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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION WITH NOTES On the EPISTLE of JUDE. › Verse 22-23
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Verse 22. And of some have compassion, making a difference. Verse 23. And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
Here is the second part of the Exhortation, explaining their duty towards others, or teaching them how to behave themselves to them that were gone astray.
HEre is the second part of the Exhortation, explaining their duty towards others, or teaching them how to behave themselves to them that were gone astray.
[Of some have compassion] the vulgar readeth quite to to another sense, and some being reproved: Beza saith, that in some Greek Copies he found it [Greek or Hebrew]; but the reading which we follow is to be preferred; the other is but in few Copies, is harsh in construction, and mangleth the whole context: [Greek or Hebrew] on these have mercy; 'tis a word that cometh from another word that signifieth bowels, and so noteth not only the gentleness of the censure, but the inward affection, or as we render it, the compassion which we should have over them: [putting a difference] [Greek or Hebrew], the word hath many signification•, judging, discerning, we most fitly render it according to its usual sense, and the Apostles scope.
[Of some have compassion] the vulgar readeth quite to to another sense, and some being reproved: Beza saith, that in some Greek Copies he found it ; but the reading which we follow is to be preferred; the other is but in few Copies, is harsh in construction, and mangleth the whole context: on these have mercy; 'tis a word that cometh from another word that signifyeth bowels, and so noteth not only the gentleness of the censure, but the inward affection, or as we render it, the compassion which we should have over them: [putting a difference] , the word hath many signification, judging, discerning, we most fitly render it according to its usual sense, and the Apostles scope.