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cause_n	patient_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	14	3	8.5991	4	false

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A87557	An exposition of the epistle of Jude, together with many large and usefull deductions. Formerly delivered in sudry lectures in Christ-Church London. By William Jenkyn, minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and pastor of the church at Black-friars, London. The second part.; Exposition of the epistle of Jude. Part 2	Jenkyn, William, 1613-1685.	1654 (1654)	Wing J642; Thomason E736_1; ESTC R206977	525,978	703

him 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Increpo interminor Significat increpare cum potestat● objurgatione im perare ab in cepto deterrere Justinian in Jud. Increpando imperare impe rando increpare Lap. in 3. Zec. Interdicere imperare additis minis Lor. in loc Divinum imperium efficax For the first The word Rebuke in the Original is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Vulgar renders it imperet the Lord rule thee Beza and Erasmus increpet the Lord chide or rebuke thee and the word signifieth both to charge or command by way of severe commination or threatning to prevent disobedience in the commanded as also and most properly to chide or reprehend so as a servant is rebuked by his Master who both by his charging with threats and chiding or rebuking shewes as his Authority to command so his strength and ability to punish in case the party whom he threats and chides be not deterred from going on in his begun Enterprise And because the commands threats and rebukes of God are not verbal but efficaciously put forth in their effects this word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 here used by Jude is used by the Evangelist to express the Authority and Power of Christ in stilling and calming the winds of the sea Matth. 8.26 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he rebuked the wind and in casting the Divel out of the possessed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Mark 9.25 He rebuked the foul spirit and in healing Simous wives mother of the Feaver Luke 4.39 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He rebuked the feaver So that this imprecation here used by the Archangel of rebuking Satan 1 Presupposeth Satans bold readiness to oppose and resolution to overthrow the pleasure of God unless he were hindred by the force of Gods threats and rebukes and the slavishness of Satans fear who forbears and gives over any wicked attempt meerly for fear of punishment and by a powerful restraint from God And 2. It more properly intends the Soveraign Authority of God over the highest of wicked creatures and his power whereby without any paines easily even as by the uttering of a rebuking word he quels the Divel yea the putting forth of his Authority and Power in the curbing and restraining of that his impudent Malignancy whereby he resisted the will and pleasure of God concerning the body of Moses To the second why Michael in this hot contestation with the Divel interposed this imprecation or desire of Gods rebuking him I answer hereby he exprest 1 his confidence in 2. Zeal for 3. Submissiveness to God 1. Hereby he would shew his confidence that God was able to maintain that righteous cause wherein he was now employed viz. his opposing of Satan the holy Angel manifesting that he whose will and pleasure it was that the Sepulcher should be concealed could easily curb and restrain this evil spirit from accomplishing though he suffered him to attempt the discovery thereof His carriage herein agrees to his name for as his name Michael signified Who is like or equal to the Lord so by saying The Lord rebuke thee he exprest that Satans contestations against so great a God were all but in vain he being a great and powerful Lord and the Divel though a wicked and rebellious yet a weak and timorous slave and underling the Lord being able to chide all the Divels undertakings and contentions into nothing even with one word or rebuke of his mouth 2. Hereby Michael discovered his Zeal for God Though this holy Angel was not so sinfully hot as to revile Satan yet was he so holily zealous as to plead yea to imprecate for God He who was holily patient in his own was holily impatient in Gods cause and quarrel He prayes not here in his own but in Gods behalf that the foul mouth which had disputed against and blasphemed the holy God might by that God be stopt Angels are zealous for Gods glory Some think that the name of Seraphim is therefore given to some of them for their burning zeal As God takes the dishonour offered to any of his Angels and Messengers as offered to himself so should they more sadly resent the dishonour offered to God then if it had befaln themselves Deut. 32.35 Michael here seeing the Divels carriage impudently derogating from Gods glory could no longer refrain but zealously prayes The Lord rebuke thee 3. Hereby he shewes his holy and humble submissiveness to God and forbearance to be his own or his Adversaries Judge he remits and refers revenge to God desiring that God would take up the controversie The Lord saith he rebuke thee The holy Angel beseeched God to be Mediator between him and the Divel in this disputation he knew well that vengeance belonged to God and therefore he desires that God would deal with him as seemed best to himself he repayes not evil for evil neither in affection or expression and speech God being the righteous Judge he expects the sentence onely from him who best knew what punishment the Divel deserved and how to vindicate the glory of his own Name and from whose hand the Archangel well knew that the Divel was not able to make an escape In short the Divels sinful opposing of Michael yea of Gods glory by contending for the discovery of M●ses Sepulchre was no warrant for Michael to offend God by expressing any undue desire of revenge he therefore remits the matter to Gods determination The Lord saith he rebuk● thee OBSERVATIONS 1. Satans forbearance of Observ 1 or desisting from any way of wickedness is purely from Gods threatning rebuke and h●● powerful chiding him The Archangel saith not The Lord mend change reform thee but The Lord hinder stop and by his power effectually rebuke thee Satan may be driven away from some act of sin by Gods power not drawn by Gods love like a Dog he fears the whip not leathing that which he is compell'd to leave The Divel is held in an everlasting bond of sin he is wedg'd and wedded to sin He sinneth as it s said 1 John 3.8 from the beginning since he began he never did nor shall cease from the love although he may be forced to forbear the outward act of sin there 's in him an utter impotency to any good nor can he lay down his unholy inclination he may be curb'd he shall never be changed It s ever a torment to him not a delight to forbear any wickedness when he besought Christ not to torment him Luke 8 28. the torment against which he prayed was that his ejection out of the possessed whereby he was hindred from doing that hurt which he desired it being immediately added by the Evangelist For he Christ had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man Satan came to tempt Christ of his own inclination but he went away by Christs powerful command He ceased to molest Job when he had vexed him as much as he could obtain leave to do when he

