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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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Now in this means observe the manner of making prayer in these words, In the holy Ghost, which are added for four causes: first, to give us to understand that although a man be regenerate, yet he cannot pray as he ought, unless he be still moved, helped, and stirred by the holy Ghost. God giveth sundry graces in the conversion of a sinner: first, a preventing grace, which yet is not at all effectual, unless it be seconded and helped with a supply of a second grace: for that is true even of the regenerate, without me ye can do nothing, Joh. 15. God giveth first the will, and then the deed, Phil. 2.13. yea and the continuance of the doing of that which is truly good: He that hath begun the good work, will perform or finish it, chap. 1.6. Here let grace be every way grace, lest it be no grace at all; let God who is all in all have all the glory of all; as for the doctrine of mans merit and humane satisfaction, which robbeth God, to enrich man, it here falleth to the ground. The second is, because prayer is a singular and especial work of the holy Ghost in us; who stirreth up in us these groans and sighs which we cannot express, Rom. 8. and maketh us cry Abba Father, Zach. 12.10. this spirit of grace and compassion is promised to be poured out upon the house of David and inhabitants of Jerusalem: and from hence a man may examine and find whether he be the child of God or no; for if he have the spirit of God he is his, and if he have these holy motions and desires to pray, and can send out these cries unto God unfeignedly, he hath the presence of the Spirit; and he that hath not this spirit in these blessed fruits of it, is none of his. Thirdly, these words are added, to teach us that when we pray, we must do it our hearts; for where the spirit of God dwelleth, thence must prayer proceed, but his abode is in the heart, and therefore prayer (that God many acknowledge it to proceed ⟨p. 133⟩from the spirit) must be hearty: and so of all other spiritual duties: Colloss. 3. singing with grace in your hearts: Rom. 1. whom I serve in my spirit: where the Apostle expresseth a reason why prayer should proceed from the heart, because prayer is of the same nature with faith and the spiritual worship of God, yea indeed is a part of it answerable unto God himself who is a spirit;