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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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AN EXPOSITION WITH NOTES On the EPISTLE of JUDE. › Verse 22-23
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2. It reproveth the undue use of Church censures; weighty Ordinances are not to ••cquy upon trifles, nor to be prostituted to carnal ends; the power of the keys is a great trust, and is to be faithfully managed; we read of abuses of this power in Scripture, John 9. 34. and 16. 2. 2 Ep. Joh. 10. The watch men may take away the Spouses, Cant. 5.
2. It reproveth the undue use of Church censures; weighty Ordinances are not to ••cquy upon trifles, nor to be prostituted to carnal ends; the power of the keys is a great trust, and is to be faith•ully mannaged; we read of abuses of this power in Scripture, Iohn 9. 34. and 16. 2. 2 Ep. Ioh. 10. The watch men may take away the Spouses, Cant. 5.
Again observe, That fear is a way to reclaim obstinate sinners, 'tis sweet to use arguments of love, but sometimes we must lay before men the terrors of the Lord, 2 Cor. 5. 11: Paul an elect vessel made use of threatenings, 1 Cor, 9. 27. Surely men have a mind to sleep in sin, when they would always have us come in the still voice. Dives was more charitable than they would have us to be, he would fain dismiss a flamy Messenger to his Brethren,