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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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Why should any mans flesh be unclean, or his garments spotted, and so detestable and to be hated, seeing they are the good creatures of God? Answ. There be three kinds of uncleanness: 1. Natural, 2. Moral, 3. Ceremonial. Natural uncleanness is, whereby the creature becometh by his corrupted nature unclean for mans use, I say by corrupted nature, because this uncleanness cannot rise from created nature, but from mans sin and Gods curse; as the Serpents are now to mans use unclean, that is, noisome, and full of hur• and poison. Moral is, when any creature is used against Gods law and commandment, separating i• from the use of man: as to marry within any of the degrees prohibited, Leu. 19. cometh within this uncleanness. Thus a man borne of unclean seed is unclean, Job 14. Ceremonial is, when the creature being clean it in own nature, yet in some other respects by virtue of Gods prohibition, becometh unclean. Thus were certain beasts, and fowls, and dead bodies unclean, not in their nature, but in some respects, which especially were three: first, in regard of touching: secondly, of tasting: thirdly, of sacrificing; in which respects th•y might not be used. Now the creature might be hated, not in regard of it self, or as i• i• the good creature of God: but as far as this ceremonial uncleanness was fa•••ed unto it, it being prohibited in this or other respects by God.
Why should any mans flesh bee vncleane, or his garments spotted, and so detestable and to be hated, seeing they are the good creatures of God? Answ. There bee three kindes of vncleannes: 1. Naturall, 2. Morall, 3. Ceremoniall. Naturall vncleannes is, whereby the creature becommeth by his corrupted nature vncleane for mans vse, I say by corrupted nature, because this vncleannes cannot rise from created nature, but from mans sinne and Gods curse; as the Serpents are now to mans vse vncleane, that is, noisome, and full of hur• and poison. Morall is, when any creature is vsed against Gods law and commandement, separating i• from the vse of man: as to marrie within any of the degrees prohibited,