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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

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in_o jesus_n ver_fw-la 21._o christ_n be_v truth_n lust_n be_v vanity_n and_o deception_n christ_n give_v true_a happiness_n and_o more_o than_o be_v ever_o expect_v lust_n delude_v disappoint_v corrupt_v to_o end_v this_o needful_a point_n in_o all_o worldly_a pleasure_n wise_o draw_v off_o thy_o soul_n by_o compare_v such_o sordid_a puddle_n with_o the_o crystal_n river_n of_o eternal_a joy_n let_v moderation_n and_o heavenly_a discourse_n be_v two_o dish_n at_o every_o banquet_n a_o soldier_n sup_v with_o plato_n who_o have_v provide_v nothing_o but_o green_a herb_n say_v he_o who_o sup_v with_o plato_n shall_v be_v better_o the_o next_o day_n tertullian_n say_v of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n that_o they_o do_v not_o tam_fw-la coenam_fw-la coenare_fw-la quam_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la one_o will_v have_v think_v they_o have_v be_v at_o a_o sermon_n not_o at_o a_o supper_n oh_o that_o spiriritual_a delight_n be_v more_o taste_v he_o who_o live_v at_o the_o table_n of_o a_o king_n despise_v scrap_n and_o such_o be_v all_o worldly_a pleasure_n esteem_v by_o he_o who_o have_v taste_v how_o sweet_a the_o lord_n be_v the_o more_o pleasant_a any_o thing_n be_v to_o we_o the_o more_o suspect_v let_v it_o be_v by_o we_o satan_n lie_v in_o ambush_n behind_o our_o lawful_a enjoyment_n as_o the_o body_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o be_v christian_a temperance_n the_o aedituus_fw-la tertullian_n tertullian_n or_o keeper_n of_o that_o temple_n ver_fw-la 11._o wo_n unto_o they_o for_o they_o have_v go_v in_o the_o way_n of_o cain_n and_o run_v greedy_o after_o the_o error_n of_o balaam_n for_o reward_n and_o perish_v in_o the_o gainsay_n of_o core_n at_o this_o verse_n and_o so_o on_o to_o the_o seventeen_o our_o apostle_n prosecute_v the_o three_o part_n of_o that_o second_o argument_n whereby_o he_o put_v the_o christian_n upon_o contend_v for_o the_o faith_n against_o seducer_n that_o second_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o those_o seducer_n and_o it_o be_v prosecute_v from_o the_o four_o to_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n of_o this_o epistle_n 2._o pag._n 1._o part_n 2._o in_o the_o manage_n whereof_o as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o the_o apostle_n have_v first_o set_v down_o several_a example_n of_o god_n wrath_n upon_o other_o in_o former_a time_n for_o their_o sin_n from_o the_o four_o to_o the_o eight_o verse_n and_o second_o have_v declare_v that_o these_o seducer_n live_v in_o the_o same_o sin_n which_o god_n have_v former_o punish_v in_o other_o from_o the_o eight_o to_o this_o eleven_o verse_n 3._o he_o now_o three_o conclude_v that_o these_o practise_v their_o impiety_n shall_v partake_v of_o their_o plague_n and_o this_o conclusion_n he_o prosecute_v throughout_o this_o eleven_o verse_n and_o forward_o unto_o the_o seventeen_o in_o the_o handle_n of_o which_o conclusion_n the_o apostle_n conclude_v the_o destruction_n of_o these_o 1._o by_o propound_v 2._o by_o expound_v it_o or_o 1_o by_o a_o denunciation_n thereof_o 2._o by_o a_o delineation_n thereof_o 1._o by_o propound_v and_o denounce_v thereof_o in_o those_o word_n of_o this_o eleven_o verse_n woe_n unto_o they_o 2._o by_o a_o expound_v or_o delineat_v thereof_o in_o the_o follow_a expression_n of_o this_o and_o the_o other_o verse_n unto_o the_o seventeen_o and_o he_o expound_v it_o by_o a_o mix_a description_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o misery_n and_o he_o mix_o describe_v their_o sin_n and_o misery_n the_o effect_n of_o their_o sin_n three_o way_n loc_fw-la nominat_fw-la hos_fw-la tres_fw-la prae_fw-la aliis_fw-la quia_fw-la hi_o tres_fw-la fuere_fw-la dei_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o sanctitatis_fw-la host_n ac_fw-la fideles_fw-la seducere_fw-la &_o ecclesiam_fw-la perdere_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la unde_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la simonis_n gnosticorum_fw-la &_o haereticorum_fw-la typi_fw-la &_o prodromi_fw-la cor._n lapide_fw-la in_o loc_fw-la 1._o from_o the_o suitable_a example_n of_o cain_n balaam_n core_n in_o this_o
