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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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2. We are assaulted with continual temptations; an importunate suitor by perseverance in his suit may at length prevail, Satan will lose nothing for want of asking, those that refused at first may yield afterward: Long conversing with the world may taine the Spirit, a deformed object when we are used to it seemeth less deformed, in dwelling lust though long restrained breaketh out afterward with the more violence: Rose trees s•ipt in June, bear in the winter, many that in youth have held an hard hand over sin, in their very old age have found their lusts more violent.
2. We are assaulted with continual temptations; an importunate suiter by perseverance in his suit may at length prevail, Sathan will lose nothing for want of asking, those that refused at first may yield afterward: Long conversing with the world may taine the Spirit, a deformed object when we are used to it seemeth less deformed, in dwelling lust though long restrained breaketh out afterward with the more violence: Rose trees s•ipt in June, bear in the winter, many that in youth have held an hard hand over sin, in their very old age have found their lusts more violent.
3. A man of long standing is apt to grow secure and negligent, as if he were now past danger, when his condition was doubtful he seemed to be more diligent and serious; but when the labours and difficulties of our first entering into favour with God are well over, and a man hath gotten some freedom from the terrors of the Law and some peace and confidence, he is in danger of security, by which all runneth to waste in the Soul, see Rev. 3. 17, 18, 19. Well then, this life is never exempted from care, either to get grace or to keep it, we need to be watchful and diligent to the very last; man is a changeable creature and Satan is restless, either he continueth the old suite or altereth the course of temptations, 'tis his subtlety in that he doth not always play the same game, a man may stand one brunt and fail in another: Joab turned after Adonijah though not after Absalom,