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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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6. Where there are professions to the contrary, there the unbelief is the worse. After these things do the Gentiles seek, Matth. 6. 32. Christians are not only instructed to do better, but profess to do otherwise; Distrust is a Pagan sin, you are acquainted with a particular providence, with an heavenly father, with the happiness of another world, and for you to be worldly, distrustful, to make it your business what you shall eat and drink, that's a most unworthy thing: for a professed Infidel that believeth not eternity, that never heard of God's fatherly care, nor of heaven or hell, to be altogether in the world, this were no such marvel; but for you that profess to believe the Gospel, to have your hearts fail and sink upon every occasion, and to be under the tyranny of distracting cares, how sad is it!
6. Where there are professions to the contrary, there the unbelief is the worse. After these things do the Gentiles seek, Matth. 6. 32. Christians are not only instructed to do better, but profess to do otherwise; Distrust is a Pagan sin, you are acquainted with a particular providence, with an heavenly father, with the happiness of another world, and for you to be worldly, distrustful, to make it your business what you shall eat and drink, that's a most unworthy thing: for a professed Infidel that believeth not eternity, that never heard of God's fatherly care, nor of heaven or hell, to be altogether in the world, this were no such marvel; but for you that profess to believe the Gospel, to have your hearts fail and sink upon every occasion, and to be under the tyrannie of distracting cares, how sad is it!
Thus much for the heinousness of Unbelief, which I was willing to represent thus at large, that you might see what just reason there was that God should destroy those in the wilderness that believed not.
Thus much for the hainousness of Ʋnbelief, which I was willing to represent thus at large, that you might see what just reason there was that God should destroy those in the wilderness that believed not.