A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

2. The Doctrine of the Attribute's of Gods mercy and long suffering. Men will say they are sinners and so are others but God is merciful, and so poor ignorant drunkards, Adulterers and swearers as they are, they dye with this principle in their mouths, God is merciful, but be not deceived, neither Fornicators nor Adulterers, &c. shall enter into the Kingdom of God: 1 Cor. 6. 9. So Eph. 5. 6. Let no man deceive you with vain words for because of these things cometh the wrath of God. Both these places show there were divers which had such deceitful thoughts, as if living and dying drunkards, Adulterers, &c. they should go to Heaven: others abuse the long suffering of God to their delaying and putting off their repentance, as if after a long vicious life provided they could be devote at the last gasp, they should at length be saved, and of▪ a sudden from Swine become Saints: as many delayed their Baptism heretofore, because they would have longer time to sin in, and to walk after their own lusts, and when they were warned of their licentious course; their answer was, Tunc demum a peccatis de•stam cum baptizatus ero; When I am baptized I will live otherwise: Thou fool, besides the uncertainty of thy having time or grace to repent; this is a manifest abuse of Gods patience, and will turn to thy greater ruin, Romans 2. 4. 5.

2. The Doctrine of the Attribut's of Gods mercy and long suffering. Men will say they are sinners and so are others but God is merciful, and so poor ignorant drunkards, Adulterers and swearers as they are, they dye with this principle in their mouths, God is merciful, but be not deceived, neither Fornicators nor Adulterers, &c. shall enter into the Kingdome of God: 1 Cor. 6. 9. So Eph. 5. 6. Let no man deceive you with vain words for because of these things commeth the wrath of God. Both these places shew there were divers which had such deceitful thoughts, as if living and dying drunkards, Adulterres, &c. they should go to Heaven: others abuse the long suffering of God to their delaying and putting off their repentance, as if after a long vitious life provided they could be devote at the last gasp, they should at length be saved, and of a suddain from Swine become Saints: as many delayed their Baptism heretofore, because they would have longer time to sin in, and to walk after their own lusts, and when they were warned of their licentious course; their answer was, Tunc demum a peccatis destam cum baptizatus ero; When I am baptized I will live otherwise: Thou fool, besides the uncertainty of thy having time or grace to repent; this is a manifest abuse of Gods patience, and will turn to thy greater ruine,