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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.
One is happy in expounding the words, another in delivering the matter, a ••ird for cases of conscience, a fourth to determine the School-doubts. But now ••t all these together: an hundred Peters and Pauls, a thousand Bernards and Au••tines, a million of Calvins and Melancthons: let not their voices be once na••ed with this voice. They all spake as children, this is the voice of the Ancient of days, Joh. 7.46. Never spake man, as GOD himself speaketh. Herod, it ••emes, had a pleasing voice, when he drew to himself such an acclamation, Act. ••.22. It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. But the Angel proved to Herod's ••nfusion, that acclamation to be the voices of men, not of God. But this voice that ••me from heaven concerning this God and man, was the voice of God, not of man. •he Angel that talked with Zechariah, spake Debarim tohim, debarim nehummim, •ach. 1.13. Good words, and comfortable words. But this voice is the voice of Power, ⟨p. 314⟩the voice of comfort, the voice of love, the voice of life. Man hath virtutem •• cis, power to speak: but God reserves to himself vocem virtutis, to speak in power, Psal. 67.33. Lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. Saint Paul had a powerful voice, when he said to the Cripple with a loud voice, stand upright on •y feet: And he leaped and walked, Act. 14.10. In so much that when the people saw it, they cried; The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. S. Peter had a power full voice, when he persuaded three thousand souls at one Sermon. But this voice of power gave power to all their voices. Herodotus tells us of an Egyptian, that had in shrill a voice, that From the Promontory of Hister he was heard by Histaeus, Admiral of Darius, being then at Miletum. But this is the voice, that shall one day be heard from one end of the world to the other. Christ here heard the voice of his Father, we shall all hear the voice of Christ,