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A06987	A Catholike and ecclesiasticall exposition vppon the epistle of S. Iude the apostle collected and gathered out of the workes of the best writers by Augustine Marlorat ... ; translated out of Latin into Englishe ... by I.D. mynister.	Marlorat, Augustin, 1506-1562.; I. D.	1584 (1584)	STC 17406.5; ESTC S4778	35,894	86

hee had exhorted the faythfull to saue that which was lost to the intent that hee may make them better vnderstand that all their indeuours and laboures are in vayne except God bee the worker hee sheweth that they cannot otherwise bee saued but by the powre of God Howbeit in this later member the greeke worde is otherwyse namely 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifieth a garding or keeping So hee should haue a respect to the first member when hee saith keepe your selues It followeth And to present you faultlesse before the presence of his glory A. Paule saith Aug. Mar. that God hath chosen vs before the foundation of the world was layde that wee should bee holy and without blame before him through loue Ephesians the firste Chapter verse the fourth But wee can neuer bee founde to bee such vnlesse God him selfe doe bring it to passe in vs. It followeth Wyth ioy I. Heere the faythfull ought to bee of good courage to perseuere in well doing to the ende L. Pelycane As if hee should say you haue great cause to reioyce and to bee glad for the comming of our Lord Iesus Chryste when other that seeme heere to liue deliciously in sinne for a season shall mourne lament True ioy the ioy that euery good christian man ought to haue hath alwayes faith annexed and ioyned with it according to this saying of Peter whom yee haue not seene meaninge Chryste and yet loue him in whom euen nowe though yee see him not yet doe you beleeue him reioyce with ioy vnspeakable and glorious receauing the ende of your faith euen the saluation of your soules The first epistle of Peter the first Chapter verse the eyght Here the godly beginne their ioy but when Chryste commeth to his last iudgement then it shall bee fully perfected and completed 25. To God our sauiour which only is wise The texte bee glory and maiesty and dominion and powre nowe and euer Amen To God our sauiour which onely is wise C. All creatures doe giue all the prayse and glory of all wysedome knowledge Caluin as most proper and peculiar to God alone see the sixeteenth chapter to the Romaines verse twenti-seuenth Aug Mar. To God our sauiour A. Wee haue declared before in the twenty-fourth verse and proued out of the scriptures that God alone is both the author and finisher of our saluation It followeth Bee glory maiesty and dominion and powre now and euer As wisedome so also to God only hee ascribeth all glory according to S. Paule saying in the first to Tymothe the first Chapter the 17. verse To the king euerlasting immortall inuisible vnto God onely wise bee honor and glory for euer and euer Amen And Dauid in his 104. Psalme the 31. verse The gloryous maiesty of the Lorde shall indure for euer the Lord shall reioyce in his workes It followeth Now and for euer Although the name of God bee continually prophaned and blasphemed of the wicked yet the godly doe euen now celebrate and set forth the glory and maiesty of the same which is a sacrifice most acceptable vnto our God as hee him selfe witnesseth by his prophet Dauid in the 50. Psalme the 23. verse Who so offereth mee thankes praise hee honoreth mee and to him that ordereth his conuersation a ryghte him wyll I shewe the saluation of God This word Amen as it is vsuall and familiar both with Christe our Sauiour him selfe with his Apostles with all the holy men of God so it confirmeth signeth and sealeth vp as it were whatsoeuer thinges haue beene wrytten or spoken by the saintes and holy men of God inspired wyth the holy-ghost so that wee neede not doubt of their faith truth and verity but cleaue contynually and sticke fast vnto them The which thinge that wee may doe God the Father of heauen graūt vnto vs who hath vouchedsafed to call vs into the fellowship of his sonne Iesus Christe B. To whom bee praise Bulling confession and thankes giuing worlde without ende Amen Soli Deo honor gloria Amen

altogether corrupted grosse and earthly not able of it selfe to aspire to the perfect knowledge of God vnlesse it bee renued and regenerated againe by his spirite as wel testifieth S. Paule in his first epistle to the Corinthians the second chapter the fouretenth verse 20. But yee dearely beloued The text edefie your selues in your most holy faith praying in the holy-ghost But yee dearely beloued B. Here againe hee exhorteth them as hee did before Bulling● to perseuere in the truth and to apply them selues to godlynes C. He sheweth them also that meanes Caluin how they may bee able to withstand and ouercome the sleights subtilties of Satan to make them of none effect to wete if they haue charity ioyned with faith watching cōtinually for the cōminge of Christe But as Iude is plentiful often in metaphors so also he hath his proper kinde of speaking which is briefly of vs to be noted marked It followeth Edifying your selues in your most holy fayth He signifieth that they must keepe the grounde and foundation of faith and that it is not sufficient to be grounded stablished in the right fayth ●g Mar. vnlesse wee grow increase dayly more and more therein