eleven_o verse_n who_o he_o rather_o mention_n then_o any_o other_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o great_a hurtfulness_n to_o the_o church_n by_o cruelty_n seduction_n and_o sedition_n they_o be_v the_o type_n and_o forerunner_n of_o these_o seducer_n 2._o from_o sundry_a elegant_a comparison_n ver_fw-la 12_o 13_o 3._o from_o the_o certain_a and_o infallible_a prophecy_n of_o enoch_n propound_v and_o amplify_v for_o 14_o 15_o 16._o this_o eleven_o verse_n then_o consist_v of_o these_o two_o part_n 1._o a_o denunciation_n of_o woe_n and_o judgement_n 2._o a_o amplification_n thereof_o from_o the_o three_o forementioned_a example_n of_o cain_n balaam_n core_n 1._o the_o denunciation_n of_o judgement_n in_o these_o word_n woe_n unto_o they_o explication_n it_o may_v be_v demand_v in_o what_o sense_n the_o word_n woe_n unto_o they_o be_v here_o use_v and_o how_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o utter_v of_o this_o word_n woe_n denote_v in_o scripture_n grievous_a calamity_n and_o misery_n either_o present_a or_o approach_a be_v use_v three_o way_n 1._o praedicentis_fw-la vae_fw-la condolentis_fw-la imprecantis_fw-la praedicentis_fw-la there_o be_v vae_fw-la dolentis_fw-la and_o condolentis_fw-la when_o woe_n be_v use_v as_o a_o exclamation_n of_o grief_n pity_n and_o commiseration_n and_o than_o it_o import_v as_o much_o as_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v alas_o how_o be_o i_o grieve_v in_o consideration_n of_o their_o approach_a ruin_n for_o these_o wretched_a sinner_n that_o be_v run_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n and_o thus_o the_o word_n woe_n be_v often_o take_v in_o scripture_n as_o mich._n 7.1_o where_o the_o church_n resent_v the_o general_a corruption_n of_o the_o time_n and_o her_o small_a number_n cry_v out_o woe_n be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o as_o when_o they_o have_v gather_v the_o summer_n fruit_n as_o the_o glean_n of_o the_o vintage_n the_o good_a man_n be_v perish_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o be_v none_o upright_o among_o man_n thus_o also_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 24.16_o lay_v to_o heart_n the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v to_o follow_v express_v his_o holy_a sympathy_n in_o these_o word_n woe_n unto_o i_o the_o treacherous_a dealer_n have_v deal_v treacherous_o etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o same_o prophet_n again_o chap._n 6.5_o then_o say_v i_o woe_n be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n etc._n etc._n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v the_o king_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n etc._n etc._n so_o jer._n 4.41_o and_o 6.4_o jer._n 13.27_o and_o 45.3_o lam._n 5.16_o now_o though_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o faithful_a do_v and_o aught_o with_o holy_a commiseration_n to_o lay_v to_o heart_n the_o misery_n of_o other_o yet_o i_o understand_v not_o this_o expression_n of_o woe_n in_o this_o place_n in_o this_o sense_n for_o beside_o that_o judas_n know_v that_o these_o seducer_n be_v ungodly_a man_n and_o appoint_v to_o this_o condemnation_n his_o scope_n be_v not_o to_o express_v his_o sorrow_n for_o they_o but_o to_o warn_v the_o church_n of_o they_o by_o discover_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o they_o 2._o there_o be_v vae_fw-la imprecantis_fw-la a_o woe_n of_o curse_v and_o imprecation_n use_v sometime_o by_o godly_a man_n against_o the_o implacable_a and_o irrecoverable_a enemy_n of_o god_n thus_o the_o prophet_n habakkuk_n utter_v it_o against_o the_o caldean_a who_o waste_v the_o church_n hab._n 2.6_o 9_o 12_o 15_o 19_o 59.14_o psal_n 40_o 14_o 15_o 59.14_o thus_o david_n psal_n 109.