Exposition of Jude, Index and list of contents – To the reader

Exposition of Jude · Index and list of contents – To the reader

COMMON PLACES OF CHRISTIan Religion more largely handled in this Commentarie.

1 ACtuall sinnes. pag. 121.

2 Angels, their nature and fall, pag. pag. 63.

The combate between good and bad Angels. pag. 84.

3 Apostles and Apostleship. pag. 119.

4 Bookes of God. pag. 48.

5 Callings. pag. 43.

6 Catholike Church. pag. 32.

7 Charitie. pag. 135.

8 Christ a Sauiour. pag. 151.

9 Christs comming to iudgment. pag. 112.

10 Christian liberty. pag. 30.

11 Church, properties and markes of it. pag. 32.

12 Church Censures, and excommunicacation. pag. 143.

13 Commandement

first. pag. 35.

second. pag. 36.

third &c. pag. 39.

14 Crosse to be taken vp. pag. 34.

15 Diuinity of Christ. pag. 149.

16 Feare of God. pag. 85.

17 Hope. pag. 138.

18 Images. pag. 36.

19 Intemperance. pag. 89.

20 Iudgement day. pag. 68.

21 Iustification by faith only. pag. 26.

22 Keyes of the Church. pag. 31.

23 Knowledge in the creatures

naturall

reasonable

spirituall.

pag. 88.

24 LoueLove of God towards man, & contra. pag. 15.

25 Magistracie. pag. 76.

26 Mercy of God. pag. 13.

27 Naturall corruption. pag. 127.

28 Peace with

God

Man

the creatures.

pag. 14.

29 Perseuerance. pag. 11.

30 Regeneration. pag. 28.

31 Repentance. pag. 33.

32 Resurrection. pag. ibid.

33 Reprobation. pag. 48.

34 Saluation by Christ alone

how

to whom

pag. 151.

35 Sanctification. pag. 7.

36 Table second. pag. 41.

37 Vngodlines. pag. 49.

38 Vocation. pag. 5.

39 Wisdome of Christ. pag. 150.

40 Worship of God. pag. 38.

DOCTRINES MORE CHOISE and generall collected and vrged in this Exposition.

1 TO bee a seruant of Iesus Christ, is more honour then to bee allied to Princes. pag. 3.

2 Faith is a most excellent treasure. pag. 17.

3 The Saints are the keepers of this treasure, and must fight for it. pag. 45.

4 It is a subtiltie of Satan to thrust the profane and wicked into the societies of the Saints. pag. 47.

5 Publike teachers in the Church must of necessity be called: and why. pag. ibid.

6 Gods grace may not bee turned into Wantonnesse. pag. 51.

7 No outward priuiledges are profitable … of their right vse in faith and repentance. pag. 56.

8 Great iudgements are at the beeles of great mercies if abused. pag. 57.

9 Distractiō followeth vnbeliefe, which is therefore to be vnma…ked and auoided. pag. 57.

10 Gods seruice is the only liberty, and freedome in sinne is to be chained in bondage. pag. 67.

11 The mercy of God eueryevery way matcheth his iustice. pag. 70.

12 To take a view of the sinnes of the last times is necessarie for eueryevery Christian. pag. 71.

13 Our bodies are the Lords, and therefore must be giuen vp to his seruice, and preserued in holines. pag. 75.

14 Sleepe in sinne and spirituall dreames the cause why so fewe embrace thē Gospell. pag. 73.

15 A Christians dutie is to watch and be sober. pag. 74.

16 Not to speake euill of, but blesse Magistrates. pag. 80.

17 Scripture is knowen to bee Scripture, by Scripture. pag. 83.

18 The Diuel the author of Idolatry. pag. 8….

19 Not to requi…e euill for euill, a Christian precept, and an angelicall practise. pag. 87.

20 Christian meeknes must be tempered with Christian zeale. pag. 89.

21 Caines way may not bee beaten by Christians. pag. 90.

22 Couetousnes in all, but teachers especially, to be auoyded, and why. pag. 96.

23 Contentation a speciall vertue, and how atteined. pag. 98. & 117.

24 In feasting Gods feare must be preserued in the heart. pag. 102.

25 All Ministers must be able to teach sound doctrine. pag. 104.

26 Hearers ought to be as parcht land to to receaue it. pag. ibid.

27 Christiās being trees of righteousnes, must be 1. wel rooted: 2. liue: 3. beare fruit: 4. beare good fruite, in Christ the stocke. pag. 106.

