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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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Many excellent points might I, as gems and pearls in this Commentary, commend unto thy consideration (Christian Reader:) but that one shall suffice to give notice of, and direct thee unto, as worthiest of my penning and thy perusing; which, as it is most joined with the scope of this whole Epistle; so most seasonably is it fitted to our present condition, and most diligently traversed by this our Author, namely, that The seducers of the last age, especially here aimed at by the spirit of God; de•iers of the main grounds of Religion in doctrine, and practise, are the Papists and the present Romish Church. The necessary consequent whereof is directly proved, namely, That we may never join with them in their religion: but for ever contend against them for the faith once given to the Saints: 1which we can never do if we avoid not their doctrines, as the rocks on which we shall necessarily suffer shipwreck, or death it self, unto which they cannot but carry the professors. The antecedent or former part seemeth (by the way) to be a direct and natural answer unto a Popish pamphlet, already by three learned men sufficiently confuted; wherein H.T. by twelve trivial articles (in comparison) goeth about the bush to prove, that Protestants have neither faith nor piety, religion nor good life. To whom our Author in the exposition of the third verse reioyndeth, and (doubling the number of those articles with advantage) in the same order proveth the Romish faith to be adversary in six and twenty several, solid and main grounds unto Christian faith and practise. I will no longer stand on this part than I have showed who these Papists be, meant by the Author from whom we must depart; and that for this end, that the sequel of our separation from them may be acknowledged most just and necessary. By such a Papist we understand not every one who in some things may be Popishly affected, for true faith may stand with some errors, and the end of that faith be the salvation of mens souls: so be the party aberring be framed to these two rules: First, he must of necessity hld the foundation, namely, that in Jesus Christ alone, and in no other name, either Angel or man, himself or others, salvation is to be sought for.