A89503:1084
A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude
A practical commentary, or An exposition with notes on the Epistle of Jude. Delivered (for the most part) in sundry weekly lectures at Stoke-Newington in Middlesex. By Thomas Manton, B.D. and minister of Covent-Garden.
London: printed by J.M. for Luke Fawn, 1658
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. The souls welfare is of chief consideration; we must take •eed that the soul be not either disfited▪ for duty or disposed for sin.
1. Dis fitted for duty, when the soul cannot lift up it self to God and divine things, and findeth less aptitude for his service, you are inordinate: Luk. 21. 36. Let not your hearts be over charged with surfeiting and drunkenness, &c. the heart may be over-charged when the stomach is not; when we are warned of surfeiting and drunkenness, we think of vomiting, staggering, reeling, faltering in speech, or gate; Oh Christians! you are guilty of it when the heart is over-charged, and driveth on heavily in holy things: when we are warned of adultery we think only of defiling other mens wives, or scattering our lusts promiscuously as the beasts do; but alas we are guilty of it when the inordinate use of a lawful wife doth quench our vigour and alacrity in our heavenly calling; si vinum •x • potheca tua, &c. a man may drink too freely of his hogshead.
1. Dis fitted for duty, when the soul cannot lift up it self to God and divine things, and findeth less aptitude for his service, you are inordinate: Luk. 21. 36. Let not your hearts be over charged with surfeitting and drunkenness, &c. the heart may be over-charged when the stomach is not; when we are warned of surfeitting and drunkenness, we think of vomiting, staggering, reeling, fauliring in speech, or gate; Oh Christians! you are guilty of it when the heart is over-charged, and driveth on heavily in holy things: when we are warned of adultery we think only of defiling other mens wives, or scattering our lusts promis•uo•sly as the beasts do; but alass we are guilty of it when the inordinate use of a lawful wife doth quench our vigor and alacrity in our heavenly calling; si vinum x potheca tua, &c. a man may drink too freely of his hogshead.