28 Wicked men are inwarly as vnquiet as the raging sea. pag. 108.

29 Ministers (as startes) must receaue their light from Christ, the sonne of righteousnes. pag. 109.

30 All secrets of heart and life naked before God. pag. 114.

31 The duty of the Church to remember the words of the Prophets and Apostles, and why. pag. 119.

32 To mock and scorne godlines a maine sinne of the last age. pag. 121.

33 It is the property of the vngodly to follow and walk after their owne vngodly lustes. pag. 122.

34 It is a great sinne to sep…rate from the assemblies of Gods people. pag. 124.

35 To be a naturall man, a fearefull sinne, and who he is. pag. 126.

36 EueryEvery one ought to build vp himselfe vponupon his most holy faith. pag. 129.

37 The doctrine of faith, a most holy doctrine. pag. 131.

38 EueryEvery man is to preserue louelove towards man, and the meanes. pag. 135.

39 The duty of eueryevery beleeuer is to restore and recouer offenders, and the meanes. pag. 141.

40 All glorie, dominion, maiestie, and power is to bee ascribed to God and Christ of all his creatures in all things for euer, Amen. pag. 154.

QVESTIONS DETERMINED AND the most of them disputed in this Commentarie.

1 WHether this Epistle be Canonicall Scripture? pag. 1.

2 VVhether a man may change his name? pag. 3.

3 Whether sanctification bee from the Parents? pag. 8.

4 Whether sauing grace may be lost? pag. 11.

5 Whether the Scripture be to beleeued for it selfe? pag. 17.

6 Whether it be sufficient of it selfe? pag. 18.

7 Whether God created all things? pag. 20.

8 Wherein the Law and Gospell consent and dissent? pag. 21.

9 Whether Christs bodie can be present in many places at once? pag. 23.

10 Whether Christ as redeemer hath any partner, fellow or deputie? pag. 24.

11 Whether the child of God may be assured of his saluation? pag. 26.

12 Whether Images bee to bee worshipped? pag. 37.

13 Whether God decreed before all worlds to reprobate some men? pag. 48.

14 How can God punish children with their parents, who sin not as they? pag. 69.

15 Whether Magistracie be lawfull? and hereunto adde,

1. Wherein doth the authority of Magistrate, Minister. differ. pag. 76

2. How farre doth ciuill gouernment extend? pag. ibid.

16 Whether the Pope be the archrebell of the world? pag. 79.

17 Whether traditions besides the Word are needfull? pag. 82.

Or of necessity to be beleeued? pag. 111.

18 Whether a man may not reuenge in his owne cause? pag. 87.

19 Whether drunkennesse may be approued? pag. 90.

20 Whether the Apostle might curse the false teachers? pag. 91.

21 Whether Cora… was swallowed vp of the earth or burned? pag. 99.

22 Whether Church lands, and liuings may be impropriated without sacriledge? pag. 101.

23 Whence had Iude the history of Enoch the 7. from Adam? pag. 110.

24 Why made be choyse of that, before any other historie in the Canon? pag. 111.

25 How could the Apostles daies be called the last time? pag. 120.

26 Which Church is that, to which a man may safely ioyne himselfe? pag. 125.

27 Whether separation may bee made, if errors be found in the Church? pag. ibid.

28 Why it is a sin to be a natural mā? pag. 127.

29 Why prayer must bee made in the holy Ghost? pag. 132.

30 VVhether wee may pray to the holie Ghost? pag. 133.

31 Whether the louelove of God be in man by nature? pag. 134.

32 Why are wee not commanded to keepe our selues in the louelove of man, aswell as of God? pag. 133.

33 How should a man preserue himselfe … the louelove of God and man? pag. 135.

34 How we may recouer offenders. pag. 140.

35 Whether by the deliuery of a sinner to Satan, be ment the censure of excommunication? pag. 143.

36 How can mens flesh or garments bee vncleane, and hated, seeing they bee the good creatures of God? pag. 145.

37 Whether and how farre wee may keepe company with an obstinate offender? pag. ibid.

38 Whether Christ be God? against the Arrians. pag. 149.

39 How Christ can bee saide to bee only wise, seeing other creatures are wise also? pag. 151.

40 How can we giuegive any glory to God, seeing hee can receaue no more then he hath? pag. 155.

PLACES OF SCRIPTVRE EXPLANED AT large in this Commentarie.

OTHER PLACES MORE BRIEFELY EITHER EXPLAned or cleared from cauill and corruption.

Christian Reader, s…ing my self could not attend the Pr…ss… … …oules thou maies meet withall; but seeing they are (the most of them) literall, such as … the most ocul… and diligent Pr…ter; and none of them such (so farre as I find) as much change of trouble the sense, I reserue the correction of them to thine owne humanitie.

ERRATA.

For Nesikius and Aleminus, reade Neskius and … and pag. 8▪ for … 13. reade Ioh. 1.…3. and pag. 165. margent, for ….

End of the text · William Perkins, Exposition of Jude (1606)