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A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written
A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas AdamsA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams
London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Jacob Bloome, 1633London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Iacob Bloome, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
and hath the Gospel of Christ lost the powerfulness? No, if it have not power to convert us, it will have power to confound us. If Christ be not suffered to come unto us, he will not be hindered from coming against us. Oh let us come unto him, that he may come unto us: subject we our hearts and lives to the obedience of his Gospel; that we may he found holy and blameless at the second coming of the Lord Jesus. It shall be powerful then, when the heavens shall pass away with a noise, and the elements shall melt with heat, and the earth with her works shall be burnt up. Let us now honour him when he come i• grace, that he may honour us when he comes in glory.
and hath the Gospell of Christ lost the powerfulnesse? No, if it have not power to convert us, it will have power to confound us. If Christ be not suffered to come unto us, he will not be hindred from comming against us. Oh let us come unto him, that he may come unto us: subject we our hearts and lives to the obedience of his Gospell; that we may he found holy and blamelesse at the second comming of the Lord Iesus. It shall be powerfull then, when the heavens shall passe away with a noise, and the elements shall melt with heate, and the earth with her workes shall be burnt up. Let us now honour him when he come i• grace, that he may honour us when he comes in glory.
And were eye-witnesses of his Majesty. This is the testification. Our Saviour intending that the Apostles should lay the foundation of his Church; upon that Corner-stone whereupon themselves and we all are built; he furnished them with all fit provision for it. He declared his will to their ears, presented his works to their eyes, fixed his truth in their hearts; and sent them not to publish riddles and paradoxes and fabulous reports; but real and actual things which they had seen and heard. So might they from infallible experience give a well grounded testimony. The Sum is this; Christ made himself manifest to them, that they might manifest him to us. He let them see, that they might teach us to believe. The things which I have received of my Father, I have made known unto you. They must needs be scribes well fitted for the kingdom of heaven; when such a Master read unto them the oracles of Truth. He that is the life of the Gospel, taught the Gospel