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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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1. That Interest in God will beget a zeal for God: it troubleth a good man to see any one wronged, much more to see his own relation wronged, most of all to see his God wronged: can a man profess love to God, and not espouse his quarrel? friends have all things common, common love and common hatred, wrong the one, and the other is not well at ease; so it is in the spiritual friendship between us and God, Psal. 69. 9. The reproaches of them that reproached thee, are fallen upon me: injuries done to God and Religion, will as nearly affect us, as those done to our persons; certainly they that can be silent in the cause of God, have little affection to him, and are so tender of worldly interests, do little value an interest in God: Wisdom is justified of her children, Mat. 11. 19. they are Bastards and not Children, that are afraid or ashamed to own their mothers defence, or can hug those in their bosoms that are enemies to God and his grace, Psal. 139. 21. Do not I hate them O Lord that hate thee? am not I grieved with them that rise up against thee? 'Tis an Argument of his sincerity, that God and he had the same enemies, that he could find no room in his heart for affection to them, that he had no affection to God, when we came into covenant with God: we made a League with him offensive and defensive, to count his friends ours, and his enemies ours, to hate what he hateth, and to love what he loveth; therefore without breach of covenant we cannot be silent in Gods cause▪ and friends to the enemies and abusers of his grace.
1. That Interest in God will beget a zeal for God: it troubleth a good man to see any one wronged, much more to see his own relation wronged, most of all to see his God wronged: can a man profess love to God, and not espouse his quarrel? freinds have all things common, common love and common hatred, wrong the one, and the other is not well at ease; so it is in the spiritual friendship between us and God, Psal. 69. 9. The reproaches of them that reproached thee, are fallen upon me: injuries done to God and Religion, will as neerly affect us, as those done to our persons; certainly they that can be silent in the cause of God, have little affection to him, and are so tender of wordly interests, do little value an interest in God: Wisdom is justified of her children,