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n pray_v for_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o enemy_n that_o the_o apostle_n have_v this_o power_n of_o curse_v the_o incurable_a enemy_n of_o the_o church_n who_o destruction_n the_o lord_n have_v extraordinary_o reveal_v to_o thusand_v that_o they_o use_v it_o be_v very_o evident_a paul_n pray_v 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n 4.14_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v reward_v alexander_n the_o coppersmith_n according_a to_o his_o work_n and_o its_o hard_a to_o deny_v 40._o non_fw-la dicit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reddet_fw-la sol_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reddat_fw-la sunt_fw-la vota_fw-la imprceantis_fw-la non_fw-la verba_fw-la praedicentis_fw-la rivet_n in_o psal_n 40._o that_o judas_n in_o this_o place_n do_v put_v forth_o that_o power_n against_o these_o seducer_n sure_o i_o be_o paul_n gal._n 5.12_o pray_v that_o the_o false_a teacher_n may_v be_v cut_v off_o who_o trouble_v the_o church_n and_o he_o who_o enable_v the_o apostle_n to_o foreknow_v the_o ruin_n of_o seducer_n certain_o without_o error_n may_v help_v they_o to_o desire_v it_o holy_o without_o revenge_n and_o never_o do_v either_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n express_v so_o much_o heavenly_a vehemency_n against_o any_o as_o against_o those_o who_o hinder_v the_o eternal_a salvation_n of_o soul_n witness_v the_o woe_n eight_o time_n repeat_v by_o christ_n against_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n matt._n 23._o as_o also_o paul_n carriage_n towards_o elimas_n the_o sorcerer_n act_v 13._o some_o indeed_o of_o this_o impious_a rabble_n who_o be_v not_o so_o obstinate_a malicious_a and_o subtle_a as_o other_o judas_n may_v spare_v he_o desire_v the_o christian_n afterward_o that_o on_o some_o they_o shall_v have_v compassion_n put_v a_o difference_n and_o if_o it_o be_v here_o demand_v how_o the_o apostle_n can_v lawful_o say_v woe_n unto_o they_o i_o answer_v 1._o he_o express_v not_o this_o woe_n unto_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o own_o cause_n but_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n not_o as_o they_o be_v he_o but_o god_n enemy_n 2._o he_o direct_v not_o his_o imprecation_n against_o person_n curable_a but_o incurable_a and_o he_o may_v know_v they_o to_o be_v so_o by_o some_o extraordinary_a inspiration_n 3._o his_o affection_n herein_o be_v not_o carnal_a but_o divine_a and_o spiritual_a stir_v up_o pur_o by_o zeal_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o 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they_o that_o be_v with_o child_n and_o give_v suck_v in_o those_o day_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o sense_n though_o some_o learned_a man_n exclude_v not_o that_o which_o be_v last_o mention_v we_o may_v safe_o admit_v in_o this_o place_n our_o apostle_n conclude_v that_o undoubted_o they_o who_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o the_o worst_a of_o former_a sinner_n in_o respect_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v as_o miserable_a as_o they_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o punishment_n observation_n 1_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a woe_n 1._o obser_n 1._o be_v the_o true_a woe_n to_o be_v woeful_a