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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.
Jesus whom ye contemned, scorned, persecuted, sacrilegiously robbed; whose servants ye have hated; they shall be confo•• dead. But when he adds to the faithful, Frater vester, I am Jesus, Your Brother; they shall be with heavenly peace rejoiced. Will you consider the power of the Lords voice? Look Psal. 29. The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire. The Nightingale hath a sweet voice, but a lean carcass: vox & praeterea nihil; a voice, and nothing else but a voice: and so have all hypocrites. But the Lords voice will be against them with a Woe, Heb. 3.15. To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Let us now hear his voice with obedience, lest we one day hear it with a vengeance. Non […] hominem sonat, O Deus certè. It is not an ordinary voice, but Vox hujusmodi, Such a voice. Saul said to his subject, 1 Sam. 24.16. Is this thy voice, my son David? Wel• may we say; Is this thy voice, O Lord our King? We will then obey it, Psal. 85.•. I will hear what the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people. The Lord, apply this voice to our hearts, and our hearts to this voice.
Iesus whom yee contemned, scorned, persecuted, sacrilegiously robbed; whose servants ye have hated; they shall be confo•• ded. But when he addes to the faithfull, Frater vester, I am Iesus, Your Brother; they shall be with heavenly peace rejoyced. Will you consider the power of the Lords voice? Looke Psal. 29. The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire. The Nightingale hath a sweet voice, but a leane carcase: vox & praeterea nihil; a voice, and nothing else but a voice: and so have all hypocrites. But the Lords voice will be against them with a Woe, Heb. 3.15. To day if ye will heare his voice, harden not your hearts. Let us now heare his voice with obedience, lest we one day heare it with a vengeance. Non hominem sonat, O Deus certè. It is not an ordinary voice, but Vox hujusmodi, Such a voice. Saul said to his subject,