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

When we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.] This is the Proclaiming, wherein are considerable two things; The manifestation it •elfe; We made known to you.] And the things manifested; [Greek or Hebrew]; the Power •nd the Presence of Christ.

When we made knowne unto you the power and comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.] This is the Proclaiming, wherein are considerable two things; The manifestation it •elfe; We made knowne to you.] And the things manifested; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; the Power •nd the Presence of Christ.

We made known to you.] The Apostles did not hide the mysteries of salvation: revealed to them, Rom. 16.25. The revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since •he world began; is now made manifest, and according to the commandment of the everlasting God, is made known to all nations for the obedience of faith. Not that it was utterly unknown before: for it were strange to think, that the Prophets knew not of •hat Messiah they fore-told: but the light of it was not so clear and manifest. Christ before his coming was known to many, but obscurely: after his coming he was known Pluribus & clariùs, to more, and more clearly; after his Ascension, to •et a far greater number, and more manifestly; he shall be known in heaven face •o face, Ephes. 3.5. In other ages he was not made known to the sons of men, As he is •ow, in the same manner and measure, as he is now revealed. They saw through a veil, o us the curtain is drawn. Tunc patuit Judaeo, latuit mundo: jam patet mundo, latet Inaeo; Then the Jews knew him, and the world was ignorant of him: now the Jews re ignorant of him, and the whole world acknowledgeth him. The clearness s greater, Ex Christo misso, that it was Ex Christo promisso. The Sun of Righteousness did then cast up some beams; now it is more glorious, as riding in the midst of heaven.