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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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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.
First, that it is most necessarie, that the person that is to be saued should be thus qualified, if hee bee of yeeres (for with infants it is otherwise) for ma•ke the order prescribed to be obserued in the Word and Sacraments, in which God requireth in the first place repentance and faith, and then afterwards maketh promise of saluation by Christ, Luk. 24.47.1 That repentance and remission of sinnes should be preached in his name. Repentance for sinne must goe before remission of sinne: Acts 2.38. Repent and be baptized, there is the first: for remission of sinnes, there is the second. This is the rather to be obserued, because many go preposterously to worke, beginning there where God endeth: comforting themselues in their Sauiour, and in the promises of life by his meanes, but let goe faith and repentance, at least deferre them. This is the cause of much wickednes, and a false comfort, not fetched from that order which is appointed by God.