A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

3. That the Scriptures speak much of the evil of the latter ¹times, there is more knowledge and yet more sin and error; knowledge where it is not sanctified, puffeth up and maketh men curious, and so they have an itch after novelties, or else it maketh men wicked, exasperating our evil affections, and so none so bad as they that sin against light; thence much of the error and profaneness in the latter days: Again the latter days are as the bottom and sink that receiveth the dregs of foregoing ages, and ^*as the world groweth old it is much given to dreams and dotage: Once more much division there will be, and be•ting their fellow-servants, Matth. 24. 29 much Libertinism instead of casting off ceremonies, they will cast off O dinances, and desire to be freed not only from the Popes Laws, but the very Law of Christ.

3. That the Scriptures speak much of the evil of the latter ¹times, there is more knowledg and yet more sin and error; knowledg where it is not sanctified, puffeth up and maketh men curious, and so they have an itch after novelties, or else it maketh men wicked, exasperating our evil affections, and so none so bad as they that sin against light; thence much of the error and profaneness in the latter dayes: Again the latter dayes are as the bottom and sink that receiveth the dregs of foregoing ages, and ^*as the world groweth old it is much given to dreams and dotage: Once more much division there will be, and be•ting their fellow-servants, Matth. 24. 29 much Libertinism instead of casting off ceremonies, they will cast off O dinances, and desire to be freed not only from the Popes Laws, but the very Law of Christ.

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