spirit of God, and so made themselues vnfit to receiue him.
Secondly, if natural men be justly condemned, much more those that are worse than they, as Atheists, profane persons, those which contemn the assemblies, and neglect the means of their salvation, and yet look for salvation as well as others. The Gentiles who were without the law, do the things of the law by nature, Rom. 2.24. and yet many that profess the name of Christ, and live under the Gospel, go not so far as those natural men in doing the things of the law: so as even those Heathens and natural men shall rise up in judgement, and condemn many a professor of Christ; of whom even many come short of the Devil himself, who believeth and trembleth; and yet not a few professors neither know what the Devil believes; neither through hardness of heart can tremble at the judgements of God as he can do.