crept in unawares] Beside your expectation; as souldiers, that march by a town, and suddenly return and take it: or, as pioners, who enter by a myne, while the souldiers defend the walls. Or, not sent by God, but taking the ministery upon them of their own heads, John 10:1. 2 Tim. 3. 6. of old ordained] That no man might be offended at their sudden coming in, he sheweth, that God knew it before, and did ordain them to destruction. to this condemnation] To hell, as the angels that fell, v. 6. and the Sodomites, v. 7. Or, to this judgement, 1 Corinthians 11:29; 1 Corinthians 11:31-32. To be permitted to fall into these sins, that bring damnation. ungodly men] Such as worship not God aright; or, have no fear of God at all, Genesis 20:11. Psalms 30:1. Romans 3:18. turning the grace of our God into lasciviousnesse] The grace of God inviteth us to sobriety, Titus 2:11-12. but they turn it to a contrary end. denying the onely Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ] Denying Christ to be God, who was their master by profession, (for they professed themselves to be of his houshold) and their Lord by publike authority over them. Or, by their deeds denying Christ.