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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

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want_n of_o profit_v under_o it_o as_o appear_z every_o where_o at_o this_o day_n the_o most_o powerful_a ministry_n shall_v little_o prevail_v so_o long_o as_o man_n come_v with_o their_o heart_n full_o fraught_v with_o their_o carnal_a imagination_n and_o with_o such_o heaviness_n of_o spirit_n second_o in_o that_o these_o dream_n be_v make_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o sin_n we_o be_v teach_v to_o learn_v the_o lesson_n of_o the_o apostle_n ephes._n 5.14_o awake_v thou_o that_o sleep_v and_o stand_v up_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o 1._o thess._n 5.6_o let_v we_o not_o sleep_v as_o other_o do_v which_o that_o we_o may_v do_v consider_v first_o the_o reason_n and_o mean_n which_o may_v be_v effectual_a to_o
love_n therefore_o not_o obedience_n answer_n ans._n there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o debt_n first_o a_o civil_a debt_n occasion_v by_o contract_n and_o bargain_v between_o man_n and_o man_n the_o second_o be_v a_o debt_n to_o which_o we_o be_v bind_v by_o god_n law_n and_o covenant_n the_o place_n be_v mean_v of_o the_o former_a so_o far_o as_o it_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n but_o we_o be_v bind_v still_o to_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n by_o the_o latter_a object_n ob._n matth._n 17.26_o the_o king_n son_n be_v free_a from_o tribute_n and_o therefore_o from_o subjection_n answer_n ans._n christ_n speak_v that_o of_o himself_o who_o by_o his_o birth_n be_v heir_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o by_o right_n be_v to_o pay_v none_o neither_o do_v but_o for_o avoid_v of_o offence_n what_o be_v this_o to_o free_v other_o man_n from_o obedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n object_n object_n 1._o cor._n 7._o you_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o price_n answer_n be_v you_o not_o the_o servant_n of_o man_n ans._n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o servant_n shall_v not_o subject_v themselves_o to_o man_n as_o to_o absolute_a lord_n for_o we_o must_v do_v service_n one_o to_o another_o for_o god_n sake_n and_o not_o only_o for_o god_n but_o in_o god_n object_n ob._n believer_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o so_o be_v able_a to_o govern_v themselves_o every_o way_n and_o need_v not_o any_o government_n of_o man_n answer_n ans._n one_o thing_n it_o be_v what_o we_o do_v another_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v we_o ought_v indeed_o so_o to_o live_v as_o not_o to_o need_v governor_n but_o we_o do_v not_o yea_o and_o if_o believer_n can_v yet_o be_v the_o reason_n naught_o for_o the_o church_n contain_v as_o well_o bad_a as_o good_a hypocrite_n as_o well_o as_o sincere_a christian_n and_o therefore_o the_o best_a church_n need_v magistracy_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o evil_a doer_n and_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v 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and_o execution_n matth._n 26._o paul_n himself_o who_o apostolical_a authority_n and_o spiritual_a weapon_n be_v able_a to_o bring_v down_o every_o opposition_n yet_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o must_v be_v judge_v by_o caesar_n act._n 25.11_o ob._n jerem._n 1.10_o object_n i_o set_v thou_o over_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n to_o plant_v and_o pluck_v up_o the_o prophet_n therefore_o and_o their_o successor_n be_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a unto_o civil_a magistracy_n answer_n an._n the_o prophet_n be_v set_v over_o nation_n &_o kingdom_n not_o to_o govern_v by_o the_o civil_a sword_n but_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o he_o be_v to_o plant_v and_o pluck_v up_o kingdom_n no_o otherwise_o than_o by_o declare_v that_o god_n will_v plant_v or_o pluck_v they_o up_o ob._n isaiah_n 60.10_o object_n king_n shall_v come_v and_o serve_v the_o church_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o therefore_o the_o church_n