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A89503	A practical commentary, or An exposition with notes on the Epistle of Jude. Delivered (for the most part) in sundry weekly lectures at Stoke-Newington in Middlesex. By Thomas Manton, B.D. and minister of Covent-Garden.	Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1657 (1657)	Wing M530; Thomason E930_1; ESTC R202855	471,190	600

continually behold his face and stand before him Dan. 7. 10. In such a blessed place and in such blessed company was their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 their abode or habitation when God disposed the several Creatures into proper mansions and places of abode he took the Angels into his own train and glorious attendants that they might be still with him other Creatures were his Servants those his Courtiers that is his Houshold and ordinary Servants that were to attend as in his Chamber of Presence 2. In this place they were to enjoy God and glorifie God their happiness was to enjoy God their duty to glorifie him there they behold his face Matth. 18. 10. for vision and sight of God is the happiness of rational Creatures and therefore our happy estate is expressed by beholding him face to face and David saith Psal 16. 11. in thy presence or in thy face is fulnesse of joy in Heaven then did God manifest himselfe to them there they were to applaud his Counsels receive his Commands to love God with the most perfect embraces of their will and to fulfil his Commandments hearkning to the voice of his Word 3. From this place they are now driven into the lower parts of the World as being a place more fit for sin and misery that the place into which they are driven is the bottom and center of the Earth cannot be shewen out of Scripture rather the contrary for sometimes they are said to fly up and down in the air and therefore is Sathan called the Prince of the power of the air Eph. 2. 3. and the other Divels Principalities and spiritual wickednesses in high places Eph. 6. 12. They aspire to get as high as they can but they can get no further then the Regions of the ●ire and sometimes they are said to compasse the earth to and fro Job 1. 7. The Earth is Sathans walk and circuit where he seeks to do mischief and sometimes they are in the Sea Matth. 8. 33. for as yet they are not in that prison and place of torments where they shall abide for ever under the wrath of the Lord therefore when Christ checketh their power in the world they expostulate with him Jesus thou Son of David ar● thou come to torment us before our time Matth. 8. 29. and besought him that he would not cast them into the great deep by which some understand the final place of their residence and torments even the lowest place of the world most remote from the highest Heavens which place as yet they have not entred but how is it said that they are already cast down into Hell 2 Pet. 2. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I Answer that expression doth onely note the dreadfulnesse of their fal from so glorious a mansion to such a place of misery and because where ever they are they carry their own Hell with them though by Gods permission they are as yet suffered to remain in the Air or Earth 4. Departing from Heaven they departed from all the happiness and glory which they enjoyed there namely that light which they had in their understandings to behold God that power in their wills to love and s●rve him in stead of which they are filled with darknesse and malice and become the unreconsilable enemies of God and Man as to their light their gracious knowledge is quite extinct their natural knowledge much Eclipsed and their experimental knowledge not enongh to engage their hearts to God as to their integrity and holiness in stead of a will to love and serve God there are nothing but obstinate purposes to do evil and endeavours to hinder the glory of God and the good of Man 1 Pet. 5. 8. lest we should enjoy that happiness which he hath left Hence those titles given then in Scripture as Divel which signifieth a Slanderer Sathan which signifieth an Enemy the Tempter Matth. 4. 1. because he dayly solliciteth us to evil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the evil one Matth. 5. being full of wickedness himselfe he maketh it his study and care to propagate it in others Belial 2 Cor. 6. 15. unprofitable as good for nothing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the destroyer because he worketh mischief the old Serpent Rev. 12. 6. because under the shape of the serpent he poysoned Eve as to their power it is much broken and limitted they are held in the chains of providence they could not do hurt to the herd of Swine without permission Luke 9. 26. 5. Though they have lost much of the glory and power annexed to their habitation yet many tokens of the divine image do as yet remain in them holiness is as we said utterly lost he sinneth from the beginning 1 John 3. 