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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 point is, the thing for which we must wait, which is not for gold, silver, honours, pleasures, but only for the mercy of God in Christ unto life eternal: by which we must not understand the beginnings of mercy, for these we already here enjoy, and having the present hold thereof, need not hope for the same, but for the full measure, and accomplishment of Gods mercies hereafter to be enjoyed. The like manner of speech hath Paul, Rom. 8.20. We wait for our adoption and redemption, not that we are not already adopted and redeemed; but that it is not as yet fully finished and accomplished in us, as hereafter it shall be.
The second point is, the thing for which we must waite, which is not for gold, siluer, honours, pleasures, but only for the mercie of God in Christ vnto life eternall: by which we must not vnderstand the beginnings of mercie, for these we alreadie here enioy, and hauing the present hold thereof, need not hope for the same, but for the full measure, and accomplishment of Gods mercies hereafter to be enioyed. The like manner of speech hath Paul, Rom. 8.20. We waite for our adoption and redemption, not that wee are not alreadie adopted and redeemed; but that it is not as yet fully finished and accomplished in vs, as hereafter it shall be.
The third point is, the fruit and profit of this waiting; and that is life eternal, and therefore is added, unto life eternal, giving us to understand, that our waiting shall bring us unto, and set us in the possession of this life. So as the description standeth in setting down two effects of hope, described first, that it causeth to wait on Christ for mercy: secondly, that it doth not fail nor make a man ashamed, for he waiteth unto eternal life, and in this expectation is put in possession of the same. From the former effect we learn first to put a difference between hope and confidence: first, by hope we wait on Christ, but by confidence we rest upon him, and quiet our hearts in him. Secondly, hope is of things to come, and confidence of things present, at least made present by faith.