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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, that the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles is from God; because it is full of wisdom, without any folly, full of truth, void of all falsehood; as also most holy both in it self, and in operation and effect, and in the author, as proceeding from him who is the fountain of all holiness: it is not of men, neither needeth the evidence of men; by this property only (if it had no more) it carrieth with it, and containeth within it sufficient evidence against the gates of hell, that it is from God, and holy as himself is. Secondly, the word being most holy, it must dwell in our hearts plentifully, and our care must be that it may be written in the tables thereof, that it may be an ingrafted word, bearing rule over our wills and affections, yea over our whole lives: for where it ruleth it sanctifieth the whole man. Thirdly, the doctrine of true faith sanctifieth us; but as it is ⟨p. 132⟩received, believed, and applied by faith and no otherwise, when it taketh place in us then it sanctifieth us: it is not the rehearsing of the articles of it, nor the knowledge of it, nor carrying about with us the words of it that can work grace, but the hiding of it and mingling it with faith in the heart: from which we gather that it is a foul error of the Papists, to teach that the Sacraments confer grace, by the work wrought, and that as the pen writeth by the hand of the writer, and that of it self, the hand moving it; so the Sacraments of themselves sanctify, being administered by the Minister: but this is erroneous, for the Word and the Sacraments are both of one nature, the Sacraments being none other but the word made visible: but the word read or uttered sanctifieth not by the work done, but by being believed and applied by faith: therefore no more do the Sacraments by being administered, but by apprehending Christ in them: grace must be conferred by the spirit of grace, and not by the virtue of any action in the Sacraments.
Hence learne first, that the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles is from God; because it is full of wisedome, without any follie, full of truth, voide of all falsehood; as also most holy both in it selfe, and in operation and effect, and in the author, as proceeding from him who is the fountaine of all holines: it is not of men, neither needeth the euidence of men; by this propertie only (if it had no more) it carrieth with it, and containeth within it sufficient euidence against the gates of hell, that it is from God, and holy as himselfe is. Secondly, the word being most holy, it must dwel in our hearts plentifully, and our care must be that it may be written in the tables thereof, that it may bee an ingrafted word, bearing rule ouer our wils and affections, yea ouer our whole liues: for where it ruleth it sanctifieth the whole man. Thirdly, the doctrine of true faith sanctifieth vs; but as it is