A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

1. Darkness is the Devils punishment, the highest misery of the highest rank of reasonable creatures. Oh why should we love that which is the misery of the fallen Angels! as our Saviour speaketh of some that love darkness rather then light, John 3. 19. that is error rather then truth, l•sts rather then Christ, ignorance rather then knowledge. 'Tis one of the saddest arguments of mans dreadful fall, that he •s in love with his own misery, we should hate sin, and we hate the light that reproveth it: ignorant people love a foolish Ministry, Gods faithful witnesses are their torment. Rev. 11. 10. the carnal world would fain lie down upon the bed of ease and sleep▪ light is troublesome, those that let them alone are their Idols ⟨p. 302⟩and darlings, the blind lead the blind, and both fall into the ditch, 'tis evil not to know the will of God, 'tis doubly evil when we desire not to know; the one sort err in their minds, the other in their hearts: spiritual darkness is far worse then bodily, when Ely was stricken blind he desired s•me body to lead him by the hand, Acts 13. 11. In such a case we count our happiness to light upon fit guides, in spiritual darkness 'tis quite otherwise, we cannot endure a faithful guide the Prophets prophesy lies, and the people love to have it so, a blind people are all for blind guides.

1. Darknesse is the Divels punishment, the highest misery of the highest rank of reasonable creatures. Oh why should we love that which is the misery of the fallen Angels! as our Saviour speaketh of some that love darknesse rather then light, Iohn 3. 19. that is errour rather then truth, l•sts rather then Christ, ignorance rather then knowledge. 'Tis one of the saddest arguments of mans dreadful fall, that he •s in love with his own misery, we should hate sin, and we hate the light that reproveth it: ignorant people love a foolish Ministry, Gods faithful witnesses are their torment.