An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude

forth three ways.

1. By his name; Jude, ver. 1.

S1. The sort of the privilege; sanctified, ver. 1. 12. The Author thereof; God the Father.

1. The author of the Epistle, set 2. By his office; a servant of Jesus Christ.
3. By his alliance; the brother of James.
1. Sanctification; wherein,
2. The persons to whom he wrote,
described by a threefold privi-2. Preservation; where,
lege.

3. The prayer, or salutation; wherein three particulars.

3. Vocation,

1. The blessings requested;

1. The nature of the privilege; preserved, ver. 1.
2. The means whereby; in Christ Jesus.

The ground of both the former; called, ver. 1.
Mercy, ver. 2.

Peace.
Love.

be multiplied, ver. 2. on you.

II. The SUBJECT MATTER of the Epistle, containing an earnest exhortation, wherein are four parts.

(1. His love to those Christians; Beloved, ver. 3.

1. Reasons of

2. The furthering their welfare, showed,

1. In his obligation to endeavour it; I gave all diligence, ver. 3.
2. The work whereby he endeavoured it; to write.
3. The weight of the subject about which he wrote.
3. The needfulness of the exhortation; it was needful for me to write, ver. 3.
1. What the apostle did, he exhorted them, ver. 3.
(1. The thing to be defended; the faith,

2. What the Christians were to do; where,

1. The dangerous society of seducers, set forth by,

(1. Delivered, ver. 3.

2. To the saints. 3. Once.

2. The manner of defending it; earnestly to contend, ver. 3.
1. From their nature; they were men, ver. 4.
| 2. Their number, indefinite; certain men.-
3. Their subtlety in entrance; crept in unawares.
4. The vindicating of God's honour in this their
entrance, by their punishment, described by,
1. Generally; ungodly men, ver. 4.

Its severity; this condemnation, ver. 4.
Its certainty; they were of old ordained to it.

(1. Their enjoyment; the grace of our God, ver. 4. 12. Misimproving it; turning it into lasciviousness.

1. Whom they opposed; the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ, ver. 4. 12. How; denying him.

1. A preface, containing, 2. The example itself, where,

1. Jude's duty; I will put you in remembrance, ver. 5. 2. The Christians' commendation; though ye once knew this. 1. A deliverance, 1. The deliverer; the Lord saved, ver. 5. 2. The delivered; the people.

wherein,

2. A destruction, where,

1. Their defection; where consider,

3. From what they were delivered; out of the land of Egypt. 1. When it was; afterward destroyed them, ver. 5. 2. Why it was; that believed not.

1. Who made it; the angels,

2. From what it was made;

3. Wherein it stood, viz.

1. The places pun-
ished, viz,

2. The deserving
cause of their pun-
ishment, their sin,
in,

3. The severity of their judgment, set out,

ver. 6.

1. Their first estate, ver. 6. 2. Their own habitation.

In not keeping their first estate, ver. 6.
In leaving their own habitation.

In everlasting chains, ver. 6.

Under darkness.

1. To what they shall come; the judgment, ver. 6. 2. When; the great day.

Sodom and Gomorrha, ver. 7.

The cities about them.

1. The sorts thereof; fornication, yea, even uncleanness with strange flesh, ver. 7. Of some; in like manner, ver. 7.

2. The degree,

1. Generally;

Gave themselves over, ver. 7.

Of all, Went after.

vengeance, ver. 7.

12. Particularly; (I. By what they were punished; fire, ver. 7.

2. How long; eternal fire.

4. The end of their punishment; for an example, ver. 7.

5 Security. Dreamers, ver. 8.

Delusion.

1. Defiling the flesh, ver. 8. 2. Opposing of lawful authority;

Despising dominion, ver. 8.

Speaking evil of dignities.

