A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

2. 'Tis a day of perfection, every thing tendeth to its perfect estate; the little seed that is sown in the ground, breaketh through the clods that it may be in flower and perfection, so a Christian is working through, that he may come to an estate of perfect holiness, and perfect freedom; here we are very weak, yea even to glorified spirits he is but a Saviour in part, there is some fruit of sin continued upon the body, but then body and soul are united and perfectly glorified to praise God in Heaven, Christ cometh to make an end of what he hath begun he came first to redeem our souls from sin, but then our bodies from corruption; then all privileges are perfect regeneration, Mat. 19. 27. when Heaven's new, earth new, bodies new, souls new, that's a regeneration indeed; so adoption, we are sons▪ but handled as servants, looking for the adoption, Rom. 8. 23. so justification, our pardon shall be proclaimed at the market cross, published before all the world, Acts▪ 3. 19. so for Redemption, Luk. 21. 28. the body is a captive, when the soul is set at liberty, the body is held under death till that day.

2. 'Tis a day of perfection, every thing tendeth to its perfect estate; the little seed that is sown in the ground, breaketh through the clods that it may be in flower and perfection, so a Christian is working through, that he may come to an estate of perfect holiness, and perfect freedom; here we are very weak, yea even to glorified spirits he is but a Saviour in part, there is some fruit of sin continued upon the body, but then body and soul are united and perfectly glorified to praise God in Heaven, Christ cometh to make an end of what he hath begun he came first to redeem our souls from sin, but then our bodies from corruption; then all priviledges are perfect regeneration, Mat. 19. 27. when Heaven's new, earth new, bodies new, souls new, that's a regeneration indeed; so adoption, we are sons▪ but handled as servants, looking for the adoption,