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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 followeth the third point in this last rule, that is, the caveat tending to the observing of it, in these words: And hate even the garment spotted with the flesh: that is, keep no company, have no fellowship or society with them: which precept is propounded in a dark comparison or similitude, taken from the ceremonial pollutions of the ⟨p. 145⟩law: that look as men were th•n made unclean▪ not only by conversing with persons legally unclean; but also by touching (though it was unawares) their houses, vessels, and garments, as appeareth Leu. 15.4. and Numb. 9. and therefore did not only avoid such persons, but hated even their garments: so must we under grace deal• with obstinate offenders, avoid their persons, sins, yea and societies, as occasions thereof. First then in the former part of the comparison two questions may be demanded. The former is this:
Now followeth the third point in this last rule, that is, the caueat tending to the obseruing of it, in these words: And hate euen the garment spotted with the flesh: that is, keepe no companie, haue no fellowship or societie with them: which precept is propounded in a darke comparison or similitude, taken from the ceremoniall pollutions of the ⟨p. 145⟩law: that look as men were th•n made vncleane▪ not onely by conuersing with persons legally vncleane; but also by touching (though it was vnware•) their houses, vessels, and garments, as appeareth Leu. 15.4. and Numb. 9. and therefore did not onely auoide such persons, but hated euen their garments: so must we vnder grace deal• with obstinate offenders, auoide their persons, sinnes, yea and societies, as occasions thereof. First then in the former part of the comparison two questions may bee demaunded. The former is this: