A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

To have these things in remembrance.] The Apostles did not only preach to us vocally while they lived: but even now also exemplarily by their former conversation, and still doctrinally by their holy rules. The words of a Preacher die not with him; but live in the hearers hearts: and shall either convert them here, or convince them hereafter. The word that I have spoken, ¹the same shall judge him in the last day. Thou hast forgotten such a Sermon; but this Sermon shall not forget thee, Zach. 1.6. The Prophets are dead: but the words that I commanded them to speak, did they not take hold of their fathers? If it take no hold in thee by due obedience, it shall take hold on thee by deserved vengeance. A Prophet comes to Jeroboam, and says,^c Oh altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Josiah shall offer the priests of the high places upon thee: and upon thee shall mens bones be burnt. That Prophet died, yet his word came to pass; Josiah did accomplish this. 2 King. 23.17. and was showed the Sepulchre of that man of God, which had proclaimed these things that he did. It is said of Samuel. 1 Sam. 3.19. that the Lord did let none of his words fall to the ground. Stephen foretold the Jews of their future desolation by the contempt of CHRIST: they confute him with hard arguments, stop his mouth with stones: Stephen dies, but Stephens Sermon dies not. We tell the usurer, that the third generation shall rue all: we die, but our words come to pass. We tell the Impropriator, that his robbing God of his due, shall make his posterity like Achan, accursed: we die, but this saying is fulfilled upon them. We tell the proud officer, that his suites are the suites of Gehesi, cut out of bribes; and will engender a leprosy in his issue: we die, but this event follows. Our Sermons shall be thought on: even when we are dead you shall remember them: God grant you may remember them to your comfort.

To have these things in remembrance.] The Apostles did not only preach to us vocally while they lived: but even now also exemplarily by their former conversation, and still doctrinally by their holy rules. The words of a Preacher die not with him; but live in the hearers hearts: and shall either convert them here, or convince them hereafter. The word that I have spoken,