8. that is doth nothing else but sin and Acquinas saith well Hoc est Angelis casus quod hominibus mors their fall into sin to them is as death to us but now in other things they have much left as man after his fall is like a drisled picture and had onely enough left to shew what he once was so the Angels though they are much fallen from the excellency of their nature yet there is enough left to shew that once they were glorions creatures that which remaineth may be referred to two heads their great cunning and active power 1. Their knowledge and cunning is great they have much natural and experimental knowledge so as they can discern hidden causes and virtues which scape the flight of mans reason and understanding they know how to apply active to passive things can guess notably at future events but as for a certain knowledge of them unless of such things as depend upon necessary causes that is proper to God and accordingly he challengeth it Isa 41. 23. shew the things that are to come that we may know that ye are Gods c. Therefore the Divels Oracles were either false or doubtful as 2 Kings 22. 16. great skill in Arts and tongues they have as appeareth by their teaching those things with wonderful facility to those that have familiarity with them in divine things they know enough of God and his justice as to feel an horror impressed upon themselves Jam. 2. 19 Luk. 4. 34. Acts 19. 15 besides they are of wonderful sagarity to judge of mens hearts by the gestures the motion of the blood and spirits and other such external signes for directly they do not know the thoughts that is the priviledge of God 2. Their power is great still though limited so that it cannot be exercised but when and where and as God will they are able to raise tempests to bring fire from Heaven as they did to ruine Jobs house and children Job 1. they can deceive with lying miracles but true miracles can onely be wrought by a divine power being of much sagacity and skill in the secrets of nature they may poyson the air destroy the bodies of men infest and trouble beasts and cattel in short do all

but not in their own spirits I am a worm in a much lower Sphere and yet of a prouder heart they are aff●ble meek modost why am I so fierce and impatient of contradiction Once more If the judgments of God light upon greater Personages for their pride say what will become of me in me 't is more odious If God destroy those whose height is as the height of Cedars Amos 2. 9. surely the Reed should tremble Many times mean and base people that have no tincture of ingenuity and are of no name or quality in the world have pride enough to be bitter enemies to Gods children David saith Psal 35. 15. The abjects gathered themselves together to make Songs against me when as God rebuketh Kings for their sakes If he visit the Throne will he not visit the Ale bench What scorn will he cast upon this sawcy dust these spightful worms that have only malice enough to snarle and can go no further If the great men of the earth tremble shall the bondmen go free Rev. 16. 15. But chiefly upon this occasion would I commend to you the example of the Lord Christ to take down pride this is an example that will shame us indeed what ever the pride be are you puffed up with pride of vain conceit Christ stripped himself of all his glory Phil. 2. 7. with pride of revenge men are loath to strike sale to seek to an enemy they scorn it Jesus Christ though such an excellent person loved us first 1 John 4. 19. sued to his enemies is it disdain of our condition pride of murmurings he made himself a worm and no man and when he was rich in the glory of the God-Head became poor for our sakes Matth. 10. 24. The Desciple is not above his Master nor the servant above his Lord if we be scorned would we be better dealt with then our master was many times you have seen a Master do the work of a servant to shame him so did Christ do but think of Christs excellency and your own base condition as here to shame the brutish Gnosticks the Apostle telleth them they took more upon them then a glorious Angel Again From the Arch-Angels contending about the body of Moses The Devil would discover Moses his Grave and the Arch-Angel is ready to resist him The Note is That God hath Angels and Arch-Angels that are always ready to defend a good cause They are many the King of Heaven hath a brave Court Dan. 7. 10. A thousand thousand Minister to him and ten thousand times ten thousand stand before him Christ saith he could pray for twelve Ligions in an instant Mat. 26. 53. Now a Legion in the least computation is six thousand Foot and seven hundred Horse they are able they excell in strength one Angel slew 185000 in one night Isa 37. 36. They are always ready attending on Gods commands Psal 103. 20. They rejoyce in names of service more then names of honour They are swift in execution they are described to have six wings a piece Isaiah 6. 