July 5,
December 16.
after
the judgment of the great thousands of his saints, to day. Even as Sodom and execute judgment upon all, Gomorrha, and the cities and to convince all that are about them in like manner, ungodly among them of all giving themselves over to their ungodly deeds which fornication, and going after they have ungodly commitstrange flesh, are set forth ted, and of all their hard for an example, suffering speeches which ungodly sinthe vengeance of eternal ners have spoken against fire. Likewise also these him. These are murmurfilthy dreamers defile the ers, complainers, walking flesh, despise dominion, and their own lusts; and speak evil of dignities. Yet their mouth speaketh great Michael the archangel, when swelling words, having men's contending with the devil persons in admiration behe disputed about the body cause of advantage. But, of Moses, durst not bring beloved, remember ye the against him a railing accu- words which were spoken sation, but said, The Lord before of the apostles of our rebuke thee. But these Lord Jesus Christ; how that speak evil of those things they told you there should which they know not: but be mockers in the last time, what they know naturally, who should walk after their as brute beasts, in those own ungodly lusts. These things they corrupt them- be they who separate themselves. Woe unto them! for selves, sensual, having not they have gone in the way the Spirit. But ye, beloved, of Cain, and ran greedily building up yourselves on after the error of Balaam for your most holy faith, prayreward, and perished in the ing in the Holy Ghost, keep gainsaying of Core. These yourselves in the love of are spots in your feasts of God, looking for the mercy charity, when they feast with of our Lord Jesus Christ unyou, feeding themselves with- to eternal life. And of some out fear: clouds they are have compassion, making a without water, carried about difference: and others save of winds; trees whose fruit with fear, pulling them out withereth, without fruit, of the fire; hating even the twice dead, plucked up by garment spotted by the flesh. the roots; raging waves of Now unto him that is able the sea, foaming out their to keep you from falling, and own shame; wandering stars, to present you faultless beto whom is reserved the fore the presence of his blackness of darkness for glory with exceeding joy, to ever. And Enoch also, the the only wise God our Saseventh from Adam, prophe- viour, be glory and majesty, sied of these, saying, Behold, dominion and power, both the Lord cometh with ten now and ever, Amen.
JUDE.