A09434:738
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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But be it some peaceable consent and agreement were on their part promised; yet that one consideration of the treachery in their compacts, would keep any judicious man from settling his conceit, and affection upon any ingenious conclusions with them: which treachery is not only practised by the persons of faithless Papists: but is prescribed as a main precept of that most infidel doctrine of theirs; nay which even infidels themselves would blush at in this behalf: for doth not their doctrine make it lawful for them to use any Equivocations, o• reservations (as they term them) with their adversaries, almost upon any advantage? yea and that (lest they should not come to the height of impiety) in giving answer not only on their words, but upon oath before the lawful Magistrate, though not their lives but their least liberties only be touched? Which doctrine till it be reversed, how dare we take their words or any assumpsit from them in any thing wherein we would not be over-reached? But suppose again such peaceable conclusions were not promised only, but purchased: what yet were we better than before? what bills, or bonds would or could they lay in sure enough for our security, so long as their doctrine standeth in force published in word & writing,1 that fides haereticis non est seruanda, & that Leagues with them are more honourable in breaking then in making? how long can we conceive, would the continuance of our peace last longer, then by it they could with advantage undermine us?
But bee it some peaceable consent and agreement were on their part promised; yet that one consideration of the treacherie in their compactes, would keepe any iudicious man from setling his conceite, and affection vpon any ingenious conclusions with them: which treacherie is not only practised by the persons of faithlesse Papists: but is prescribed as a maine precept of that most infidell doctrine of theirs; nay which euen infidels themselues would blush at in this behalfe: for doth not their doctrine make it lawful for them to vse any Aequiuocatiōs, o• reseruatiōs (as they terme them) with their aduersaries, almost vpon any aduantage? yea and that (lest they should not come to the height of impiety) in giuing answere not only on their words, but vpon oath before the lawfull Magistrate, though not their liues but their least liberties only be touched? Which doctrine till it bee reuersed, how dare wee take their words or any assumpsit from them in any thing werein we would not be ouer-reached? But suppose again such peaceable conclusions were not promised only, but purchased: what yet were we better thē before? what billes, or bonds would or could they lay in sure inough for our security, so long as their doctrine standeth in force published in word & writing,