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A87554 An exposition of the Epistle of Jude, together with many large and useful deductions. Lately delivered in XL lectures in Christ-Church London, by William Jenkyn, Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The first part. Jenkyn, William, 1613-1685. 1652 (1652) Wing J639; Thomason E695_1; ESTC R37933 518,527 654

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tentationis_fw-la repellatur_fw-la ab_fw-la animo_fw-la christiani_n haec_fw-la mortifera_fw-la conclusio_fw-la
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est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la tantum_fw-la ordinati●_n vum_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o potestativu●●_n capit_fw-la principatum_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicunt_fw-la principes_fw-la &_o magistratus_fw-la tert._n advers._fw-la hermog_n sunt_fw-la quidem_fw-la adhue_n inter_fw-la angelos_n malos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephes_n 6.12_o sed_fw-la infernales_fw-la non_fw-la coeteste_v ge_v in_o 2_o pet._n 2._o which_o sometime_o signify_v principality_n sometime_o and_o most_o proper_o beginning_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o oecumenius_n and_o some_o other_o conceive_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v here_o say_v to_o leave_v their_o principality_n height_n eminency_n principal_a dignity_n which_o they_o have_v by_o creation_n above_o all_o the_o creature_n angel_n be_v by_o paul_n call_v col._n 1.16_o principality_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o interpretation_n say_v junius_n seem_v too_o narrow_a though_o not_o altogether_o as_o beza_n think_v to_o be_v exclude_v other_o by_o this_o beginning_n understand_v god_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o their_o first_o be_v but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o harsh_a phrase_n and_o expression_n to_o make_v the_o keep_n of_o their_o beginning_n 3._o non_fw-la servaverunt_fw-la svam_fw-la originem_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la rectitudinem_fw-la in_o quâ_fw-la conditi_fw-la erant_fw-la q._n d._n justitiam_fw-la origin●lem_fw-la est_fw-la in●●_n 2._o sentent_fw-fr do_v 3._o or_o first_o estate_n to_o be_v the_o adhere_n to_o and_o acquiesce_v in_o god_n who_o give_v they_o their_o first_o be_v the_o best_a interpretation_n and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o scope_n both_o of_o these_o and_o other_o scripture_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o make_v this_o their_o first_o estate_n to_o be_v that_o original_n and_o primitive_a condition_n of_o angel_n not_o as_o they_o be_v substance_n spiritual_a and_o immortal_a for_o such_o even_a the_o fall_v angel_n be_v but_o as_o they_o be_v create_v with_o their_o original_a holiness_n righteousness_n or_o integrity_n of_o nature_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o elect_a angel_n which_o be_v preserve_v from_o fall_v be_v call_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n holy_a and_o such_o as_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n this_o first_o estate_n which_o judas_n say_v these_o wicked_a angel_n keep_v not_o christ_n express_v by_o this_o one_o word_n truth_n where_o he_o say_v 8.44_o joh._n 8.44_o that_o the_o devil_n do_v not_o abide_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o have_v no_o truth_n in_o he_o by_o truth_n in_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n holiness_n of_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherein_o stand_v the_o image_n of_o god_n eph._n 4.24_o nor_o be_v it_o unusual_a in_o scripture_n to_o express_v that_o rectitude_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o renew_a person_n by_o the_o word_n truth_n remember_v say_v hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.2_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o fit_o may_v holiness_n be_v call_v truth_n in_o regard_n it_o neither_o deceive_v he_o in_o who_o it_o be_v by_o false_a hope_n nor_o any_o other_o by_o mere_a show_n 4._o bonam_n voluntatem_fw-la in_o eye_n quis_fw-la fecerat_fw-la nisi_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la eos_fw-la cum_fw-la bonâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la amore_fw-la casto_fw-la quo_fw-la illi_fw-la adhaererent_fw-la crea_fw-la vit_fw-mi simul_fw-la in_o eye_n &_o condens_fw-la naturam_fw-la &_o largiens_fw-la gratiam_fw-la aug.l._n 11._o de_fw-la civ_o d._n c._n 11._o sicut_fw-la lapsus_fw-la corporum_fw-la fingi_fw-la non_fw-la pete_v nisi_fw-la è_fw-la loco_fw-la superiore_fw-la ita_fw-la lapsus_fw-la animorum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la à_fw-la quadam_fw-la celsitudine_fw-la boni_fw-la quam_fw-la prius_fw-la habuerint_fw-la quòd_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la cecidisse_fw-la diabolus_fw-la in_o scripturâ_fw-la dicitur_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la ad_fw-la localem_fw-la motum_fw-la referrendum_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la mutationem_fw-la ejus_fw-la