indeed_o be_v to_o be_v under_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n this_o be_v the_o woe_n here_o by_o judas_n denounce_v against_o and_o by_o god_n inflict_v upon_o these_o seducer_n whatever_o woe_n come_v without_o god_n wrath_n may_v have_v more_o of_o weal_n in_o it_o then_o of_o woe_n other_o woe_n touch_v the_o skin_n these_o the_o soul_n other_o woe_n part_v between_o we_o and_o our_o estate_n name_n worldly_a comfort_n 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adipidibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la luto_fw-la involutae_fw-la nihil_fw-la tenue_n nihil_fw-la coe_n least_o sed_fw-la semper_fw-la de_fw-la carnibus_fw-la &_o ructu_fw-la &_o ventris_fw-la ingluvie_fw-la cogitant_fw-la hier._n l._n 2._o adv_n jou._n quantò_fw-la corpus_fw-la impletur_fw-la tantò_fw-la anima_fw-la minoratur_fw-la greg._n isai_n 5.6_o hierom_n and_o ambrose_n observe_v that_o as_o moses_n receive_v the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n when_o he_o be_v much_o in_o fast_v so_o he_o break_v the_o table_n when_o he_o see_v that_o the_o people_n have_v be_v eat_v and_o drink_v as_o think_v that_o after_o feast_v the_o people_n be_v unfit_a to_o hear_v the_o law_n how_o can_v a_o impure_a glutton_n lift_v up_o in_o prayer_n pure_a hand_n surfeit_v oppress_v the_o heart_n and_o suffer_v it_o not_o to_o lift_v up_o itself_o towards_o heaven_n it_o be_v the_o birdlime_n of_o the_o soul_n wing_n it_o be_v a_o weight_n which_o press_v we_o down_o in_o our_o race_n yea_o rather_o the_o ungirding_n of_o the_o loin_n of_o our_o mind_n our_o affection_n which_o like_o long_a and_o loose_a garment_n be_v let_v down_o into_o the_o mire_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n hinder_v and_o stop_v we_o in_o our_o spiritual_a progress_n oh_o how_o unfit_a a_o mansion_n be_v a_o beastly_a epicure_n for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o dwell_v in_o the_o be_v drink_v with_o wine_n be_v oppose_v to_o the_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n ephes_n 6.18_o the_o voluptuous_a sensualist_n be_v only_o a_o hogsty_n for_o satan_n to_o lodge_v in_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n find_v no_o rest_n in_o dry_a place_n in_o those_o who_o be_v sober_a and_o temperate_a in_o worldly_a enjoyment_n but_o like_o the_o swine_n not_o delight_v in_o such_o dust_n parisiens_fw-la dust_n loca_fw-la arida_fw-la sunt_fw-la homines_fw-la temperatè_fw-la viventes_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la diabolus_fw-la non_fw-la invenit_fw-la requiem_n parisiens_fw-la he_o love_v to_o wallow_v in_o a_o sensual_a and_o impure_a 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become_v by_o gluttony_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o plaster_n a_o wound_n the_o glutton_n dig_v his_o grave_n with_o his_o tooth_n and_o be_v a_o self_n destroyer_n they_o who_o most_o follow_v most_o fly_v from_o pleasure_n have_v take_v their_o leave_n of_o a_o hour_n pleasure_n they_o oft_o meet_v with_o a_o year_n pain_n the_o temperate_a person_n only_o enjoy_v the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o creature_n 7_o this_o sin_n be_v the_o ruin_n and_o hazard_v of_o man_n estate_n the_o very_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luxury_n proper_o signify_v the_o not_o preserve_v or_o keep_v of_o the_o good_a which_o we_o enjoy_v how_o many_o have_v swallow_v their_o estate_n down_o their_o throat_n 23.21_o prov._n 23.21_o the_o drunkard_n and_o the_o glutton_n say_v solomon_n shall_v come_v to_o poverty_n the_o philosopher_n ask_v of_o the_o frugal_a citizen_n but_o a_o penny_n but_o beg_v of_o the_o prodigal_a a_o talon_n because_o he_o think_v of_o the_o one_o he_o may_v beg_v oft_o of_o the_o 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