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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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Further, this power is commended here by four effects: first, it is able to keep them that they fall not, namely into manifest sins joined with obstinacy: for of such sins and sinners he had spoken in the former words; and cannot be meant of every kind of fall, seeing the children of God fall daily, but of such as David prayed against, Psal. 19. last. Keep thy servant from presumptuous sins, let them not reign over me. The second effect is, to present you faultless, that is, first to justify believers: secondly, to sanctify them here in part while they live, and in death to finish and perfect that inchoate sanctification. The third effect, in the day of judgment to present them before the presence of his glory. The fourth effect, with joy, that is, to possess them with joy everlasting.
Further, this power is commended here by foure effects: first, it is able to keepe them that they fall not, namely into manifest sinnes ioyned with obstinacie: for of such sinnes and sinners hee had spoken in the former words; and cannot be meant of euery kinde of fall, seeing the children of God fall daily, but of such as Dauid prayed against, Psal. 19. last. Keepe thy seruant from presumptuous sins, let them not raigne ouer me. The second effect is, to present you faultlesse, that is, first to iustifie beleeuers: secondly, to sanctifie them here in part while they liue, and in death to finish and perfect that inchoate sanctification. The third effect, in the day of iudgment to present them before the presence of his glorie. The fourth effect, with ioy, that is, to possesse them with ioy euerlasting.
Use. 1. In that Christ is able to keep them that believe, we may note that this his power doth order the wills of believers both in and after their conversion. In their conversion it frameth and turneth their wills. Joh. 6. No man cometh to the Son, except the Father draw him, that is, except he incline, and turn mans will unto his own, and make it of an unwilling will a willing will. Again, after conversion it is not an idle power in them: