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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, here is reproved the carnal Protestant, who holdeth his religion but for form and fashion, or for fear of laws, he is altogether without foundation, and in a pitiful condition: seeing when the great day of the Lord shall approach, whosoever shall want Christ, their foundation shall fall before him. Secondly, we must never suffer our selves to be drawn from our faith and religion; nor lose our hold of the doctrine of godliness, though we should suffer loss of lands, livings, liberties, yea or life it self: if this be once wrested from us, we are fallen […] the foundation, and have lost […] hold of happiness and life i• self. Thirdly, we may not take any •est till we be builded upon this foundation, it being the foundation and ground-work of all our safety and security: for Christian men are as houses built upon the sea shore, who must look for the wa••s and billows of afflictions, one in the neck of another: even as one surge in the sea overtaketh another; how should they hold out when this rain falleth, these floods come, these winds blow and beat upon their house, unless they be founded upon this rock? how else should not their fall be great? but this sure foundation establisheth the heart against all calamities of this present life, yea in the hour of death also, which otherwise is the downfall to hell, yea and in the day of judgement the sentence shall pass on their sides, who are laid on this foundation: they shall be found worthy to stand before the Lamb, when the devil and his angels, with all sinners and sin it self shall be cast into the bottomless lake. Now as every particular Christian man is to be a practiser of this duty in his own person, so also may it be fitly applied to the state of the whole land, which by Gods blessing hath had for many years this foundation laid within it: through the which it hath been able to withstand, yea and subdue many rebellions, treasons, forces, and powers, intended against it; and besides hath had security and safety, under Gods protection, with much peace and prosperity. Would we now know the way to have this peace and security continued to us and ours? the way is to continue and abide upon this foundation, not looking back to Popery or superstition; but taking out the wholesome counsel of good King Jehoshaphat:
Vse. First, here is reprooued the carnall Protestant, who holdeth his religion but for forme and fashion, or for feare of lawes, he is altogether without foundation, and in a pitifull condition: seeing when the great day of the Lord shall approach, whosoeuer shall want Christ, their foundation shall fall before him. Secondly, we must neuer suffer our selues to be drawne from our faith and religion; nor lose our hold of the doctrine of godlines, though wee should suffer losse of lands, liuings, liberties, yea or life it selfe: if this bee once wrested from vs, wee are fillen the foundation, and haue lost hold of happines and life i selfe. Thirdly, wee may not take any est till we be builded vpon this foundation, it being the foundation and ground-worke of all our safetie and securitie: for Christian men are as houses built vpon the sea shore, who must looke for the was and billowes of afflictions, one in the necke of another: euen as one surge in the sea ouertaketh another; how should they hold out when this raine falleth, these floods come, these windes blow and beate vpon their house, vnlesse they be founded vpon this rocke? how else should not their fall be great? but this sure foundation establisheth the heart against all calamities of this present life, yea in the houre of death also, which otherwise is the downfall to hell, yea and in the day of iudgement the sentence shall passe on their sides, who are laid on this foundation: they shall be found worthie to stand before the Lambe, when the diuell and his angels, with all sinners and sinne it selfe shall be cast into the bottomlesse lake. Now as euery particular Christian man is to be a practiser of this dutie in his owne person, so also may it bee fitly applied to the state of the whole land, which by Gods blessing hath had for many yeeres this foundation laid within it: through the which it hath been able to withstand, yea and subdue many rebellions, treasons, forces, and powers, intended against it; and besides hath had securitie and safetie, vnder Gods protection, with much peace and prosperitie. Would we now know the way to haue this peace and securitie continued to vs and ours? the way is to continue and abide vpon this foundation, not looking backe to Poperie or superstition; but taking out the wholsome counsell of good King Iehoshaphat: