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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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2. The next Office of the Church is to preserve the Truth, and transmit it pure to the next age: As the Law was kept in the Ark, so was Truth delivered to the Church to be kept. 1 Tim. 1. 11. The glorious Gospel committed to thy trust: There is a trust lieth upon us; upon the Apostles first to publish the whole Counsel of God, and then upon Pastors and Teachers in all ages to keep it afoot, and upon all Believers and Members of the Church, to see that after ages be not defrauded of this privilege: We are to take care that nothing be *added, there is enough to make the man of God perfect; nothing diminished; none of the Jewels which Christ hath left with his Spouse must be embezzled; that it be not corrupted and sophisticated; for we are not only to transmit to the next age the Scriptures, those faithful Records of Truth, but also the public Explications of the Church in Summaries and Confessions must be sound and orthodox, lest we entail a prejudice upon those that are yet unborn: Every one in his place is to see that these things ⟨p. 154⟩be accomplished. So much for the Tradition it self.
2. The next Office of the Church is to preserve the Truth, and transmit it pure to the next age: As the Law was kept in the Ark, so was Truth delivered to the Church to be kept. 1 Tim. 1. 11. The glorious Gospel committed to thy trust: There is a trust lieth upon us; upon the Apostles first to publish the whole Counsel of God, and then upon Pastors and Teachers in all ages to keep it afoot, and upon all Beleevers and Members of the Church, to see that after ages be not defrauded of this priviledg: We are to take care that nothing be *added, there is enough to make the man of God perfect; nothing diminished; none of the Jewels which Christ hath left with his Spouse must be embezzel'd; that it be not corrupted and sophisticated; for we are not only to transmit to the next age the Scriptures, those faithful Records of Truth, but also the publique Explications of the Church in Summaries and Confessions must be sound and orthodox, lest we intail a prejudice upon those that are yet unborn: Every one in his place is to see that these things