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A09434	A godlie and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Iude, containing threescore and sixe sermons preached in Cambridge by that reverend and faithfull man of God, Master William Perkins, and now at the request of his executors, published by Thomas Taylor, preacher of Gods word ; whereunto is prefixed a large analysis, containing the summe and order of the whole booke, according to the authors owne method, to which are further added, foure briefe tables to direct the reader ...	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Taylor, Thomas.	1606 (1606)	STC 19724.3; ESTC S100865	274,393	200

In their warines lest any of our books especially of our translations of the Bible should be had or read among them whence it is that no bookes which passe not the Inquisition may bee sold in Italy to which purpose also studiously they teach it to be a sinne against the first Commandement to reade any of their prohibited bookes of which they haue a large Index very common and consequently being such a mortall sinne it must necessarily be confessed at time of shrift yea as men euery way foreseeing what way our doctrines might bee induced among them to shut vp surely euery crany and entrance they scarsely suffer to see or bee seene in the light their owne greatest Writers such as Bellarmine Gr●gory de Valencia c. that our positions allegations and answeres though answered by themselues in those books may not be made known lest perhaps it should befall others of them as it did Pighius who reading ouer Caluins Institutions with purpose of refuting it was ere he was aware won to the defence of the doctrine of iustification by free imputation according to the Apostle So as Spaine maketh not a more diligent annuall search that the Iewes among them haue no armes in their houses than both Spaine and Italy vigilantly secure themselues in this behalfe and no marueile if our books be so auoided seeing that they inhibite men from reading the Scriptures themselues lest they should become heretikes condemning it and bringing men in daunger of their liues for reading them as for an hereticall practise In a word at this day such a night doe these Owles delight to liue in that among themselues euen their Regulars much lesse their Laicks may not without licence from the Pope or their Prelates reade the Bible no not in the Catholike translation Fourthly consider their irreconciliable hatred against ours farre aboue all other although most hereticall and damnable religions for why else can they content themselues with so studious preuention of the Protestants profession onely whereas both Iewes and Grecians euen in Rome it selfe the Popes Sea are suffered with their Ceremonies Synagogues Seruices yea Circumcision it self administred to the dead as well as to the liuing which lowdly proclaimeth that farre they are frō iudging deeming so indifferently of our differences as some among our selues seeme to doe and that they would sooner be wone to the Iewes or Turkes in profession then the Protestants which one of them saith is in nothing better then that of the Alcaron and in many things far worse and more detestable And good reason me thinkes they haue of suffering among them the forenamed Sectes and Heretikes as from whom together with the heathen the whole body of Poperie is peecemeale patched together and yet the name of a Protestant bee as much detested of them as the Iewish names were of the heathen Kings For which cause Daniel his fellowes must haue all their names changed before they may bee brought into the presence of Nebuchadnezzar whēce their ordinary practise proceedeth that in their writings their bitternes and disdaine suffer them not to name but in most reproachfull tearmes the first reformers and restorers of our Religion calling them vsually Caluinists Puritans Innouators and Heretikes neither doth this inbredde malice of Papists against our Religion stay it self heere but hath broken out into most barbarous butcheries and most cruell bloodsheddings which yet they could neuer account sufficiently sauage not of their owne subiects only and within their owne Territories but within other dominions not of priuate only but of publike persons not of meaner but of most noble yea Royall discent and not of persons only but of Cities States Kingdomes and Countries But where should I begin or if I should where should I make an end of instācing their most matchlesse and endlesse tyranny euer a note of false Religion and inseparable to the Romish whose cursed rage like that of Symeon and Leui Gen. 34.39 and 47.7 euen fierce and cruell causing them to stincke among the inhabitants of the earth hath made the streetes of infinite Cities which either their force or fraud and false arts could cast open to runne with the blood of Protestants as did once Ierusalem with the blood of the Saints which Manasseh shed like water What shall I neede to speak of that notorious bloodie inquisition in Spaine Italy the chiefe seates of it what of the many miserable massacres Canniball like conspiracies and tragicall murthers in France and the low Countries In our owne country who but strangers at home are ignorāt what