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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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The fourth point is, wherein standeth the love of God? Ans. 1. Epist. Joh. 5.3. This is the love of God, that ye keep his Commandments. Joh. 14.13. He that keepeth my Commandments is he that loveth me: the reason whereof is this, he that loveth God, loveth his word, and he that loveth his word will bewray his love in yielding answerable obedience thereunto; and in one word this keeping of the Commandments standeth in these three things: first, in faith, for it must be the work of a true believer: secondly, in conversion unto God: thirdly, in new obedience: which showeth many a man how miserably he hath been heretofore deluded by Satan▪ for every m•n professeth and pretendeth the keeping of the Commandments, and yet the most are so far from doing them that they know them not neither care to know them.
The fourth point is, wherein standeth the loue of God? Ans. 1. Epist. Ioh. 5.3. This is the loue of God, that ye keepe his Commandements. Ioh. 14.13. He that keepeth my Commandements is he that loueth me: the reason whereof is this, he that loueth God, loueth his word, and he that loueth his word wil bewray his loue in yeelding answerable obedience thereunto; and in one word this keeping of the Commandements standeth in these three things: first, in faith, for it must bee the worke of a true beleeuer: secondly, in conuersion vnto God: thirdly, in new obedience: which sheweth many a man how miserably he hath been heretofore deluded by Satan▪ for euery m•n professeth and pretendeth the keeping of the Commandements, and yet the most are so farre from doing them that they know them not neither care to know them.