Note well the description of these, Jude 4. On one side they pretended to be Christians, for they are said to be [crept in] among them; [to turn the Grace of God into lasciviousness;] they were [spots in their Feasts, clouds without water, carried about of winds, without fruit, twice dead] vers. 12. It is apparent then that they were Baptized ones. Yet the Apostle excludeth them from the very number of Christians, calling them [twice dead, plucked up by the roots, men that denied the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ, ver. 4.12.] And the Description of them, is, that they are ungodly Heretics, that taught and practised ungodliness: as you may see, ver. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18. walking after their own ungodly lusts, sensual, having not the spirit, of whom Enoch prophesied, saying. Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his Saints, to execute Judgement on all, and to convince all that are ungodly, of all their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed.] And [the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who imprison the truth in unrighteousness, Rom. 1.18.] If Rom. 1 & 2. speak of Baptized persons turned Heretics, as some Expositors judge, then they are put in as vile a character, and as distant from Christians, as Heathens are. It is the world as distinct from the Church that, lie in wickedness ▪ 1 Jo. 5.19. Psal. 50.16. To the wicked saith God, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my Covenant in thy mouth, seeing thou hatest Instruction, and castest my word behind thee?] The Sacrifice of the wicked is an Abomination to the Lord, Prov. 21.27. so then must his false promising in Baptism. So Prov. 15.8 9.26. whatever they may say with their mouths for God, and Christ, and the Faith, yet [The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his e•s,] ⟨p. 292⟩Ps. 36.1. And David could see by the life of the fool, that he saith in his heart, There is no God: even when they do evil, and not good, and hate the people of God, and call not upon God, Psa. 14. See Mal. 3.18. Church censures are, as Tertul. speaks, praejudiciū futuri judicii and therefore must go on the grounds of Gods judgment; which is [to sever the wicked from the just, Mat. 13.49.] and that according to works ▪ & not mere words, as was said before, Eccl. 3.17.
Note well the description of these, Jude 4. On one side they pretended to be Christians, for they are said to be [crept in] among them; [to turn the Grace of God into lasciviousness;] they were [spots in their Feasts, clouds without water, carried about of winds, without fruit, twice dead] vers. 12. It is apparent then that they were Baptized ones. Yet the Apostle excludeth them from the very number of Christians, calling them [twice dead, plucked up by the roots, men that denyed the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ, ver. 4.12.] And the Desciption of them, is, that they are ungodly Hereticks, that taught and practised ungodliness: as you may see, ver. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18. walking after their own ungodly lusts, sensual, having not the spirit, of whom Enoch prophesied, saying. Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his Saints, to execute Judgement on all, and to convince all that are ungodly, of all their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed.] And [the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who imprison the truth in unrighteousness, Rom. 1.18.] If Rom. 1 & 2. speak of Baptized persons turned Hereticks, as some Expositors judge, then they are put in as vile a character, and as distant from Christians, as Heathens are. It is the world as distinct from the Church that, lie in wickedness ▪ 1 Jo. 5.19. Psal. 50.16. To the wicked saith God, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my Covenant in thy mouth, seeing thou hatest Instruction, and castest my word behind thee?] The Sacrifice of the wicked is an Abomination to the Lord, Prov. 21.27. so then must his false promising in Baptism. So Prov. 15.8 9.26. whatever they may say with their mouths for God, and Christ, and the Faith, yet [The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God b•fore his e•s,] ⟨p. 292⟩Ps. 36.1. And David could see by the life of the fool, that he saith in his heart, There is no God: even when they do evil, and not good, and hate the people of God, and call not upon God,
