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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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Hence learn first what is the infallible mark of the true Church, whereby it may be discerned from the false and Apostatical Church, and that is the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles; for this being the very foundation of the Church, where it is, there the Church must needs be: and this note of it self is sufficient to point out the true Church wheresoever. Secondly, seeing faith is the foundation of the Church, and not the Church the foundation of faith, beware hence of a damnable doctrine of the Popish Church, which teacheth that there can be no certainty of the points of religion, no nor of the Scriptures themselves, but only by the judgement of the present Church of Rome, and that Church must give what sense soever she pleaseth to the Scriptures, else hath it none: wherein they play the part of preposterous builders,1 laying the foundation in the top of the building. Thirdly, it may be demanded how any doctrine becometh a foundation unto the salvation of men? Answ. Properly to speak, God and Christ is our foundation and rock, Psal. 18.1. but because God revealeth himself and the means of our salvation in the word, it becometh hence a foundation: as also secondly, because Christ, who is the proper foundation, is the sum of the doctrine therein contained.
Hence learne first what is the infallible marke of the true Church, whereby it may be discerned from the false and Apostaticall Church, and that is the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles; for this being the very foundation of the Church, where it is, there the Church must needes bee: and this note of it selfe is sufficient to point out the true Church wheresoeuer. Secondly, seeing faith is the foundation of the Church, and not the Church the foundation of faith, beware hence of a damnable doctrine of the Popish Church, which teacheth that there can be no certainty of the points of religion, no nor of the Scriptures themselues, but onely by the iudgement of the present Church of Rome, and that Church must giue what sense soeuer she pleaseth to the Scriptures, else hath it none: wherein they play the part of preposterous builders,1 laying the foundation in the top of the building. Thirdly, it may be demaunded how any doctrine becommeth a foundation vnto the saluation of men? Answ. Properly to speake, God and Christ is our foundation and rock,