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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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It pleaseth some to teach another doctrine, namely that God for his part calls all men effectually, and gives them a power to believe if they will; but the difference, say they, is in the will of man; to prove which they bring this comparison: The Sun shines on wax and clay equally, the wax is softened, but the clay is hardened. But this is not true out of the Scriptures: for it is not given to all to understand the mysteries of the kingdom, Matth. 13.11. these things are hid from most of the wise of the world, and revealed unto babes, Matth. 11.25. Knowledge is given to some, not to others, and consequently faith: for they which have not known cannot believe.
It pleaseth some to teach another doctrine, namely that God for his part calls all men effectually, and giues them a power to beleeue if they will; but the difference, say they, is in the will of man; to prooue which they bring this comparison: The Sunne shines on waxe and clay equally, the waxe is softned, but the clay is hardened. But this is not true out of the Scriptures: for it is not giuen to all to vnderstand the mysteries of the kingdome, Matth. 13.11. these things are hid from most of the wise of the world, and reueiled vnto babes, Matth. 11.25. Knowledge is giuen to some, not to others, and consequently faith: for they which haue not knowne cannot beleeue.
Fourthly, the time of this calling. The particular time of any mans calling is not revealed, but laid up in the secret counsel of God, in whose hands times and seasons are: yet the extent of the time is large enough though stinted, even the time of this life, some at the sixth hour, some at the ninth, and others at the eleventh, &c. but not after, because that then all means of calling men cease. Now because men know not the date of their days, it behoves them out of hand to strive to enter, not to defer from day to day, alleging that some are called at the twelfth hour, but accept of the Lords call while it is yet the acceptable time. If the Lord now say, Seek my face, let thy heart answer as an echo which akes the word out of the mouth, thy face O Lord I will seek,