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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 second sort of means stand in practise; and the rules of practise be six. The first is the practise of the law of nature, being the sum of the Law and the Prophets, by Christs own testimony: Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do you the same unto them. The meaning of which golden rule is this: Look what we would have other men to think, speak, and do to us, that must we think, speak, and do unto them, and no worse: and on the contrary, consider what we would not that men should think, speak, or do unto us, that we must abstain to speak, or think, or do unto them. The practise whereof would cut off many wrongs, contentions, frauds, and injuries both in word and deed.
The second sort of means stād in practise; and the rules of practise be sixe. The first is the practise of the law of nature, being the summe of the Law and the Prophets, by Christs own testimonie: Whatsoeuer ye would that men should doe vnto you, doe you the same vnto them. The meaning of which golden rule is this: Looke what we would haue other men to think, speake, and do to vs, that must we thinke, speake, and doe vnto them, and no worse: and on the contrarie, consider what we would not that men should thinke, speake, or doe vnto vs, that wee must abstaine to speake, or thinke, or doe vnto them. The practise whereof would cut off many wrongs, contentions, fraudes, and iniuries both in word and deed.
The second rule of practise is in Gal. 5 13. Do service one to another by love: that is, let every man in his place and calling become servant to another, and so preserve love by the duties of love. The reason hereof is, because God (although he might if he had pleased preserved man without man) would have man preserved by man, and that every man should be his instrument for every mans good in regard both of body and soul. For which end he hath furnished men with several arts, sciences, trades, and callings, that one man might stand in need of the help of another. Secondly, we are placed in the world that here we might serve God indeed, not in speculation only,1