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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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by which strait laws the Lord would restrain even slaves and servants (who for the most part are neglected) from matching themselves with strangers. Such another law to this purpose is recorded, Deut. 21.10. that if an Israelite in war, should see a beautiful woman taken captive, whom he did affect for his wife, it was ordered by God, that first all means should be used for the alienating of his affection, as that he must have her home a month before, and not marry upon any sudden motion. Secondly she must shave her head to make her as ill favoured in his eyes as might be. Thirdly she must nourish her nails, to make her yet more sordid. Fourthly she must put off the garment wherein she was taken, and put on base, and neglected garments fit for a pensive captive. Fifthly she must bewail her father and mother a whole month, to show how hardly, and sorrowfully she was brought from her fathers house, into the power of strangers: and then if by all these means the man could not be drawn from her love, it was permitted to him to marry her for his wife: which law letteth us see how hardly the Lord endureth, & is drawn to admit the least liberty in this behalf. How many civill things might I instance in, wherein the Lord straitened his people, that they might be utterly unlike the Gentiles in habit, manner of living, behaviour, and other like circumstances, otherwise in themselves very indifferent? which I had here inserted, but that I must consider that I write an addition, not a book; an admonition, & not an exposition: & if yet these ordinances of God himself, seem in some mens opinions too strait, and not to be imitated of us in regard of the Papists, towards whom we are not to be so severe, as so far to sever our selves; that is but the seeking of a knot in a rush, and to be acute in distinguishing, where God hath not distinguished; and in effect to affirm, either that the Idolatry of the Romish Church is not so vile and gross, as is that of other Idolaters: or else (seeing our people converse with them more then any Idolaters) that to communicate with their Idolatry, is nothing so dangerous now, as it was for Gods people, to participate with the Idolatry of the heathen against Gods express Commandment.
by which straite lawes the Lord would restraine euen slaues and seruāts (who for the most part are neglected) from matching themselues with strangers. Such another law to this purpose is recorded,