A89503:98
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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3. Their gifts are not renewing and sanctifying; such possibly as may make them useful to the Church, but do not change the heart: the Apostle saith, they were made partakers of the Holy Ghost; that is, had some share, it may be a plentiful share of Church gifts, so as to be able to carry on duties to the edification and comfort of others; but alas what is a man the better, if the heart be oppressed with sins in the mean time, and be not upright with God? 1 Cor. 13. 1. Though I speak with the tongues of men and Angels, and have not charity, I am become but as a sounding Brass, and tinkling Cymbal. Though you can speak of the things of God with much enlargement and affection, pray sweetly, all is but as tinkling with God if there be not saving grace: It is a great evidence that we are such as the Apostle speaketh of, when the affection doth not answer the expression of a duty, nor the life our knowledge, and gifts have not a proportionable influence upon practise. So much for that Point.
3. Their gifts are not renewing and sanctifying; such possibly as may make them useful to the Church, but do not change the heart: the Apostle saith, they were made partakers of the Holy Ghost; that is, had some share, it may be a plentiful share of Church gifts, so as to be able to carry on duties to the edification and comfort of others; but alas what is a man the better, if the heart be opprest with sins in the mean time, and be not upright with God? 1 Cor. 13. 1. Though I speak with the tongues of men and Angels, and have not charity, I am become but as a sounding Brass, and tinkling Cymbal. Though you can speak of the things of God with much enlargement and affection, pray sweetly, all is but as tinkling with God if there be not saving grace: It is a great evidence that we are such as the Apostle speaketh of, when the affection doth not answer the expression of a duty, nor the life our knowledg, and gifts have not a proportionable influence upon practise. So much for that Point.
Having spoken of the State, I come now to speak of the Author of it, God the Father. But why is it so distinctly attributed to the Father? is not Christ our Sanctification?