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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 fourth point is: Of whom is Christ a Saviour? Answ. Our Saviour,] that is, a Saviour of the Catholic Church: Eph. 5.23. The Saviour of his body: that is, his Church. More plainly, the persons that are to be saved by him, are such as truly believe in him, and testify their faith by their conversion unto God, and forsaking their sins. ⟨p. 153⟩For the evidence whereof consider two things:
The fourth point is: Of whom is Christ a Sauiour? Answ. Our Sauiour,] that is, a Sauiour of the Catholique Church: Eph. 5.23. The Sauiour of his bodie: that is, his Church. More plainly, the persons that are to be saued by him, are such as truly beleeue in him, and testifie their faith by their conuersion vnto God, and forsaking their sins. ⟨p. 153⟩For the euidence whereof consider two things:
First, that it is most necessary, that the person that is to be saved should be thus qualified, if he be of years (for with infants it is otherwise) for ma•ke the order prescribed to be observed in the Word and Sacraments, in which God requireth in the first place repentance and faith, and then afterwards maketh promise of salvation by Christ, Luk. 24.47.1 That repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name. Repentance for sin must go before remission of sin: Acts 2.38. Repent and be baptized, there is the first: for remission of sins, there is the second. This is the rather to be observed, because many go preposterously to work, beginning there where God endeth: comforting themselves in their Saviour, and in the promises of life by his means, but let go faith and repentance, at least defer them. This is the cause of much wickedness, and a false comfort, not fetched from that order which is appointed by God.