2. as being at the Lords beck and ready to execute his Command as soon as they hear the word All which First Informeth us of the danger of wicked men in opposing a good cause they fight not only against men but against Angels 2. That Angels have more to do in humane affairs then we are aware of there are evil Angels assisting in the Counsels against the Church and good Angels resisting in those days of conflict The Combate is not only between men and men but between Angels and Angels Dan. 10. 13. The protection of the holy Angels is invisible but true and real 3. Here is comfort to Gods children when they are imbarked in an hazardous but in an holy business there are far more with us then can be against us 2 Kings 6. 16. there is God the Fathers power on the Churches side The Son puts forth the strength of his Mediation Zech. 3. 2. The spirit comforts and animateth us and then holy Angels are imployed as instruments The Lord Jesus and his Angels will stick to the Church when none else dare Dan. 10. 21. There is none holdeth with me in these things but Michael your Prince When all humane strength falleth Christ by their Ministry can uphold the affairs of the Church omnipotency is a great deep usually we look to means and can better conceive of the operations of finite Creatures then of the infinite God therefore doth the Lord represent the help of the Church as managed by these powerful instruments only now take heed that you do not betray your succors nor defraud your selves of their protection 1. By neglecting to seek to the God of Angels Dan. 10. 12. From the first day thou didst set thine heart to understand and didst chasten thy self before thy God c. we are not to pray to them but for them to the Lord. 2. By unwarrantable practises for then you joyn with Satan to their grief Psal 34. 7. The Angel encampeth about them that fear him A good cause should be well managed and then trust God who if he seeth fit to glorifie himself by our deliverance rather then our sufferings can finde means enough to save us when men fail Observe again That Angels have a care not only of the souls but of the bodies yea even of the dead bodies of the Saints as Michael disputed with the Devil about the body of Moses That you may understand the particular care which the Angels have about the people of God I shall open it to you in several Propositions 1. 'T is certain The Angels had a great care about the people of God in ancient times Examples are found every where in the word of God Lot was led out of Sodom by Angels Daniel taught by an Angel Cornelius answered by an Angel an Angel withstood Balaam in the way Numb 22. An Angel walked with the three children in the fiery Furnace Dan. 3. 25. An Angel shutteth up the mouths of Lions that they might not hurt Daniel in the Den Dan. 6. 22. An Angel comforted Paul in the Tempest Act. 27. 23 24. Scarce any remarkable thing befell the people of God but it was accomplisht by their ministry 2. The Ministry of Angels though not so visible and sensible as heretofore i● not wholly ceased The priviledge of it belongeth to all Saints Heb. 1. 14. Are they not ministring spirits sent forth for the Heirs of salvation all that are called to inherit a blessing were under their tutelage so see Psal 91. 12. and those instances alledged in the former Proposition are patterns and presidents by which we may know what to expect their tutelage then was more visible and sensible because the Church newly planted needed to be confirmed but God would have us live by faith and expect all our supports in a more spiritual way though we have not visible apparitions yet we have real experiments of their succour the

usually bloody 402 403. See Seducers Error in judgement whether punishable by the Magistrate See Magistrate Reproofs of Error should be seasoned with love 482. Errors fall not out by chance but according to the certain pre ordination and fore knowledg of God 175 176 178 179. F FAction bringeth men to ruine 406. Faith to be contended for that duty opened and pressed with the causes incident discussed 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168. Faith of Christians an holy faith 505 506. Fear of Gods wrath its use 543 When 't is slavish and when not 544 Feasts should be seasoned with grace 411. Feeding what fear and caution to be used therin 412 413 414. Formality what and how known 42 43 44. Evils foretold are more comportable 488. G GRace restraining 44. Grace common how differenced from saving 44. 