be_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a unto_o prince_n but_o they_o unto_o it_o ans._n in_o the_o church_n be_v two_o thing_n answer_n first_o the_o person_n of_o man_n second_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n bucer_n now_o king_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o church_n but_o how_o not_o to_o the_o person_n of_o believer_n but_o to_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n namely_o the_o word_n sacrament_n faith_n etc._n etc._n object_n object_n king_n and_o magistrate_n be_v as_o sheep_n minister_n be_v pastor_n and_o shepherd_n therefore_o they_o be_v under_o the_o minister_n as_o the_o flock_n under_o the_o shepherd_n ans._n in_o the_o prophet_n pastor_n answer_n and_o minister_n consider_v two_o thing_n first_o their_o person_n second_o their_o ministry_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o person_n all_o of_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o own_o prince_n and_o that_o for_o conscience_n sake_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o ministry_n prince_n and_o magistrate_n be_v to_o be_v subject_a thereunto_o as_o wherein_o the_o word_n be_v teach_v and_o sacrament_n administer_v even_o as_o a_o mean_a man_n be_v a_o sergeant_n may_v arrest_v a_o baron_n earl_n or_o duke_n who_o may_v not_o resist_v he_o because_o he_o come_v with_o the_o prince_n authority_n unto_o which_o he_o must_v yield_v himself_o though_o not_o unto_o the_o person_n of_o the_o sergeant_n so_o must_v magistrate_n to_o the_o minister_n come_v not_o in_o their_o own_o but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n for_o this_o also_o must_v be_v mark_v that_o magistrate_n be_v not_o simple_o subject_n to_o the_o ministry_n but_o so_o far_o as_o the_o word_n be_v right_o teach_v and_o sacrament_n du●ie_v administer_v for_o else_o they_o have_v power_n either_o to_o reform_v or_o depose_v such_o minister_n as_o shall_v fail_v in_o their_o administration_n for_o even_o in_o this_o regard_n themselves_o be_v shepherd_n as_o isai._n 44.1_o cyrus_n be_v call_v a_o shepherd_n though_o otherwise_o he_o be_v a_o sheep_n so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v true_o teach_v and_o direct_v by_o the_o minister_n so_o much_o of_o the_o ground_n use_v by_o this_o doctrine_n we_o may_v discover_v the_o wickedness_n and_o horrible_a rebellion_n of_o sundry_a person_n in_o this_o age_n first_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o most_o ancient_a rebel_n world_n who_o have_v for_o many_o hundred_o year_n take_v upon_o he_o a_o usurp_a supremacy_n over_o all_o civil_a government_n in_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o high_a rebellion_n which_o ever_o the_o world_n have_v hear_v of_o see_v there_o be_v not_o a_o soul_n which_o must_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n object_n ob._n yea_o but_o that_o place_n be_v mean_v of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a but_o the_o pope_n themselves_o be_v exempt_v ans._n but_o beside_o that_o the_o text_n command_v every_o soul_n to_o be_v subject_a answer_n it_o be_v make_v a_o note_n of_o antichrist_n to_o exalt_v himself_o above_o god_n and_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n that_o be_v all_o magistrate_n object_n ob._n but_o they_o allege_v the_o example_n of_o vzziah_n the_o king_n 2._o chron._n 26.20_o who_o take_v upon_o he_o presumptuous_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n azariah_n the_o priest_n resist_v he_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o depose_v he_o from_o his_o kingdom_n ans._n azariah_n resist_v the_o king_n not_o by_o force_n answer_n or_o violence_n but_o by_o word_n only_o and_o admonition_n whereby_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o depart_v the_o temple_n neither_o do_v he_o depose_v he_o from_o his_o government_n but_o be_v by_o god_n strike_v sudden_o with_o a_o leprosy_n he_o be_v by_o the_o law_n shut_v out_o from_o the_o company_n and_o society_n of_o man_n and_o so_o disable_v to_o govern_v although_o the_o right_a of_o it_o still_o belong_v unto_o he_o object_n ob._n they_o allege_v likewise_o the_o example_n of_o jehoiadah_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o