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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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In this duty of believers mark further, first how the Apostle ascribeth power to the believer to build himself: for although by nature men want this power (for the natural man cannot of himself so much as think one good thought) yet the regenerate whom the Lord by his spirit hath moved, have a power given them to move themselves, ⟨p. 131⟩and build themselves, that which was before to nature impossible, is made possible by grace.
In this dutie of beleeuers marke further, first how the Apostle ascribeth power to the beleeuer to build himselfe: for although by nature men want this power (for the naturall man cannot of himselfe so much as thinke one good thought) yet the regenerate whom the Lord by his spirit hath mooued, haue a power giuen them to mooue themselues, ⟨p. 131⟩and build themselues, that which was before to nature impossible, is made possible by grace.
Secondly, note further the force of the word,1 build up which requireth not only a building, but a going on, and increasing in building: as if he had said, Build up your selves more and more. A duty which nearly concerns men in these days, wherein men decline to Atheism, and Popery, (which also is but a painted Atheism) when men can con tent themselves to go back, and fall from their former love, and are afraid to be found either hot or cold. This disease of our days hath this Apostle forewarned us of in this Epistle, being one of the last farewells of the Apostles to the Church. Let us then take notice of our declinings, and do our first works, and go on forward to perfection, building up our selves daily, lest it come to pass that the Lord come against us, spue us out of his mouth, remove our Candlestick with his other blessings, and leave us unto our too late and untimely repentance.
Secondly, note further the force of the word,