written in the heart can command and change the heart and destroy in it the love and propension to sin Here is clearly applicable that of the Psalmist Psal 114 5 What ailed thee Oh thousea that thou fleddest thou Jordan that thou wert driven back ye mountains that ye skipped like Rams and ye little hills like Lambs The answer is Tremble thou earth at the presence of the Lord. Who but God can stop the Sun in its career and make it go backward Who but he can stop a Saul in his Journey and make him go back as well in heart as in body and become more earnest in praying then ever now he was in persecuting The Church complaing that she was as a Bullock unaccustomed to the yoak Jer. 31.18 aptly adds Turn thou me and I shall be turned The giving of a clean heart is a work of Creation Create it in me saith David Nor is the Goodnesse of God herein less observable then his Power How great is that love which doth us good against our wills and turned us when we were running greedily to our own destruction when we regarded the perswasions of men no more then doth the wild Ass as Job speaks the cry of the Driver When all the means which friends parents Job 39.7 Ministers could use to reclaim us were lost upon us nay we much worse as was the woman in the Gospel by going to the Physician then what love was it nay was it not for Christ to teach to touch the heart and to turn us when we had run even to Hel gates Nor was the smartest dispensation the most unpleasing stop the most pricking thorny hedg any other then an unspeakable mercy that hindred thee from finding thy way to Hell and running greedily to thine own damnation How much better was it to be diverted then damned 7. They who strive to hinder sinners in their course Observ 7. are like to meet with unkind returnes of opposition Till God turnes their hearts how angry are men with stops and vexed that bridges are broken down when they are running greedily and marching furiously All the hatred which Ministers meet with is because they would stop sinners in their way to hell and will not suffer them to be at peace when they are going on to eternal paines Never did any meet with so many cruel and bloody contradictions from sinners as he who in his life Doctrin and death did most oppose sin Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth saith Paul He who was sent to turn people from Satan to God had all the rage of people and Satan turned against him Hatred saith Luther is the Genius of the Gospel Sauls Javelin followed Davids Musick It s very likely that he who is quiet among sinners suffers them to be quiet in sin We should pity sinners though nay because they oppose us if we turn them they will love and thank us and whensoever they come to be their own friends they will be ours However the Lord will reward even unsuccessful faithfulness and to be sure we can much better bear hatred from the wicked for doing then from God for neglecting our duty 8. Observ 8. The best way by which to try our sin cerity is willingness to be stopt in any way in which our lusts would make us run most greedily If sinners run greedily and violently after their Lusts then none but Saints can rejoice when they are stopt in the prosecution of them and bless God as David did for Abigails counsel when they are hindred in any sinful career God promiseth to his Elect a thorny hedg Hos 2.6 if they will be gadding and they look upon it as a singular mercy they being thereby turned back to their first husband Only the people of God love that preaching which most opposeth their Lusts and that Angel most or Messenger of God which stands with the drawn Sword of the Word to hinder them in their unlawful journey Exangue nobile quoddam Martyrii genus The patient and thankful enduring of stops and stroaks when we are sinning is a very Noble though a bloodless Martyrdom a true note of true grace 9 Observ 9. Men have most cause to suspect their courses are is bad when swift When they run greedily that they run wickedly when they run fast that they run wrong When we are in any way of God commonly we do but go or rather creep but in the way of sin after the Error of Balaam we are ready to run and that greedily too we are here carryed with wind and tide our own inclinations and Satans impulsions the Jewes cryed out against Christ they not so much as whispering against Barabbas It was misguided Zeal when the Disciples desired that fire might come down from heaven When ever we are furious in any March we should fear that we are in Balaams Journey I mean we ought to suspect the goodness of that undertaking wherein we are most violent and to doubt that we are sailing to a wrong Port when with a full gale and a strong tide A smooth if a false way should not delight us nor should a rugged if a right way dishearten us It s no sign thou pleasest God or speakest the Truth because men do not oppose thee in what thou dost or sayest We must be wiser then either Christ or his Apostles if we have got the skil to please the most in doing that which is best The peaceableness of sinners is but impiety not opposed Rather should I hope that what I do is right when wicked men most rage and roar against me for doing it When the Divel roars saith Luther it s a sign I have struck him right that is good which Satan hates To conclude this Embrace no opinion because it is maintained with multitudes and violence Fire and faggot of old were but weak arguments to prove the truth of Transubstantiation As strong passions destroy a good so do they not seldom discover a bad cause 1 Cor. 4.19 Non vociferatio sed ratio Paul resolved to know not the speech but the power of them who were puffed up The worship of Diana is cryed up with more rage then that of the true God is advanced with Zeal 10 Observ 10. Little do they who run down the hill know where they shall stop These Seducers poured forth themselves to the utmost Who knows in what a sad agreement the very Parley and Treaty with any Lust may end The more modest motions which it makes at first may end in an excessive immoderate pouring forth and a profuse spending of what we have and are our time estates yea strength of body and soul and all which is in our power to bestow upon it Men foolishly may think that when they have gone thus or thus far they will go no further and stop at their pleasure and that their Lusts will grow dry as he in