A89503:415
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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4. 'Tis a great grief to the Spirit of God▪ when you abuse Grace, you do as it were put your miscarriages upon him, when you call licentious walking, Christian liberty; and neglect of duty, Gospel freedom; and godly sorrow, legalism; and strict walking, superstitious niceness; you do as it were Father your bastards upon the Spirit, and entitle the monstrous conceptions and births of your own carnal hearts to his incubation and over-shadowing; you think God warranteth you in all this, and that's a high wrong to him, which he will avenge in due time; see Psal. 50. 21, 22. I remember the Prophet saith, Jer. 4. 10. Oh Lord thou hast greatly deceived this people, because the false Prophets had done it in his name; false doctrines make God to be the deceiver, and these ill consequences drawn from the Gospel, are in effect charged upon the Spirit who is the author of it.
4. 'Tis a great grief to the Spirit of God▪ when you abuse Grace, you doe as it were put your miscarriages upon him, when you call licentious walking, Christian liberty; and neglect of duty, Gospel freedom; and godly sorrow, legalism; and strict walking, superstitious niceness; you doe as it were Father your bastards upon the Spirit, and intitle the monstrous conceptions and births of your own carnal hearts to his incubation and over-shaddowing; you think God warranteth you in all this, and that's a high wrong to him, which he wil avenge in due time; see Psal. 50. 21, 22. I remember the Prophet saith, Jer. 4. 10. Oh Lord thou hast greatly deceived this people, because the false Prophets had done it in his name; false doctrines make God to be the deceiver, and these ill consequences drawn from the Gospel, are in effect charged upon the Spirit who is the author of it.