depose_v queen_n athaliah_n from_o her_o kingdom_n and_o set_v up_o young_a joash_n to_o be_v king_n 2._o chron._n 23._o therefore_o the_o pope_n have_v authority_n to_o depose_v king_n and_o emperor_n answer_n answ._n jehoiadah_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v next_o to_o the_o king_n in_o blood_n 2._o chro._n 22.11_o and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o land_n who_o depose_v she_o not_o alone_o but_o by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o all_o the_o state_n and_o peer_n of_o the_o land_n as_o chap._n 23.1.2_o he_o indeed_o be_v chief_o name_v because_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o in_o blood_n neither_o do_v he_o set_v up_o joas_n but_o help_v to_o maintain_v his_o ●ight_n which_o be_v usurp_v by_o attaliah_n in_o a_o word_n he_o protect_v the_o right_a heir_n but_o can_v not_o himself_o nor_o do_v not_o dispose_v the_o kingdom_n unto_o he_o and_o of_o this_o kind_n be_v all_o their_o allegation_n which_o yield_v no_o patronage_n at_o all_o to_o that_o usurp_a
and_o unfit_a for_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o the_o rich_a deceive_v the_o poor_a but_o jude_n commend_v they_o because_o they_o be_v in_o other_o church_n right_o and_o religious_o use_v cloud_n they_o be_v without_o water_n carry_v about_o of_o wind_n these_o word_n contain_v the_o eight_o and_o nine_o sin_n of_o these_o wicked_a man_n which_o the_o better_a to_o know_v what_o they_o be_v let_v we_o a_o little_a consider_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o cloud_n they_o be_v without_o water_n i●_n please_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o compare_v prophet_n and_o teacher_n unto_o cloud_n and_o their_o doctrine_n unto_o the_o drop_n and_o distil_v of_o the_o rain_n and_o sweet_a shower_n fall_v from_o these_o cloud_n 46_o so_o the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n be_v command_v to_o set_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o way_n of_o teman_fw-mi and_o drop_v his_o word_n towards_o the_o south_n and_o his_o prophecy_n towards_o the_o forest_n deut._n 32.2_o my_o doctrine_n shall_v drop_v as_o the_o rain_n and_o my_o speech_n shall_v distil_v as_o the_o dew_n as_o the_o shower_n upon_o the_o herb_n and_o as_o the_o great_a rain_n upon_o the_o grass_n mich._n 2.7_o and_o 11._o the_o word_n translate_v 46_o prophecy_n signify_v proper_o to_o drop_n or_o distil_v the_o reason_n of_o which_o comparison_n be_v render_v isai._n 55.10.11_o because_o as_o the_o rain_n fall_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o return_v not_o in_o vain_a but_o moisten_v it_o and_o make_v it_o bring_v forth_o and_o bud_v that_o it_o may_v give_v seed_n to_o the_o sour_a and_o bread_n to_o he_o that_o eat_v so_o the_o word_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o minister_n return_v not_o void_a but_o accomplish_v the_o lord_n will_v and_o prosper_v in_o the_o thing_n whereto_o it_o be_v send_v in_o become_v the_o savour_n of_o life_n to_o the_o salvation_n of_o some_o and_o of_o death_n unto_o the_o death_n of_o they_o that_o perish_v the_o word_n then_o stand_v upon_o this_o 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not_o repent_v second_o suspension_n whereby_o offender_n be_v debar_v from_o the_o lord_n table_n three_o excommunication_n whereby_o man_n be_v deliver_v up_o to_o satan_n and_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o society_n of_o god_n people_n of_o these_o three_o this_o last_o be_v here_o most_o proper_o mean_v ob._n but_o some_o will_v say_v excommunication_n be_v of_o no_o force_n it_o be_v light_o regard_v and_o therefore_o can_v be_v no_o great_a mean_n of_o fear_n to_o offender_n ans._n this_o censure_n use_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n can_v but_o be_v full_a of_o horror_n and_o terror_n and_o the_o most_o forcible_a as_o the_o last_o mean_v of_o this_o fear_n matth._n 18.17_o if_o he_o hear_v not_o the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a what_o will_v move_v a_o man_n if_o this_o will_v not_o that_o the_o whole_a church_n shall_v account_v of_o he_o as_o a_o pagan_a or_o heathen_a the_o incestuous_a