fiercenesse feares and fires were raised to consume the innocent bodies of the Saints liuing and dead in such sort as euery corner of the Land seemed as hot as Nebuchadnezzars furnace euen seuen times hotter then it vsed to be wherein were to bee cast whosoeuer would not fall downe and worship the Image which the Romish Nebuchadnezzar had erected Neither yet were those fires thought furious inough for such as might haue appeared if the Lord had not taken the rodde out of those wicked hands in that season whē he did since that time what a number of diuelish plots and conspiracies were attempted against the noble person of her late Maiestie of blessed memorie by Ard●n Someruile Babington P●rry Lopez Squire and others and those stratagems not performed by persons exorbitant but with the priuitie of the Pope and Principals of their religion backing the same not only with their doctrine to which it is most sutable as appeareth by sundrie their seditious positions lately collected by Mr. Morton but with pardons promises paies to particular persons and cōmandemēts generally to all subiects whosoeuer as appeareth by the Popes Bull against her late Maiestie Volumu● iub●mus vt aduersus Elizabetham c. subditi arma capessant And yet as though all were well they can couer al the ill hearing of such traiterous practises vnder the name of Catholike pretenses for the furthering of which intentions what may not and must not be attempted Now to these purposes maintaine they innumerable Catholike intelligencers instruments I meane their Priestes and Iesuites sent out by them not only as eies to search out the secrets of states countries and watch their best aduantages but as hands full of blood to execute whatsoeuer mischiefe vpon any of the Lords annoynted ones not only opposing thēselues to the Papal power but which is more if they be but suspected not so firme to the Pope as they wish or which is most of all to bee marked though they bee their owne dead sure yet if they shew not the●selues as ready to execute the Popes bloodie designes as he to command which was the case of the late King of France slaine treacherously for no other cause by a Iacobin What argument then can bee brought to perswade vs of their euer according with vs in whole or part in our Religion of

him such princely gifts as it is said God gaue him another heart his heart was changed in regard of other gifts than formerly he had so when Dauid was annoynted King and when Samuel had powred the horne of oyle vpon his head it is said 1. Sam. 16.13 that the spirit of the Lord came vpon him which furnished him with gifts and graces both of regeneration and regiment also In like manner the Lord tooke of the spirit of Moses and put it on the seuenty Elders Numb 11.17 whereby they were furnished with gifts of gouernment and enabled to beare rule and iudge iustly as Moses was such titles therefore as these are not ascribed vnto them without iust cause Yea how can they be fitlier called than Glories seeing there is no greater glorie in earth than to supplie Gods roome and to bee enabled with gifts for the sufficient discharge of it Hence learne that it is lawfull for Princes to beare an outward pompe in diet buildings costly apparell and troopes of men for they are dignities and their dignitie being outward in regard of men they may maintaine it by outward pompe to procure more reuerence and awe of men thereunto So Agrippa and Bernice came with great pompe and entred into the common hall which pompe is not there discommended but rather approued as by the circumstances of the text appeareth Secondly Magistrates ought especially to honour God because he especially honoureth them this must they doe by discountenancing and punishing vice and by setting vp and maintaining true religion and vertue Thirdly being in Gods place they are to execute iustice without corruption or partialitie in the face and feare of God 2. Chro. 9.7 Seeing the iudgement is the Lords let the feare of God bee vpon you take heede and doe it Deut. 1.17 Ye shall haue no respect of persons in iudgement but shall heare the small as well as the great ye shall not feare the face of man for the iudgement is Gods and herein stands a great part of their glorie Fourthly we are in all lawfull things to yeeld free subiection and obedience vnto our Magistrates and gouernours euen as vnto God himselfe whose roome they are in which duty the child oweth also to his father the seruant to his Master because they also are set ouer them in Gods stead Fifthly hence also is it lawfull for vs to giue to Princes the titles of Maiestie and Grace because it hath pleased the holy Ghost to ascribe them vnto them and by their titles to commend their persons and places vnto vs yea and to furnish them with such gifts of Magistracie as that they become not onely naked titles but iust significations of the true honour which God hath graced them withall Vers. 9. Yet Michael the Archangell when he stroue against the Diuell and disputed about the bodie of Moses durst not blame him with cursed speaking but said The Lord rebuke thee IN this verse is laid downe another reason amplifying their sin of these seducers by a comparison from the greater to the lesse and thus it