A89503:919
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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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.
Verse 16. These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts, and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having mens persons in admiration because of advantage.
Here the Apostle cometh to make Application, and to prove that these were such as Enoch had described, and therefore liable to the judgment threatened: Here are several things charged; I shall take them in order:
HEre the Apostle commeth to make Application, and to prove that these were such as Enoch had described, and therefore liable to the judgment threatned: Here are several things charged; I shall take them in order:
The first thing is, their unsatisfiedness with their present condition, expressed in two words, 1. Murmurers, 2. Complainers.
The first word [Greek or Hebrew], signifieth such a muttering as men use when they are under a passion and discontent: The other word [Greek or Hebrew]. signifieth blamers of their lot and portion; namely, of that portion which is set out for them by God; the one implieth their discontented thoughts the other their querulous expressions. Note hence,