it_o be_v that_o so_o many_o have_v prove_v apostate_n constrain_v goodness_n be_v never_o constant_a the_o fear_n of_o man_n law_n may_v make_v a_o good_a subject_n it_o be_v only_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o the_o heart_n that_o make_v a_o good_a christian_n 4._o satan_n can_v do_v nothing_o but_o by_o god_n permission_n 4._o observe_v 4._o god_n keep_v he_o in_o a_o powerful_a chain_n wicked_a angel_n be_v potent_a only_o a_o good_a god_n be_v omnipotent_a when_o god_n give_v way_n one_o devil_n may_v overthrow_v a_o legion_n 1.12_o mat._n 8.31_o 1_o king_n 22.21_o job_n 1.12_o a_o million_o of_o man_n but_o till_o god_n lengthen_v out_o his_o chain_n a_o legion_n of_o devil_n can_v hurt_v one_o man_n nay_o not_o a_o silly_a beast_n god_n who_o make_v can_v ruin_v they_o and_o will_v do_v so_o be_v he_o not_o able_a to_o over-rule_v they_o and_o to_o advance_v his_o own_o glory_n against_o nay_o by_o all_o their_o endeavour_n the_o consideration_n of_o this_o shall_v both_o 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smite_v they_o 5._o 5_o observe_v 5_o satan_n can_v hurt_v we_o unless_o he_o get_v we_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o chain_n if_o we_o go_v not_o to_o he_o he_o can_v come_v to_o we_o all_o the_o way_n of_o satan_n be_v deviation_n and_o swerving_n from_o the_o way_n and_o rule_v of_o the_o word_n he_o who_o keep_v in_o this_o way_n hierom._n non_fw-la extorquet_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la consensum_fw-la sed_fw-la petit_fw-la aug._n non_fw-la potest_fw-la vincere_fw-la nisi_fw-la volentem_fw-la hierom._n and_o walk_v according_a to_o this_o rule_n keep_v himself_o from_o the_o destroyer_n and_o peace_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o satan_n be_v fain_o to_o beg_v of_o christ_n to_o cast_v down_o himself_o he_o can_v cast_v we_o down_o unless_o we_o cast_v down_o ourselves_o he_o can_v suggest_v sin_n to_o we_o he_o can_v force_v we_o to_o sin_n no_o man_n be_v hurt_v but_o from_o himself_o and_o out_o of_o the_o voluntary_a inclination_n of_o his_o own_o mind_n unto_o evil_n the_o devil_n can_v infuse_v wickedness_n into_o we_o but_o only_o stir_v up_o wickedness_n in_o we_o he_o can_v bend_v the_o will_n as_o god_n do_v who_o by_o his_o own_o absolute_a power_n work_v in_o a_o way_n of_o creation_n in_o we_o who_o without_o ourselves_o and_o against_o ourselves_o give_v a_o new_a heart_n and_o change_v a_o heart_n of_o stone_n into_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n satan_n move_v not_o our_o will_n either_o by_o any_o proper_a power_n which_o he_o have_v over_o they_o or_o without_o our_o assent_n first_o gain_v unto_o he_o but_o by_o a_o work_n upon_o the_o imagination_n sometime_o so_o present_v object_n to_o the_o understanding_n as_o that_o it_o apprehend_v evil_a in_o the_o colour_n of_o good_a sometime_o stir_v up_o the_o corruption_n passion_n and_o lust_n already_o in_o we_o to_o darken_v the_o understanding_n and_o incline_v the_o will_n if_o satan_n can_v hurt_v we_o without_o our_o own_o will_n he_o can_v never_o be_v resist_v in_o any_o tentation_n the_o devil_n be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a a_o enemy_n as_o our_o own_o sin_n this_o slay_v we_o without_o he_o he_o hurt_v we_o not_o without_o this_o if_o satan_n plough_v not_o with_o our_o own_o heifer_n he_o can_v get_v no_o advantage_n many_o have_v sin_v lie_v the_o blame_n on_o the_o devil_n who_o they_o say_v owe_v they_o a_o spite_n whereas_o it_o be_v their_o sin_n not_o the_o devil_n which_o pay_v it_o have_v they_o not_o cast_v down_o themselves_o the_o devil_n can_v never_o have_v do_v it_o the_o thief_n indeed_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v for_o steal_v thy_o money_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o fault_n and_o folly_n to_o leave_v thy_o door_n open_a and_o give_v he_o entertainment_n satan_n never_o