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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 to persuade us to the practise of these rules: consider first that these are the last times, wherein most men are lovers of themselves, 1and lovers of men for their own advantage, even so far as by them they may attain and retain their wealth, pleasures, and pomp; but few are they that love men for God, or his graces in them: now seeing the times more call for these duties, let us be the more careful in them. Secondly, love amongst men is the bond of societies; for what else linketh man to man but love? which therefore the Apostle calleth the bond of perfection, and truly, for it maketh men speak and think one thing, and perfecteth their society. Seeing then Christian societies are Gods ordinances and preserved by love, we are to labour the more in the preservation of it. Thirdly, the office and action of love is most excellent, for the manifold gifts and graces which God bestoweth on men for the use of the Church and Common-wealth, are all hereby made profitable thereunto, all ordered hereunto aright, and all hereby applied to their right ends and uses: the gifts of knowledge, tongues, arts, wisdom and such like, without love they puff up, but it is love that edifieth, 1. Cor. 13. and which causeth man to apply and use these gifts to the good of man.
Now to perswade vs to the practise of these rules: consider first that these are the last times, wherein most men are louers of themselues, 1and louers of men for their owne aduantage, euen so farre as by them they may attaine and retaine their wealth, pleasures, and pompe; but few are they that loue men for God, or his graces in them: now seeing the times more call for these duties, let vs bee the more carefull in them. Secondly, loue amongst men is the bond of societies; for what else linketh man to man but loue? which therefore the Apostle calleth the bond of perfection, and truly, for it maketh men speake and thinke one thing, and perfecteth their societie. Seeing then Christian societies are Gods ordinances and preserued by loue, wee are to labour the more in the preseruation of it. Thirdly, the office and action of loue is most excellent, for the manifold gifts and graces which God bestoweth on men for the vse of the Church and Common-wealth, are all hereby made profitable thereunto, all ordered hereunto aright, and all hereby applied to their right ends and vses: the gifts of knowledge, tongues, artes, wisedome and such like, without loue they puffe vp, but it is loue that edifieth,