A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

The Apostle goeth on directing to the means of perseverance, as before he mentioned two duties, Conference and Prayer, so here two graces, •ove and Hope.

THe Apostle goeth on directing to the means of perseverance, as before he mentioned two duties, Conference and Prayer, so here two graces, •ove and Hope.

[Keep your selves] that is, use the means we are kept by the power of God unto Salvation, but because of the concurrence of ou• endeavours 'tis ascribed to us [your selves] Some interpret it as before, alii alios keep one another, [In the Love of God] it may be taken for that love which God beareth to us, or else for the Love wherewith we love God, which is fitly called the Love of God; partly because God is the object of it, partly because the Author of it be commandeth, or begetteth it, increaseth it, perfecteth it in ⟨p. 514⟩the Soul, in this second sense I take the Love of God here, namely for that grace wrought in us, and the great work committed to our care is to keep it, increase it, and discover it in all the operations of it [looking] the formal act of hope, [for the mercy] the cause is put for the effect, for all that good which we shall receive at Christs coming, 'tis called mercy because his proceeding with the Elect at the last day will be upon terms of grace [of our Lord Jesus Christ] 'Tis so called because 'tis purchased by Christ and dispensed by him John 17 2 he hath power to give eternal lif•, and at his coming he introduceth his people into their happy estate, John 14 3 [unto everlasting lif• ] our happiness in Heaven is sometimes called everlasting life, at other times, everlasting glory.