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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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little_a and_o thou_o give_v it_o less_o o_o desire_n from_o god_n that_o thy_o portion_n may_v not_o he_o in_o this_o life_n 17.14_o psal_n 17.14_o that_o what_o thou_o have_v in_o the_o world_n may_v be_v a_o pledge_n of_o better_a hereafter_o that_o these_o thing_n may_v not_o bewitch_v thou_o from_o but_o admonish_v thou_o what_o be_v in_o christ_n the_o ground_n of_o paul_n thanksgiving_n be_v 1.3_o ephes_n 1.3_o that_o god_n have_v bless_v the_o ephesian_n with_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o christ._n 6._o 6._o obs_n 6._o how_o little_o shall_v any_o that_o have_v this_o god_n of_o mercy_n for_o they_o be_v dismay_v with_o any_o misery_n bless_a be_v those_o tear_n which_o so_o merciful_a a_o hand_n wipe_v off_o happy_a twig_n that_o be_v guide_v by_o so_o indulgent_a a_o father_n 25.10_o psal_n 25.10_o all_o his_o severe_a way_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n to_o those_o in_o covenant_n if_o he_o smile_v it_o be_v in_o mercy_n if_o he_o smite_v it_o be_v in_o mercy_n he_o wound_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 4.19_o tradiderunt_fw-la seipsos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o pet._n 2.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sap._n 14.25_o in_o commemoratione_n flagitiorum_fw-la à_fw-la gentilibus_fw-la commissorum_fw-la conjunguntur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●erh_n in_o 2_o pet._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d usurpatur_fw-la pro_fw-la lascivo_fw-la qui_fw-la petulanter_fw-la indulget_fw-la libidinibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d preterva_fw-la lascivia_fw-la complectitur_fw-la omne_fw-la genus_fw-la obscoenitatis_fw-la quando_fw-la procacibus_fw-la verbis_fw-la &_o gestibus_fw-la interior_a libido_fw-la proditur_fw-la gerb._n in_o 1_o pet._n 4.3_o perkins_n say_v it_o be_v a_o open_a ostentation_n of_o incontinency_n in_o gal._n 5.19_o by_o their_o be_v unlike_o the_o people_n of_o selge_n even_o destitute_a and_o void_a of_o all_o modesty_n and_o temperance_n other_o upon_o better_a ground_n say_v that_o this_o selge_n be_v a_o most_o dissolute_a and_o 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it_o ordinary_o find_v among_o man_n christ_n himself_o can_v want_v a_o denial_n by_o foolish_a man_n if_o it_o be_v put_v to_o the_o vote_n barrabbas_n will_v have_v more_o voice_n than_o christ_n the_o way_n of_o christ_n be_v never_o the_o worse_o because_o wicked_a man_n renounce_v they_o rather_o their_o reject_v of_o they_o speak_v they_o holy_a let_v we_o not_o be_v offend_v at_o christ_n because_o he_o be_v by_o most_o deny_v bless_v god_n if_o thou_o have_v a_o heart_n to_o own_v he_o and_o remember_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o gracious_a heart_n 119.127_o psal_n 119.127_o when_o the_o wicked_a make_v void_a the_o law_n of_o god_n therefore_o to_o love_v his_o commandment_n 3._o 3._o observe_v 3._o it_o be_v the_o great_a interest_n of_o christian_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o deny_v christ_n to_o this_o end_n 1._o deny_v yourselves_o that_o man_n which_o set_v much_o by_o himself_o will_v never_o reckon_v much_o of_o a_o saviour_n he_o who_o have_v not_o learn_v to_o deny_v 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