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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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Sixthly and lastly, we must strive to become like unto Christ, seeing the same power that was in him is conveyed and derived from him into every one of his members, that as he lived in obedience unto his Father, both doing and suffering whatsoever his Father enjoined and willed; even so ought we: look what was his disposition and conversation whilst he conversed here upon earth, so ought we to be disposed and converse, resembling him in meekness, humility, patience, love towards our Father, and brethren, yea and towards our enemies: and as he was minded, the same mind ought also to be in us, Phil. 2.6. So much for the first reason moving us to the praise of Christ, drawn from his power.
Sixthly and lastly, we must striue to become like vnto Christ, seeing ye same power that was in him is conueied and deriued from him into euery one of his members, that as hee liued in obedience vnto his Father, both doing and suffering whatsoeuer his Father enioyned and willed; euen so ought we: look what was his disposition and conuersation whilest hee conuersed here vpon earth, so ought wee to be disposed and conuerse, resembling him in meekenes, humilitie, patience, loue towards our Father, and brethren, yea and towards our enemies: and as hee was minded, the same minde ought also to be in vs, Phil. 2.6. So much for the first reason moouing vs to the praise of Christ, drawne from his power.
The second motive is in the verse 25. To God only wise ▪ drawn from his wisdom; wherein three things are to be observed: first, that Christ is God: secondly, that he is wise: thirdly, that he is only wise. For the first, this is a notable testimony and to be observed against the Arians & Atheists, to confirm the Divinity of Christ, who like dogs most blasphemously with black mouths bark against their Creator, affirming him to be one of the great seducers of the world: against whom (that we may be the better armed) I will first propound one or two evident reasons, and then answer their allegations. The first argument: Consider that whosoever have taken upon themselves to be called Gods, the just judgement and vengeance of God hath befallen them, and they have been destroyed by the hand of God. Adam and Eve because they would have been but like God, or