A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

Here is a note of trial whether we love God or Christ,¹ how do we stand affected towards his appearing; the world cannot satisfy Christians, they look beyond it; in things to come we are apt to feign, and because we have not a sufficient sense of them, we think we have an affection to them, when we have them not, if there be looking, there will be preparing; when you expect a great estate for your children, you breed them accordingly; or rather thus, a man that expecteth the coming of a King to his house will make all things ready, surely you look for no body when you are not fitting and preparing your selves; what have you done against this great day? do you judge your selves? 1 Cor. 11. 31. do you get into Christ? Rom 8. 1. that you may be interested in Christs Righteousness against you come to undergo Christs judgement? what purging of heart and life? 2 Pet. 3. 11. art thou in such a case wherein thou wouldst be found of Christ?

Here is a note of tryal whether we love God or Christ,¹ how do we stand affected towards his appearing; the world cannot satisfie Christians, they look beyond it; in things to come we are apt to feign, and because we have not a sufficient sense of them, we think we have an affection to them, when we have them not, if there be looking, there will be preparing; when you expect a great estate for your children, you breed them accordingly; or rather thus, a man that expecteth the comming of a King to his house will make all things ready, surely you look for no body when you are not fitting and preparing your selves; what have you done against this great day? do you judge your selves? 1 Cor. 11. 31. do you get into Christ? Rom 8. 1. that you may be interested in Christs Righteousness against you come to undergo Christs judgement? what purging of heart and life? 2 Pet. 3. 11. art thou in such a case wherein thou wouldst be found of Christ?