beat_v we_o but_o with_o our_o own_o weapon_n though_o david_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o number_v the_o people_n by_o satan_n 21.1_o 1_o chron._n 21.1_o yet_o when_o he_o come_v to_o see_v his_o folly_n he_o think_v not_o his_o sin_n less_o because_o satan_n move_v he_o to_o it_o but_o take_v all_o the_o blame_n of_o sin_n to_o himself_o and_o say_v i_o have_v do_v very_o foolish_o let_v therefore_o the_o time_n we_o spend_v in_o blame_v of_o satan_n when_o we_o have_v sin_v be_v spend_v in_o oppose_v of_o satan_n 6.13.16_o jam._n 4.7_o eph._n 4.27_o 1_o pet_n 5.10_o eph._n 6.13.16_o that_o we_o may_v not_o sin_n let_v we_o not_o give_v place_n to_o the_o devil_n but_o resist_v he_o by_o faith_n apply_v the_o victory_n of_o christ_n and_o view_v present_a assistance_n and_o future_a recompense_n by_o prayer_n bring_v god_n into_o the_o combat_n by_o sobriety_n in_o the_o use_n of_o comfort_n and_o watchfulness_n against_o all_o tentation_n to_o sin_n continue_v our_o allegiance_n and_o god_n protection_n adventure_v not_o within_o the_o chain_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n supply_v not_o their_o want_n of_o length_n by_o thy_o want_n of_o watchfulness_n our_o nature_n be_v tinder_n and_o gunpowder_n we_o have_v need_n beware_v not_o only_o of_o fiery_a dart_n but_o the_o least_o spark_n 6._o god_n can_v make_v a_o offéndor_n his_o own_o afflict_a 6._o observe_v 6._o a_o magor-missabib_a a_o terror_n to_o himself_o and_o constant_o to_o carry_v his_o own_o chain_n of_o terror_n and_o torment_n about_o he_o that_o which_o make_v we_o enemy_n to_o god_n make_v we_o enemy_n to_o ourselves_o wickedness_n be_v it_o be_v own_o vexation_n a_o sinner_n though_o he_o be_v true_o a_o friend_n to_o none_o yet_o never_o be_v he_o so_o great_a a_o foe_n to_o any_o as_o to_o himself_o powder_n which_o blow_v up_o the_o house_n can_v itself_o escape_v from_o burn_a such_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n justice_n that_o without_o any_o trouble_n to_o himself_o he_o can_v make_v a_o transgressor_n his_o own_o tormentor_n industrious_o to_o fetch_v in_o matter_n of_o excessive_a horror_n to_o himself_o out_o of_o his_o own_o bosom_n to_o gaze_v willing_o into_o that_o false_a glass_n which_o satan_n set_v before_o he_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o that_o lie_a cruelty_n which_o misrepresents_a to_o the_o sinner_n affright_v imagination_n every_o gnat_n as_o a_o camel_n 84._o nihil_fw-la potuit_fw-la adeo_fw-la aptè_fw-la proponi_fw-la nihil_fw-la tam_fw-la accommodatè_fw-la adferri_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la ille_fw-la vel_fw-la refelleret_fw-la argutissimè_fw-la vel_fw-la eluderet_fw-la callidissimè_fw-la vel-dissolveret_a promptissimè_fw-la saepe_fw-la intra_fw-la meipsum_fw-la cogitavi_fw-la eum_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ita_fw-la perspicacem_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la dogmatum_fw-la ita_fw-la porro_fw-la exercitatum_fw-la in_o disputationibus_fw-la theologicis_fw-la cum_fw-la sanus_fw-la esset_fw-la hist_o fran._n spira_n p._n 120.121_o in_o tantis_fw-la suis_fw-la malis_fw-la filiorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la vultus_fw-la &_o manus_fw-la quam_fw-la tortorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la semper_fw-la exhorrescere_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 84._o every_o mote_n as_o a_o molehill_n every_o molehill_n as_o a_o mountain_n every_o lustful_a thought_n as_o a_o sodomitical_a vallany_n every_o idle_a word_n as_o a_o desperate_a blasphemy_n every_o angry_a look_n as_o a_o bloody_a murder_n every_o transgression_n against_o light_n of_o conscience_n as_o a_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o this_o amazedness_n of_o spirit_n god_n can_v cause_v a_o man_n to_o turn_v his_o own_o artillery_n his_o wit_n and_o learning_n upon_o himself_o to_o argue_v with_o subtlety_n against_o the_o pardonableness_n his_o sin_n to_o wound_v his_o wound_n with_o a_o conceit_n that_o they_o be_v incurable_a to_o vex_v his_o very_a vexation_n with_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v in_o a_o word_n to_o turn_v to_o his_o own_o torment_n not_o only_o his_o cross_n and_o tentation_n but_o even_o the_o very_a comfort_n of_o his_o life_n wife_n child_n gold_z good_n honour_n as_o that_o woeful_a spira_n do_v if_o god_n speak_v the_o word_n the_o hand_n shall_v rebel_v and_o strike_v the_o
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