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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. In Opinion, So Christ is denied when men deny hi• Natures or Offices. 1. His Natures; His Deity or Humanity: As those ancient and wicked Heretics ••ion and Cerinthus; and that's the reason why John beginneth his Gospel (which was last written) with a description of his God-head, and is so zealous against them in his Epistles; as also Jude and Peter. E•ion, Cerinthus, and ••arpocrates, and others, held▪ he was begotten as others are, by the help of a man. M•••• held the Son of God to be a part of his • theirs substance. Satur•ius, Basilides, Cordion, with other• denied the Humanity of Christ, saying, He only appe•r•• in the shape of a man. Samosatenus held God was not otherwise in Christ then in the Prophets. Eutiche• held there was in Christ but one Nature which was made up of the c•mmixture of his Flesh with his Divinity, as water is m••ed with Wine▪ Nestorius would give him two Personalities, because he had two▪ Natures. The Marcionites▪ affirmed▪ Christ suffered not really, but in show. Thus you see how busy the Devil hath been, and always is, about this main Article.
1. In Opinion, So Christ is denyed when men deny hi• Natures or Offices. 1. His Natures; His Deity or Humanity: As those ancient and wicked Hereticks ••ion and Cerinthus; and that's the reason why John beginneth his Gospel (which was last written) with a description of his God-head, and is so zealous against them in his Epistles; as also Jude and Peter. Eion, Cerinthus, and arpocrates, and others, held he was begotten as others are, by the help of a man. M held the Son of God to be a part of his thers substance. Saturius, Basilides, Cordion, with other denyed the Humanity of Christ, saying, He only apper in the shape of a man. Samosatenus held God was not otherwise in Christ then in the Prophets. Eutiche held there was in Christ but one Nature which was made up of the cmmixture of his Flesh with his Divinity, as water is med with Wine Nestorius would give him two Personalities, because he had two Natures. The Marcioites affirmed Christ suffered not really, but in shew. Thus you see how busie the Divel hath been, and always is, about this main Article.