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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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Use. First, the multitude of our people are justly blamed as enemies of Christ: for if they be asked how they look to be saved; they answer, by their good serving of God, and their just and honest dealing among men. Now this their serving of God is but to repeat over the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lords Prayer: and their good dealing is but to deceive no man, or not to offer them open injury, and here they stay themselves; not all this while ever looking after Christ, as men not standing in need of him, or of his righteousness, but set up themselves for their own Saviours, and know not any other way to life then their own which carrieth them from Christ. Secondly, we are taught to conceive of Christ as of our Saviour; which we shall do if we be touched with the sense of our sin, and danger by it, and with the need we have of his most precious blood, which will cause us to prise it above the most precious things, which the world can contain. When our hearts are thus affected, then we conceive of him as we ought. Thirdly, we must carry our selves as persons saved already by Christ; for he is a Saviour unto us even in this life, and our salvation is begun and is in part here. This we do when we join with the profession of faith a true conversion unto God. Reasons hereof: First, because regeneration although it be no cause, yet it is a part of our salvation: for by it a man is freed from the corruption of his sin in part, which whosoever looketh for remission of sins must attain unto. Secondly, whomsoever Christ saveth from hell, he first saveth them from their sins: he redeemeth men not only from deserved condemnation, but also their vain conversation. If then thou wouldest know whether Christ hath saved thee from hell or no; look into thy self, and try whether his death hath wrought the death of sin in thee or no:1 for if thou art not turned from sin, thou art not saved from hell. Thirdly, to whomsoever Christ is a Saviour by merit, to him he is a Saviour by efficacy also, for he is a Saviour both these ways: by the former he procureth pardon of sin; by the latter he turneth the heart of the sinner from sin unto God: this if it be wanting, there can be no true assurance of the other.
Vse. First, the multitude of our people are iustly blamed as enemies of Christ: for if they bee asked how they look to be saued; they answere, by their good seruing of God, and their iust and honest dealing among men. Now this their seruing of God is but to repeate ouer the Tenne Commandements, the Creed, and the Lords Prayer: and their good dealing is but to deceiue no man, or not to offer them open iniurie, and here they stay themselues; not all this while euer looking after Christ, as men not standing in neede of him, or of his righteousnesse, but set vp themselues for their owne Sauiours, and know not any other way to life then their owne which carrieth them from Christ. Secondly, wee are taught to conceiue of Christ as of our Sauiour; which wee shall doe if wee bee touched with the sense of our sinne, and danger by it, and with the neede wee haue of his most precious blood, which will cause vs to prise it aboue the most precious things, which the world can conteine. When our hartes are thus affected, then wee conceiue of him as we ought. Thirdly, wee must carrie our selues as persons saued alreadie by Christ; for he is a Sauiour vnto vs euen in this life, and our saluation is begun and is in part here. This we doe when wee ioyne with the profession of faith a true conuersion vnto God. Reasons hereof: First, because regeneration although it bee no cause, yet it is a part of our saluation: for by it a man is freed from the corruption of his sinne in part, which whosoeuer looketh for remission of sinnes must atteine vnto. Secondly, whomsoeuer Christ saueth from hell, he first saueth them from their sinnes: he redeemeth men not only from deserued condemnation, but also their vaine conuersation. If thē thou wouldest know whether Christ hath saued thee from hell or no; looke into thy selfe, and trie whether his death hath wrought the death of sinne in thee or no: