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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 third rule for the maintenance of faith concerneth Hope, in the next word•, looking for the mercy of our Lord ⟨p. 138⟩Jesus Christ unto eternal life.] Wherein is contained a description of hope, which is this: Hope is a gift of God, whereby we wait for the mercy of Jesus Christ to eternal life. For the better conceiving of which grace, consider in the words three things: first, the person on whom we are to wait by hope, namely our Lord Jesus Christ, together with the properties of this waiting, which are four: first, it must be certain without doubting: for the Apostle ascribeth a full persuasion and assurance unto our hope, as well as unto our faith, Heb. 6.11 neither doth hope make a man ashamed by disappointing him of the thing hoped for, Rom. 5.5. Secondly, it must be against hope, that is, against all humane hope, reason, sense, and whatsoever may be grounded upon these. Thus Abraham believed against hope, Rom. 4.18. Thirdly, it must be a patient waiting on Christ: Rom. 8.15. If we hope for that we see not, we do with patience abide for it: for otherwise the thing hoped for deferred, maketh our waiting painful and tedious. Fourthly, it must be grounded upon the word and promises of life. Psal. 130.5. My soul hath waited, and I have trusted in his word: Heb. 6.18. the ground and anchor of our hope is made not only the promise, but the oath of God who cannot lie, although he should not swear, that we might h•ld fast the hope that is set before us.
The third rule for the maintenance of faith concerneth Hope, in the next word•, looking for the mercie of our Lord ⟨p. 138⟩