A89503:1227
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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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.
[To him that is able to keep you] it may be referred either to God or to Christ, as Mediator: [from falling, [Greek or Hebrew] that is, from total Apostasy, God is able to keep us altogether from sin, if we speak of his absolute power; but he speaketh here of such a power as is engaged by promise and office: Christ who is the Guardian of believers, hath received a charge concerning them, and is to preserve them from total destruction. [And to present you faultless.] This Clause showeth more clearly that Christ is intended in these expressions, for 'tis his office to keep the Church till it be presented to the Father, and at length will present them [faultless,] 'tis Eph. 5. 27. Without spot and blemish: [before the presence of his glory,] that is, at his glorious appearance, Col. 3. 4. when he shall come to judge the world: [with exceeding joy] is meant rather passively on our part, then on Christs, though it will be a sweet interview between Christ and Believers, and he will rejoice to see us, as we to see him.
[To him that is able to keep you] it may be referred either to God or to Christ, as Mediatour: [from falling, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 that is, from total Apostacy, God is able to keep us altogether from sin, if we speak of his absolute power; but he speaketh here of such a power as is ingaged by promise and office: Christ who is the Guardian of beleevers, hath received a charge concerning them, and is to preserve them from total destruction. [And to present you faultless.] This Clause sheweth more clearly that Christ is intended in these expressions, for 'tis his office to keep the Church till it be presented to the Father, and at length will present them [faultless,] 'tis Eph. 5. 27. Without spot and blemish: [before the presence of his glory,] that is, at his glorious appearance, Col. 3. 4. when he shall come to judge the world: [with exceeding joy] is meant rather passively on our part, then on Christs, though it will be a sweet interview between Christ and Beleevers, and he will rejoyce to see us, as we to see him.