standeth Michael the Archangell durst not so much as raile on the Diuell himselfe much lesse may these vpon Magistrates who are Gods and consequently their sinne is hainous who dare open their mouthes to reuile Princes and Magistrates Here one question is mooued namely whence the Apostle had this historie of the disputation betweene Michael and the Diuell concerning the bodie of Moses seeing it is not to bee found in the Scriptures I answere the substance of it is in the Scripture although though not the circumstances For in Deut. 34.6 is said that the Lord buried Moses but no man knoweth of his sepulchre till this day There is the ground of the historie the other particular concerning the contention of the Archangell and the Diuell wi●h this manner of rebuking is not found in the old Testament Quest. Where then had he this Ans. Either from some booke then extant among the Iewes which is not now to bee found or else from some tradition which passed amōg the Iewes from hand to hand as many things did as that 2. Timot. 3.8 where the Apostle saith that Iannes and Iambres withstood Moses the historie of which is not found in the old Testament Hence the Papists conclude that the word written is not sufficient and perfect in and of it selfe vnlesse the vnwritten word be added vnto it that is that word which is giuen by tradition both which say they make a perfect word but neither is perfect or sufficient alone grounding their opinion hence that Iude alleageth an example out of a tradition which is not found in Scripture But that is an hereticall doctrine and vntrue seeing the perfection of a thing is not to bee measured by euery thing that is wanting vnto it but by the perfect end of it for perfection is taken from the end Whence I reason thus If the written word be perfect and sufficient to the end to which it is ordained it is euery way perfect But it is perfect and sufficient to that end namely to the glorie of God in working out perfectly the faith saluation of man and is in nothing wanting for the atchieuing of this end but sufficiently teacheth all things to be beleeued and done and giueth perfect direction concerning faith and manners Ioh. 20.31 These things are written that they might beleeue and beleeuing might haue life thorough his name Rom. 15.4 Whatsoeuer things are written are written for our learning that wee through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might haue hope and therefore the word written is euery way most sufficient and absolutely perfect and neede no addition or tradition to helpe forward this end Ob. This place is a tradition and not written and many other true traditions were neuer written besides that the Church may make traditions Ans. We grant many true traditions are not in Scripture but such they are as a man may be ignorant of and not preiudice his saluation Againe the Church hath a power and hath had priuiledge to make constitutions and lawes which were to be knowne and receiued but these are such as only concerne the orderly gouernment of the Church and are not necessarie to saluation Ob. But some traditions are necessarie to saluation which are not contained in the written word and they alleage two first in Rom. 12.6 that Gods word must be tried by the rule of faith and so also by the same rule expounded This rule of faith is nothing else by their exposition but a general consent in the hearts of all true Catholikes together with the Pope assenting with them which of necessitie wee must beleeue and yet say they it is not in the Scripture and therefore some things must of necessitie bee beleeued which are not in the Scripture Ans. The rule of faith is not such a crooked rule as they would thrust vpon the world by their wicked exposition but the right rule of faith

which they deeme no other then as of a peccant humor necessarily to be purged out euery fewe yeares either by murther if it preuaile in the head or by massacre if in the body of any countrie and rather then it should not they will not sticke with Blas●●s at the commandement of their great Gracch●● to set on fire or to blow vp euen the Capitol it selfe although nature and Gentilisme condemne such gracelesse deuotednes The late most diabolicall and furious attēpt against his Maiesty the whole state that euer was inuented the like wherof both in the contriuing and whole carriage could neuer be shewed no I thinke if there were Annals and Chronicles kept in hell it selfe cryeth out against them long ere this time in all the corners of Christendome God Almighty still deliuer his Highnes and Royall race from them and by his Maiesties meanes vs and our Land from them For how much better had it bin that his Maiesty had been moued to haue banished these vipers out of his Realmes then those who professe the same Lord Iesus and labour though with acknowledgement of too much weakenes wants to be found faithfull before the Lord and their Soueraigne But not to depart from our purpose These bee the waies wherein the Popish Baalamits would mee●e vs and with vs if the Lord should not meete with thē comming against them in euery corner While then they walke in these waies of Caine what booteth it vs to speake of a peace with them for while wee speake of peace