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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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The next thing that we may observe, is, That sensual persons have not the spirit; these two are contrary flesh and spirit, Gal. 5. 17. and they that cherish the one, do necessarily banish the other, and as they enlarge the one, they straiten the other; the spirit is a free spirit, and sensual persons are very slaves; the spirit is a pure spirit, and they are unclean; the spirit is active, and they are gross and muddy, of a dull and stupid nature; the spirit worketh intellectual and chaste delights, and they are altogether for base and dreggy pleasures, such a perfect contrariety is there between them: more distinctly take it thus.
The next thing that we may observe, is, That sensual persons have not the spirit; these two are contrary flesh and spirit, Gal. 5. 17. and they that cherish the one, do necessarily banish the other, and as they enlarge the one, they streighten the other; the spirit is a free spirit, and sensual persons are very slaves; the spirit is a pure spirit, and they are unclean; the spirit is active, and they are gross and muddy, of a dull and stupid nature; the spirit worketh intellectual and chast delights, and they are altogether for base and dreggy pleasures, such a perfect contrariety is there between them: more distinctly take it thus.
1. Sensual men have little of the enlightening of the spirit, ⟨p. 502⟩their palate is better then their understanding, Eph. 5. 16. Be not drunken with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the spirit; where the fumes of wine, and the motions of the spirit are composed as things incompatible, in marish countries we do not expect a clear air; so sensual persons have seldom any clear and raised thoughts of God; men given to pleasures can taste meats and drinks, but not Doctrines.