A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

It followeth [one Lord] We are in the same family, how will you look God in the face if you fall, a smiting your fellow-servants? Matth. 24. 45. Then [one Faith] There may be different apprehensions, and every one may abound in his own sense in circumstances, but the Faith is the same, they agree in the same essentials and substantials of Religion: The Enemies of the Church, though divided in interests and opinions, yet because they agree in one common hatred of the Saints, can hold together, Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalee, and the men of Tyre, did all conspire against Israel, Psa. 83. Like Samsons Foxes, though their faces looked several ways, yet were tied to one another by their tails, and ran together to burn up the Cornfields, and shall not the people of God agree, who all profess one and the same Faith? The next consideration is [one Baptism] that is one badge of profession, 'twas a cause of difference among Jacobs Sons, that one had a Coat of divers colours, a special badge of affection: Consider you are all brought in by the Baptism of Water, and the use of ordinary means, none have a special and privilegiate Call from heaven above the rest of their Brethren. Lastly, it followeth [one God, and Father of all] You all worship the same God, there is nothing divides more than different objects of Worship: ^*When one scorneth what another ador• eth, 'tis extremely provoking; 'twas the Plea used to Joseph, Gen. 50. Pardon the trespass of the servants of thy Fathers God. Thus you see that we have be•ter grounds of love then others have.

It followeth [one Lord] We are in the same family, how will you look God in the face if you fall, a smiting your fellow-servants? Matth. 24. 45. Then [one Faith] There may be different apprehensions, and every one may abound in his own sense in circumstances, but the Faith is the same, they agree in the same essentials and substantials of Religion: The Enemies of the Church, though divided in interests and opinions, yet because they agree in one common hatred of the Saints, can hold together, Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalee, and the men of Tyre, did all conspire against Israel,