they are bent to warre But bee it some peaceable consent and agreement were on their part promised yet that one consideration of the treacherie in their compactes would keepe any iudicious man from setling his conceite and affection vpon any ingenious conclusions with them which treacherie is not only practised by the persons of faithlesse Papists but is prescribed as a maine precept of that most infidell doctrine of theirs nay which euen infidels themselues would blush at in this behalfe for doth not their doctrine make it lawful for them to vse any Aequiuocatiōs o● reseruatiōs as they terme them with their aduersaries almost vpon any aduantage yea and that lest they should not come to the height of impiety in giuing answere not only on their words but vpon oath before the lawfull Magistrate though not their liues but their least liberties only be touched Which doctrine till it bee reuersed how dare wee take their words or any assumpsit from them in any thing werein we would not be ouer-reached But suppose again such peaceable conclusions were not promised only but purchased what yet were we better thē before what billes or bonds would or could they lay in sure inough for our security so long as their doctrine standeth in force published in word writing that fides haereticis non est seruanda that Leagues with them are more honorable in breaking then in making how long can we conceiue would the continuance of our peace last longer then by it they could with aduantage vndermine vs But because I must shut vp many matters in few words let vs see the preiudice which would ensue vpon such pretended mediation in matter of Religion and first seeing they are a seed of the wicked corrupt children hauing forsaken the Lord in whom from the sole of the foot to the crowne of the head there is nothing but wounds and swellings and sores full of corruption and seeing themselues are become open Idolaters their Cities cages of Idolatrie their seruices all Idolatrous hauing thus forsakē the couenant of their youth seeing filthines appeareth on their skirts finally seeing by seeking their iustification by the workes of the law they are abolished from Christ and fallen from grace the which particulars haue been clearely proued by many our vnanswered and vnanswerable bookes to communicate with them by accepting yea not absteining from the least appearance of any of these euils were no other but to expose and lay our selues open and naked to all manner of danger of infectiō of our soules defection from our God in the end of destruction both of body and soule It was a dangerous disease which Israel brought out of Aegypt hauing through their long continuance there by reason of those marishes and the Riuer Nilus to which Lucretius in a distich appropriateth this disease contracted the same vpon them for the prouing and purging wherof the Lord instituted so many ceremonies and separations but farre more fearefull was that inward leprosie euen that abhominable Idolatry which they brought forth with them and which cost them so deare both in the wildernes and in the land of Canaan yea so habituall and inbred was the infection that although the Lord vsed most wise preuentions euery way yet presently vpon their deliuery out of the sea will it burst forth and become in the end their vtter ouerthrow It cannot be but the strangers which come with Israel out of Aegypt being accustomed to the Aegyptian fashion diet wil still be harping on their cucumbers leekes onyons and garlicke and draw the Israelites to the same lustings though with the loathing of Manna it selfe but such an exceeding plague shall proceed from the Lord that in perpetuall memorie thereof the place shall bee called the graues of lusting and if the daughters of Moab may haue free accesse to Israel in Sitti●● Israel will easilie be ioyned to Baal Peor till the wrath of the Lord bee kindled there fall in one day three twentie thousand The certeine perill and ineuitable danger wherof the Lord wel perceiuing did not only charge his people to haue nothing to doe at all with the Heathen lest by any meanes they should bee snared but also that they should be so opposite vnto them that they should in all appearances and circumstances and yet none will say the Lord herein was too seuere and straite be vnlike vnto them both in Religious and Ciuill exercises for if they looke towards the East in their Tēples in the honor of the Sun his people shall in his Sanctuary and Temple contrarily look to the West and in the West shall the Sanctum Sanctorum be set If they offer sacrifices vnto Oxen Sheepe Doues Goates c. as vnto Gods the Lord in detestation hereof will haue his people to consume and burne these creatures before him in sacrifice and hence was it that euery shepherd was an abhomination to the Aegyptians with whom they might not eate and conuerse because they did kill eate and sacrifice those beasts whom the other worshipped as Gods If they vse to eate almost none but Swines flesh and yet neither that before they haue sacrificed of the kind to the Moone or Bacchus the Lord especially prohibiteth this meate of all other to his people they shal not meddle with it it shall be abhominatiō vnto them If their Priests make their