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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 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. Matth. 9.2. Have confidence, and thy sins are forgiven thee. Whence we may discern an error in Popish religion. They teach with us that a man is to have confidence in Christ, but they include it under hope, and will not permit that it should be referred to faith, because then they should be drawn to grant a special faith. But that is erroneous, seeing confidence is not of things to come as hope is, but of things present: and therefore although confidence goeth with hope, yet it is no branch of it, but proceedeth from faith. Secondly, seeing this waiting is a certain expectation of Christ, hence I gather that there is a special faith; for if there be a special hope, there must needs be a special faith to ground this special hope upon: for we can never certainly wait for that, whereof we are uncertain whether it belong unto us or no: he that hath received the earnest, may certainly wait for the whole sum; but it is faith which receiveth the earnest of the spirit, from whence our hope is raised. Heb. 11.1. Now faith is the ground of things hoped for: for which cause it is that hope also hath his full assurance ascribed unto it as well as faith. And hence we may further take knowledge of another of their errors, whereas they teach that hope indeed is joined with a certainty, but they distinguish of certainty, which is (they say) either of the will or understanding: hope they grant hath the certainty of will, but not of judgement and understanding: but this is false, seeing the Apostle Heb. 12. commandeth to rejoice in hope;
The third point is, the fruite and profit of this waiting; and that is life eternall, and therefore is added, vnto life eternall, giuing vs to vnderstand, that our waiting shall bring vs vnto, and set vs in the possession of this life. So as the description standeth in setting downe two effects of hope, described first, that it causeth to waite on Christ for mercie: secondly, that it doth not faile nor make a man ashamed, for he waiteth vnto eternall life, and in this expectation is put in possession of the same. From the former effect we learne first to put a difference betweene hope and confidence: first, by hope we waite on Christ, but by confidence we rest vpon 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.