A09434:736
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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even fierce and cruel, causing them to stink among the inhabitants of the earth, hath made the streets of infinite Cities (which either their force, or fraud and false arts could cast open) to run with the blood of Protestants, as did once Jerusalem with the blood of the Saints which Manasseh shed like water. What shall I need to speak of that notorious bloody inquisition in Spain & Italy the chief seats of it? what of the many miserable massacres, Cannibal like conspiracies, and tragical murders in France and the low Countries? In our own country, who but strangers at home are ignorant what fierceness, fears, and fires, were raised to consume the innocent bodies of the Saints living and dead:1 in such sort as every corner of the Land seemed as hot as Nebuchadnezzars furnace, even seven times hotter then it used to be: wherein were to be cast whosoever would not fall down, and worship the Image which the Romish Nebuchadnezzar had erected? Neither yet were those fires thought furious enough for such; as might have appeared, if the Lord had not taken the rod out of those wicked hands in that season when he did: & since that time;2 what a number of devilish plots and conspiracies were attempted against the noble person of her late Majesty of blessed memory, by Arden, Somerville, Babington, P•rry, Lopez, Squire, and others? and those stratagems not performed by persons exorbitant, but with the privity of the Pope, and Principals of their religion, backing the same not only with their idoctrine, to which it is most suitable (as appeareth by sundry their seditious positions; lately collected by Mr. Morton) but with pardons, promises, pays to particular kpersons: and commandments generally to all subjects whosoever, as appeareth by the Popes Bull against her late Majesty: Volumu• & jub•mus ut aduersus Elizabetham &c. subditi arma capessant. And yet (as though all were well) they can cover all the ill hearing of such traitorous practises, under the name of Catholic pretences: for the furthering of which intentions, what may not, and must not be attempted? Now to these purposes maintain they innumerable Catholic intelligencers & instruments (I mean their Priests and Jesuits) sent out by them, not only as eyes to search out the secrets of states & countries, and watch their best advantages: