A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

Among other sins that are found in the latter times, there ¹will be many Scoffers. Partly because in times of controversy men will lose all awe, when truths are made questionable assent is weakened; partly because in times of liberty men will g•ve vent to their thoughts; partly because the scandals of professing Christians will make many turn Atheists▪ ⟨p. 489⟩partly because fabulous conceits concerning the coming and temporal Kingdom of Christ will make men question the whole doctrine of his coming: Well then, wonder not if you find many scoffing at the authority of the Scriptures, God-head of Christ, Day of Judgment, the Ordinances, Fasting and Prayer. The latter age will yield such kind of men, and 'tis one of the arts of Satan, by his Instruments to make things of the saddest and most serious concernment to seem ridiculous, that when once the awe of these blessed truths is weakened, men may be more easily induced to cast off both the concernment and profession of them.

Among other sins that are found in the latter times, there ¹will be many Scoffers. Partly because in times of controversie men will lose all awe, when truths are made questionable assent is weakened; partly because in times of liberty men will g•ve vent to their thoughts; partly because the scandals of professing Christians will make many turn Atheists▪ ⟨p. 489⟩partly because fabulous conceits concerning the coming and temporal Kingdom of Christ will make men question the whole doctrine of his coming: Well then, wonder not if you find many scoffing at the authority of the Scriptures, God-head of Christ, Day of Judgment, the Ordinances, Fasting and Prayer. The latter age will yield such kind of men, and 'tis one of the arts of Sathan, by his Instruments to make things of the saddest and most serious concernment to seem ridiculous, that when once the awe of these blessed truths is weakened, men may be more easily induced to cast off both the concernment and profession of them.