A89503:1277
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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Once note more from the other title, that is here given1 to Christ [our Saviour] Those that have had any benefit by Christ will be very much affected with his praise; there is a double ground of exalting Christ, a sight of his excellency, and a sense of his benefits; and there is a double notion by which our honouring of Christ is set forth, praise and blessing; praise hath respect to his excellency▪ and blessing to his benefits, Eph 1. 3. We may praise a man for his worth, though we have no benefit by him, and so we are bound to praise God for the excellency of his nature, though he had never done us good; but now when he is our God and our Saviour, and hath showed us so much of his goodness and mercy in Christ, we should be ever praising him, Phil. 4. 20. Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever, Amen; Glory is due to him as God, much more as our Father, his worth and excellency, though he were a stranger to us doth deserve an acknowledgement, but when we consider what he is to us▪ and what he hath done for us, then we can hold no longer, the heart being affected with a sense of his kindness, breaketh out, to our Father, to our Saviour, be glory for ever and ever. Well then consider the Lords excellencies more, and observe his benefits, and work them upon the heart till you be filled ⟨p. 563⟩with a deep sense of his love, and find such an impulsion in your Spirits as you cannot hold from breaking out into his praise.
Once note more from the other title, that is here given1 to Christ [our Saviour] Those that have had any benefit by Christ will be very much affected with his praise; there is a double ground of exalting Christ, a sight of his excellency, and a sense of his benefits; and there is a double notion by which our honouring of Christ is set forth, praise and blessing; praise hath respect to his excellency▪ and blessing to his benefits, Eph 1. 3. We may praise a man for his worth, though we have no benefit by him, and so we are bound to praise God for the excellency of his nature, though he had never done us good; but now when he is our God and our Saviour, and hath shewed us so much of his goodness and mercy in Christ, we should be ever praising him,