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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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Secondly, this confuteth the Romish Church, who teach and hold that a reprobate may be a member of this Church.
Thirdly, that none can be the head of this Church and Catholic congregation but only Christ, for he only knoweth them, who and where they be thorough the face of the whole earth: not the Pope or any other creature hath any headship over this company who are given and properly appertain unto the Son of God.
Thirdly, that none can bee the head of this Church and Catholique congregation but onely Christ, for he only knoweth them, who and where they be thorough the face of the whole earth: not the Pope or any other creature hath any headship ouer this companie who are giuen and properly appertaine vnto the Sonne of God.
Fourthly, that this Catholic Church is invisible and cannot by the eye of flesh be discerned; for what eye (except of faith) can see or discern the depth of Gods election or whom he hath effectually called? yea and who can infallibly determine of the things that are within a man? and therefore this is a matter of faith, not of sense, an Article of our belief, not the object of our sight, seeing faith is an evidence of things not seen: which again overthroweth that Romish doctrine, which teacheth that the Catholic Church is visible and apparent upon earth, and so destroy that Article of our faith.
Fourthly, that this Catholique Church is inuisible and cannot by the eie of flesh be discerned; for what eye (except of faith) can see or discerne the depth of Gods election or whom he hath effectually called? yea and who can infalliblie determine of the things that are within a man? and therefore this is a matter of faith, not of sense, an Article of our beleefe, not the obiect of our sight, seeing faith is an euidence of thinges not seene: which againe ouerthroweth that Romish doctrine, which teacheth that the Catholike Church is visible and apparent vpon earth, and so destroy that Article of our faith.