Jude — Chapter 1
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Verse 0
Such indeed be al Heretikes, and such be al their sacraments, seruice, and offices in their Church, as Cores were in his schismatical tabernacles. And as pride was the cause of his reuolting from the obedience of Moyses and Aaron his Priests and true Gouernours; so is intolerable pride the cause of al Heretikes forsaking their lawful Pastours and Rulers, and namely of forsaking Christes owne Vicar in earth, our true Aaron, as S. Bernard calleth him. De consid. li. 2. cap. 8. To al such forsakers the Apostle here giueth the curse and Væ due to the said three, Cain, Balaam, and Core, and telleth them that the storme of darkenes and eternal damnation is prouided for them: most liuely describing al Heretikes (as in some we to our woe haue experience by their manners in our daies) in al this passage euen to the end of the Epistle.
Verse 9
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Verse 11
11. Cain Balaam, Core.) Heretikes rosembled to Cain, Balaam and Core. Cain, Balaam, Core. The Apostle would haue Heretikes specially to be knowen, by the resemblance they haue, first to Cain, in that for enuy that his brothers seruice and Sacrifico was accepted and his reiected, slew his said brother, and was a fugitiue from the face and citie of God, which is the Church. Secondly, by their resemblance to Balaam, who for money was induced to curse God's people, as couetousnes is commonly the cause that first maketh Heretikes & false Prophets. Whereupon S. Aug. saith: He is an Heretike that for temporal commodities sake either coineth or followeth new opinions. S. August. li. de vtil. cred. cap. 1. And lastly by the resemblance they haue with the ancient and notorious Schismatike Core, and his companions, who forsooke the ordinarie Priesthood appointed by God, and would needs doe Sacrifice themselues without lawful calling. Such indeed be al Heretikes, and such be al their sacraments, seruice, and offices in their Church, as Cores were in his schismatical tabernacles. And as pride was the cause of his reuolting from the obedience of Moyses and Aaron his Priests and true Gouernours; so is intolerable pride the cause of al Heretikes forsaking their lawful Pastours and Rulers, and namely of forsaking Christes owne Vicar in earth, our true Aaron, as S. Bernard calleth him. De consid. li. 2. cap. 8. To al such forsakers the Apostle here giueth the curse and Væ due to the said three, Cain, Balaam, and Core, and telleth them that the storme of darkenes and eternal damnation is prouided for them: most liuely describing al Heretikes (as in some we to our woe haue experience by their manners in our daies) in al this passage euen to the end of the Epistle.
Verse 19
19. These are they which segregate themselues.) Al Heretikes segregate themselues. The conditions of Heretikes in the later daies, that is, euer since Christ's time, not of these only of our Age. For there were many that forsooke Gods Church and segregated themselues from the fellowship of the faithful euen in the primitiue Church: that we may the lesse maruel at these mens segregating themselues, and going out from the rest, into seueral Sectes, which S. Augustine therfore calleth Segregations.