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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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1. What this looking is, it implieth patience, but chiefly hope.
1. What this looking is, it implyeth patience, but chiefly hope.
1. Patience, in waiting Gods leisure in the midst of present difficulties, Heb. 10. 36. Luke. 8. 15. 1 Thes. 1. 3. Rom. 8. 25.
2. Hope▪ now because there is a blind hope, and a good hope, a bastard hope, and a genuine hope, good hope through ⟨p. 527⟩grace, saith the Apostle, 2 Thes. 2. 16. Let me tell you that this looking or expectation is not that blind hope that is found in men ignorant and presumptuous, that regard not what they do, presumption is a child of darkness, the fruit of ignorance and inconsideration, when men are once serious they find it an hard matter to fix an advised hope on things to come; for guilty nature is more inclinable to fear than to hope; this blind hope will certainly fail us, 'tis compared, to a Spiders web, Job 8. 12, 13. The Spider spinneth a web out of his own bowels, which is swept away as soon as the besom cometh, so do carnal men conceive a few rash and ungrounded hopes, but when death cometh or a little trouble of Conscience, these vain conceits are swept away; this hope which I press you to is a serious act arising from grace aiming at its own perfection: again this looking is not some glances upon Heaven, such as are sound in worldly and sensual persons, who now and then have their lucida intervalla, their good moods and sober thoughts, as Balaam,