A. For to builde reare vp this foundation of faith is nothing else but to profit more and more day by day in the knowledge of God and the Lord Iesus Christ which cannot verely be done and brought to passe but by the operation and working of the holy ghost C. Hee calleth their faith most holy faith ●aluin that they shoulde soundly and surely relie them selues thereuppon and sticke to the firmnes and strongnes thereof 〈◊〉 questi●n without waueringe But for so much as the whole perfection of man standeth in faith it seemeth a very absurde thing that he biddeth to lay another foundation as though faith were but the onely beginning of mans perfection Answere To this question the Apostle aunswereth when he saith that men are builded vpon faith immediatly he addeth charity meaninge thereby a liuely faith and not a deade faith Except peraduenture some man had rather take it thus that men are thē sayd to be builded vpon faith so farre forth as they profit and increase therein as we said before And verely the more that faith doth growe and increase the more it ariseth to a perfect building After this sorte here doth the Apostle cōmaunde vs to growe increase in faith to continue in prayer to walke accordinge to charity L. As if hee shoulde say L. Pelycane you that are spirituall giue diligence that more and more as liuely stones yee may bee ioyned together into the buildinge of God cleauing fast to the sure foundation of your most holy faith It followeth Caluin Praying in the holy-ghost C. This is the reason of perseuering if we bee indued with the powre of the holy-ghost As ofte therefore as mention is made of cōstant faith wee must haue recourse to prayer But because wee are wonte to pray commonly for a fashion sake hee addeth in spyrite As if hee shoulde say such is the great dulnesse and slougthfulnesse of our frayle fleshe so negligent wee are so kay-colde and so slacke in our prayinge that except we bee waked and stirred vp by the spirite of God no man can pray aright or as hee should doe Wee are so prone by nature to mystrustfulnesse diffidency and fearefulnesse that wee dare not bee so bolde to call God Father but by the motion of the same spirite Hence commeth this godly carefulnesse hence this earnest desire and vehemency hence this chearefulnes hence this trust and confidence in obtayning our petitions to conclude hence commeth these groninges that cannot bee expressed whereof S. Paule speaketh in the eyght to the Romaines verse the twenty-sixth Therefore Iudas teacheth not without cause that no man can pray as hee ought except he be directed by the spirite of God 21. And kepe your selues in the loue of God lookinge for the mercy of our Lorde Iesus Christe vnto eternall lyfe ●he texte And keepe your selues in the loue of God B. Seeing charity is that Glue that ioyneth and giueth as it were together into one body ●ulling and is that temple of God wherein hee delighteth wee must take good heede that we sticke together in mutuall charity one towards another and retaine our selues in the band of vnity and concorde A. Marlo A. whereof much hath bene spoken in the thinges that went before It followeth Lookinge for the mercy of our Lord Iesus Christe C. Because many thinges doe intise vs to fall away from God Caluin so that it is a very hard thinge for vs to bee kept sounde and perfect to God to the ende hee calleth backe the faithfull to the remēbraūce of the last day For the only looking for the same ought to stay vs vp least at any time wee should despayre or waxe weary of our life otherwise wee should of necessity fainte euery moment M. Lu● M. Here therefore is hope taught and the crosse commended vnto vs. For the whole rase and course of our life ought so to bee framed and trayned vp that wee should doe nothing els but looke and waighte and fight continually for the life to come It followeth Vnto eternall life A. This is the ende and scope of all our actions and doinges A. Mar● Caluin C. And here wee haue to note that onely through the merites and mercy of Christe and not for any workes of ours Iudas would haue vs to looke and hope for the lyfe to come For hee shall in such wise be our Iudge that hee will haue the free benefit of redemption purchased by him for a rule to iudge by A. Away therefore here Aug. Ma● with all mans merytes For not of workes that bee in ryghteousnesse which wee haue done sayth S. Paule in Tytus the thirde Chapter verse the fifth but accordinge to his mercy Chryste hath saued vs. B. Therefore beholding this end Bulling let vs serue God in a true fayth and in loue vnfayned 22. And haue compassion of some The texte seperating them ●erus And haue compassion I. After that Iudas had spoken many thinges concerninge these mockers seducers now againe hee teacheth the faithfull howe and after what sorte they ought to behaue them selues in correctinge and admonishing of their brethren that they may bee brought backe agayne to the Lord and that is after dyuers sortes according as euery mans nature is For towards the meeke and gentle and such as are tractable and easie to be taught wee must vse gentlenesse and lenity But with those that are obstinate and stubburne ●ug Mar. wee must deale more sharply to terrifie them and to feare them A. This is the rule of iudgemēt whereof mention was made afore First he describeth and setteth forth the nature of charity M. Luth. M which is to bee sory grieued to