A89503:886
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. The nature of it, [Greek or Hebrew], the blackness of darkness; 'tis an Hebraism for exceeding great darkness, called in the Gospel [Greek or Hebrew], outer darkness; as being furthest from God the Fountain of life and glory, and so expressing that extreme misery, horror and torment which is in Hell. Hell is a da•k and dismal region, where men lye deprived of the light of Gods countenance; tormented with presence of Devils, and become the burden of their own thoughts▪ calling to remembrance their past sins, and having an active sense of their present pains, and dreadfully looking still for future judgment; but of this *before▪ Well then, let us not begin our Hell our selves, by shunning Gods presence; by preferring carnal pleasures before ⟨p. 430⟩the light of his countenance: by remaining in the night or darkness of ignorance or error; by darkening the glory of our holy profession▪ through scandalous living; by sinning against conscience, and so providing food for the gnawing worm, or matter of despair to our selves to all eternity; Briefly, let us beware of a dark and doubtful condition, it carrieth too great a proportion with Hell, the more bondage we have, the more fearful looking for of judgment, the more are we like the damned, as the more assured and possessed of Gods love▪ the more like the blessed; joy in the Holy Ghost is the Suburbs of Heaven.
1. The nature of it, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the blackness of darkness; 'tis an Hebraism for exceeding great darkness, called in the Gospel 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, outer darkness; as being furthest from God the Fountain of life and glory, and so expressing that extream misery, horror and torment which is in Hell. Hell is a da•k and dismal region, where men lye deprived of the light of Gods cou•tenance; tormented with presence of Devils, and become the burden of their own thoughts calling to remembrance their past sins, and having an active sense of their present pains, and dreadfully looking still for future judgment; but of this