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

The Apostle proceeds to another argument, why these things should be fixed in their hearts: because they know that their labour is spent upon a certain thing. What should more animate our constancy, than the infallibility of prosperous success in our calling! If the Divinity we preach, were built upon the fennish and hollow grounds of humane fancies. Wherein men show more wantonness than wit, more wit than learning, more learning than conscience. Or if it were like some oracles of the heathen Idols which were aliquo modo vera, nullo •• do certa; true some way, certain no way: if the event did not answer the prediction, they would make the prediction answer the event. Or like the spurious, e•• cene, and bastardly equivocations of our Jesuits: who have a trick to swear and not to swear, to lie and not to lie: and so are Saints and no Saints, holy in appearance, devils in existence. But we preach that which is indubiae fidei, which the faithful do feel on earth, and the unfaithful shall feel in hell. The former find here, the truth of Gods mercies, the other shall find there, the truth of his Justice. We bring no fables, but things known to us, and made known by us. That the LORD JESUS did c••e in the flesh, dwelt with us in the flesh, suffered for us on ⟨p. 299⟩the Cross, rose again from death. That he came not in weakness, but in power; with signs and great wonders: to the terror of the bad, to the comfort of the good, confirmation of the weak, conviction of the proud, admiration of all. Neither received we this by tradition or hear-say, but were eye-witnesses of it: That which we have seen and heard, we declare unto you. Therefore receive us, believe us; yea, receive •he truth, believe the truth, the sound doctrine of Christ.

THe Apostle proceeds to another argument, why these things should be fixed in their hearts: because they know that their labour is spent upon a certaine thing. What should more animate our constancie, than the infallibilitie of prosperous successe in our calling! If the Divinitie we preach, were built upon the fennish and hollow grounds of humane fancies. Wherein men shew more wantonnesse than wit, more wit than learning, more learning than conscience. Or if it were like some oracles of the heathen Idols which were aliquo modo vera, nullo do certa; true some way, certaine no way: if the event did not answer the prediction, they would make the prediction answer the event. Or like the spurious, e cene, and bastardly equivocations of our Iesuites: who have a tricke to sweare and not to sweare, to lie and not to lie: and so are Saints and no Saints, holy in appearance, divells in existence. But we preach that which is indubiae fidei, which the faithfull doe feele on earth, and the unfaithfull shall feele in hell. The former find here, the truth of Gods mercies, the other shall find there, the truth of his Iustice. We bring no fables, but things knowen to us, and made knowen by us. That the LORD IESUS did ce in the flesh, dwelt with us in the flesh, suffered for us on