45 46. Grace of God how it may be abused 204 205 206 207 208 209. Reasons of this abuse 210 211. Kinds of it 211 212 213 214 215 216. Disswasives from it 216 217. Signs of it 218 219 220. Growth in Grace reasons perswading to it 118 119 120 121. Observations about it 122 123 124 125 126 Uses 127. Necessity of it 504 505. H HEll described 331 332. and 429 430 431. Hope the nature of it 526 527 528 529. the influence it hath on our perseverance in a state of grace 529 530 531. Uses of it 531 532. Means to get it 532 533. I THe Divel loves Idolatry 573 574 575 576. Dead bodies of the Saints abused to Idolatry 376 377 378. Judgements ancient are our warnings 241 242 243. and 406 407. The impartiality of Divine Judgements 243 244. They come on places for the peoples sake 324 325 326. Fellowship in evil bringeth on fellowship in Judgements 326 327. The day of Judgement is a great day 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321. The doctrine of it ancient 435 436. We should be mindful of it 436 437. The Process of that day described as to the conviction of sinners 441 442 443. The coming of Christ to Judgement must be looked for 525 526 'T is a joyful day to the godly 553 554. Saints Judge the world together with Christ 437 438. Infirmities and Iniquities differenced 444. K KEeping that grace we have received is our duty 514. What need there is of care and caution therein 515 516 517 518 c. L LAtter times evil 488 A Levelling humour no new thing 406 Life eternal 536 537. Love to God the nature of it 96 97 98. Reasons perswading to it 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114. Evidences of it 115 116 117. Decay of Love to God how easie and yet how dangerous 418 419. Whence it proceedeth what is decay of love to God 519 520 521. Preservatives against it 521 522 523. They that Love Christ look for his coming 523 524. Whether they always be in this frame 524 525. Love from Christians one to another 129 130 131 132 133. Lusts what they are 467 468. What 't is to walk after them 468 469. 489 490. This a note of unregeneracy 469 470. Disswasives from them 470 471 472 473 474. Directions about the suppression of them 474 475 476. M WHether the Magistrate may interpose in the case of Error and how far 350 351 352 353 354. Magistracy and Magistrates not to be despised 354 355. Magistrates duty about the truth 167 168. Mercy of God to sinners set forth 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82. Uses of ●● 82 83 84 85. How we may wrong Mercy 86 87 88. Great Mereies abused bring great Judgements 251 252. Ministers should be temperate 410 411. Stars but not wandring stars 427 429 429. They are Remembrancers 245 246 247. Their Office ancient 434 435 c. Murmuring what it is 447 448. The kinds of it 448 449 450 451 452. The causes of it 453 454. The evil of it 454 455 456. Murmuring at the times taxed and stated with remedies against it 457 458 459 460 461 462. Murmuring in a private case with remedies against it 463 464 465. Particular remedies for particular cases 465 466 467. N NAtural men left to themselves grow to be more corrupt 397. P PEace of God what i● is 88 89 90 91 92 93. Uses of it 93 94 95 96. Of the Doctrine of Perseverance how Christ is concerned in it 52. Nature of it 53 54 55 56. The grounds of it 57 58 59. Uses of it 60 61 62 63 64 65. When to apply the comfort of it 65 66 67. Power of God to keep us a relief to the soul and how 547 548 549. Praying in the holy Ghost opened at large with Reasons and Uses 506 507 508 509 510. Pride in them of low degree is less tolerable 361 362 363. Proud men for advantage most fawning 478 479. Presentation of the Elect by Christ at the last day 549 550 551 552 Who are then faultless 552 553. R RAiling and Reproaches especially in controversies about Religion most culpable 384 385 386 387 388 389. Cautions about it 390 391 302. Reproofs managed with compassion 537 538. The difference to be observed in the dispencing Reproofs 538 539 540 541. When severi●y is to be used in them 542 543. Reprobation the dostrine of it asserted vindicated and applyed 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188. Repetition necessary 249 250. Remembrance of truths if seasonable a great help 482 483. Respect to persons a sin 479. Reward we may look to it 531. Retaliation Gods way of punishing 432. S SAints fittest to preserve propagate and defend the truth 155 156 157 158. Sanctification the nature of it 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34. Reasons why it should be looked after 35 36 37 38. The bad estate of the enemies of it 39 40. How God the Father is Interested in it 46 47 48 49 50 51 52. Salvation how common 137 138 139 140 141. Seducers their pretences 171 172 173. are like clouds without rain 415 416. Boaster 423 424 Unsetled and uncertain in their opinions 424 425. Restless 425. Turbulent 425 426. They bewray themselves by their affected expressions and uncouth expressions 477. Are apt to insinuate with great persons and men of power and interest 479 480. Admire them of their own party 680. Scriptures Providence of God about them in writing and preserving them from age to age 147 148 149 150 151. Use of it 152. The office of the Church about the Scriptures 152 153 154. The Scriptures a perpetual setled Rule our duty to be acquainted with the Scriptures 247 248. Truth of Scripture evidenced by accomplishment of prophesies 408 409. Scoffing a common sin in the latter times 488 489. a great sin 489. Sensuality tendeth to death and corruption 399 400. Sensual persons the spots and stain of Christianity 408 409. Sensuality maketh men secure 412 and impudent 413. Sensual persons have