1. From their sinning, notwithstanding punishment on them; likewise also, ver. 8.

In whose way they going, in respect of

(1. Spots in feasts, where,

2. Clouds without
water, carried

about, &c., where,
3. Corrupt trees,
whose

4. Raging waves
of the sea, foam--
ing, &c., where,
5. Wandering
stars, to whom is
reserved, &c.,
where,

1. The preface,
containing,

2. The prophecy itself of the judg-

ment, wherein,

1. What they are called; spots, ver. 12.

2. Where they conversed; in feasts of charity.

3. What they did

Feed themselves, ver. 12.

1. Their employment; Feast.

there; wherein, 2. The manner of their doing it; without fear, ver. 12. (1. To what creatures they are compared; clouds, ver. 12. 2. To what clouds Empty; without water, ver. 12. Unstable; carried about of the winds. Fruit at best was withering; whose fruit withereth, ver. 12. Fruit therefore was no fruit; without fruit.

Want of fruit was joined with a total want of life; twice dead.

[roots.

Want of life was followed with the loss of their place; plucked up by the 1. What they are; raging waves of the sea, ver. 13.

2. What they get, shame; foaming out their own shame.

1. Their title; wandering stars, ver. 13.

2. Their estate to which they are reserved; the blackness of darkness for ever.

1. His name; Enoch, ver. 14.

2. Descent; seventh from Adam.

3. Employment; prophesied of these.

1. An incitement to attend to the description of the judgment; Behold, ver. 14. 1. His title; the Lord, ver. 14.

2. The description itself, where,

1. The coming 2. His approach; cometh.

of the Judge to judgment, where,

3. His attendants, where,

2. The man

1. Their quality; holy, or saints,

ver. 14.

2. Their quantity; ten thousand. 3. Relation; his.

4. Action; coming with their Lord.

1. By conviction; to convince, ver. 15. ner of judg- 2. By execution; to execute.

1. The improving of the predictions of the apostles, who foretold the carriage of the seducers; where consider,

1. To whom the apostolical prediction is commended; his beloved, ver. 17. 2. How it is to be improved; remember the words.

Words; their mouths speaking

1. Their function; apostles, ver. 17. 2. Their Master; our Lord Jesus Christ.

great swelling words. What they did; had men's persons in admiration, ver. 16. Why they did it; for advantage.

Mockers, ver. 18. Walkers after.

1. The times when the seducers appeared; in the last times, ver. 18. 2. The qualities wherewith they appeared; 1. Their sin; separating themselves, ver. 19. 1. Sensuality; sensual, ver. 19. 2. The causes thereof,

1. Specified; faith, ver. 20. 2. Appropriated; your. 3. Commended; holy.

1. A duty; praying, ver. 20. 2. The manner; in the Holy Ghost.

4. Preservation of themselves (1. The thing to be regarded; the love of God, ver. 21.
in the love of God, where, 2. How it was to be regarded; keep yourselves in it.

51. More generally; have compassion, ver. 22. 2. More particularly, how; make a difference.

1. A duty enjoined, containing,

2. A manner of performing it, with,

2. Voidness of the Spirit; not having the Spirit.

Inward or moving; mercy, ver. 21. Outward or meritorious; the Lord Jesus Christ.

1. The end; save, ver. 23.

2. The means; with fear.

1. Vehemency and earnestness; pulling them out of the fire, ver. 23. 2. Vigilancy and wariness; hating the garment spotted, &c.

1. The person to whom the praise is given, and that is Christ, who is set forth three ways:

III. THE CONCLUSION of the Epistle, containing a suitable Doxology, or praising of God: wherein consider,

1. By his power,

1. To keep them from falling, ver. 24.

2. To present them faultless (1. Generally propounded; to
in heaven, where their hap--
2. Particularly exemplified;
piness is,

2. By his wisdom, S 1. Its subject; God, ver. 25.
2. Its excellency; only wise.

where,

3. The manner how this praise is given, denoted in the word Amen;

Assent, ver. 25.
Desire.

Trust.

present you before the presence of his glory, ver. 24.

1. Privatively, by removing all deformity; faultless, ver. 24. 2. Positively, by fulness of comfort; with exceeding joy.

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An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude: Delivered in Christ-Church, London