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

Good things are not wearisome in their continual use. Our daily bread, though daily received, is daily craved. The light of the Sun would displease none but some lover of darkness, though it never went down in our coasts. The perpetual ⟨p. 286⟩use of necessary things can never offend us though they never forsake us. Shall then the doctrine of life, the restorative of our fainting spirits, through the often repeating discontent us? No, here the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear with hearing. Yet many use themselves in the hearing of beaten points, as they do in drinking of wines: the first draught is for necessity, the second for pleasure, the third for sleep. If they hear you once, that's enough: if a second time, that's too much; but if you come with the same a third time, fare you well, they must go sleep. When Paul preached at Antioch,^d The Gentiles besought him that those words might be preached to them again the next Sabbath. [Greek or Hebrew]; the very same words. Gal. 4.19. My little children, of whom I travel in birth again, until Christ be formed in you. Now the ripening and perfecting of a child in the womb, requireth nine months at the least.

Good things are not wearisome in their continuall use. Our daily bread, though daily received, is daily craved. The light of the Sun would displease none but some lover of darkenesse, though it never went downe in our coasts. The perpetuall ⟨p. 286⟩use of necessary things can never offend us though they never forsake us. Shall then the doctrine of life, the restorative of our fainting spirits, through the often repeating discontent us? No, here the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare with hearing. Yet many use themselves in the hearing of beaten points, as they doe in drinking of wines: the first draught is for necessitie, the second for pleasure, the third for sleep. If they heare you once, that's enough: if a second time, that's too much; but if you come with the same a third time, fare you well, they must goe sleepe. When Paul preached at Antioch,^d