person_n 1._o corinth_n 5.5_o thus_o censure_v be_v 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as_o thou_o be_v note_n of_o a_o ungodly_a and_o unrepentant_a heart_n the_o godly_a commit_v ungodliness_n but_o not_o ungod_o as_o the_o wicked_a psal._n 42.3_o god_n will_v must_v be_v obey_v in_o be_v both_o do_v and_o suffer_v of_o 〈◊〉_d isai._n 11.16_o a_o great_a misery_n of_o great_a man_n to_o be_v most_o admire_v but_o least_o admonish_v psal._n 15.4_o act._n 15.28_o the_o pop●_n succeed_v peter_n only_o in_o denial_n of_o christ._n pro._n 9.8_o popish_a doctrine_n a_o mockery_n of_o christian_a religion_n psal._n 119.127_o gal._n 5.17_o sin_n will_v dwell_v in_o we_o while_o we_o dwell_v in_o the_o flesh_n but_o it_o may_v not_o reign_v as_o a_o commander_n in_o us._n matth._n 5.8_o mat._n 28.19_o who_o we_o may_v not_o separate_v from_o in_o public_a assembly_n we_o need_v not_o private_o converse_v with_o the_o natural_a man_n procure_v that_o so_o he_o shall_v be_v bear_v in_o adam_n and_o be_v therefore_o excuseless_a papist_n foolish_a builder_n lay_v the_o foundation_n 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matth._n 20._o luk._n 24.21_o act._n 1.6_o mat._n 16.22_o note_v well_o perk._n probl._n pag._n 1._o operum_fw-la ult._n edit_fw-la p._n 367._o &_o pag._n 741._o perk._n operum_fw-la p._n 431._o col_fw-fr 2._o 1._o cor._n 10.21_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cicero_n cyprian_a dan._n 3._o see_v perkins_n practice_v of_o a_o reform_a catholic_a operum_fw-la p._n 743_o campian_n see_v the_o first_o and_o four_o day_n conference_n extant_a b._n jewel_n against_o harding_n antiquissimum_fw-la verissim●●_n ●●hilterinq●●_n quod_fw-la posterius_fw-la heb._n 9.25.26_o de_fw-fr eccles_n rom._n idol●latria_n council_n trident_n sess_v 14_o cap._n 7._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr pontis_fw-la rom._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 8._o stapleton_n say_v that_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n must_v be_v hold_v in_o pain_n of_o damnation_n see_v 5._o and_o 6._o conclusion_n 1._o book_n 2._o chapt_n pag._n 51._o non_fw-la omnis_fw-la concordia_fw-la bona_fw-la est_fw-la daemonum_fw-la legio_fw-la concor_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la latronum_fw-la conspiratio_fw-la muscul._n in_o matth._n 8.2_o 8.2_o article_n of_o religion_n set_v out_o anno_fw-la 1562._o and_o in_o parliament_n approve_a eliz_n 13._o c._n 12_o 12_o jer._n 2.19_o &_o 6._o c._n 16._o 16._o sadeel_n refut_n assert_v pos●a●_n c._n 9_o 9_o his_o majesty_n late_a proclamation_n and_o speech_n at_o the_o parliament_n parliament_n d._n 〈◊〉_d on_o jude_n by_o 25._o note_n perk._n in_o matth._n 4._o vers_fw-la 5._o &_o operum_fw-la p._n 741_o noli_fw-la quaestu●sum_fw-la ulcus_fw-la tangere_fw-la erasm._n erasm._n bristol_n bristol_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n monument_n renaldus_n furor_fw-la etiam_fw-la post_fw-la ●atae_fw-la story_n device_n of_o a_o iron_n cage_n against_o protestant_n turn_v ●nto_o a_o bu●dle_n and_o halter_n against_o himself_o himself_o according_a to_o his_o majesty_n most_o wise_a observation_n his_o last_o speech_n at_o parliament_n parliament_n parry_n lopez_n bull●_n p●_n qui●●a_n cicero_n picturer_n in_o 〈◊〉_d jud._n 11._o psal._n 130.7_o tollet_fw-la instruct_v sacerd_v note_v i_o speak_v not_o against_o the_o league_n of_o concord_n isay._n 1.6_o elephas_n or_o elephan●iosis_n the_o leprosit_a levit._n 13._o exod._n 32._o kibroth_n hataavah_o num._n 25.9_o confer_v with_o 1._o cor._n 10._o ●_o gen._n 46.34_o &_o 43.32_o romish_a balami●s_n make_v their_o pate_n bald_a and_o shave_v their_o beard_n leu._n ●1_n 5_o exod._n 20._o romanist_n reserve_v of_o the_o bread_n in_o the_o mass_n and_o relic_n of_o man_n superstitious_o exod._n 1●_n 10_o deut._n 34.6_o deut._n ●3_n 6_o vers._n 3._o vers._n 7._o coniugia_fw-la extera_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o re●pub_fw-la causa_fw-la &_o conscientia_fw-la vetuit_fw-la jun._n in_o deut._n 21._o exo._n 34.16_o exo._n 21.4_o 21.4_o an._n dom._n 315._o 315._o an._n dom._n ●10_n t●m_fw-la 2._o can._n 73._o num._n 14.8_o 2._o chron._n 2.17_o vers._n 18._o