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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.
4 For the Eternity; if it had an end, it were not excellent. We see commonly, that high glories here waste themselves, and go out in stench; like great candles in windy houses: that can be no excellent glory. If we love this life, which we feel to be miserable, and and know will end: how should we love that life, where is no fear, either to die, or to live in trouble. Nothing but happy eternity, and eternal felicity, Joh. 14.2. In my Fathers house are many mansions: here we have no abiding city, but dwell in Tabernacles, set up to day, and pulled down to morrow. Our best houses on earth, let them be never so glorious: if it were possible; let their walls be of gold, and their windows of Sapphire: yet they are no better than Inns for strangers. But our mansions in heaven abide for ever. I go to prepare a place for you, saith Christ: but •t is said, Matth. 25.34. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. These were prepared before; now then did Christ go to prepare them? Saint Augustine answers; They were prepared from everlasting, but the men that should inhabit them were unprepared. Parrot quodammodo mansions, mansionibus parando mansores; He went first to take possession of this Kingdom, and there sets open the •oores of those prepared mansions for us.
4 For the Eternity; if it had an end, it were not excellent. We see commonly, that high glories here waste themselves, and goe out in stench; like great candles in windy houses: that can be no excellent glory. If we love this life, which we feele to be miserable, and and know wil end: how should we love that life, where is no feare, either to die, or to live in trouble. Nothing but happy eternity, and eternall felici•ie, Ioh. 14.2. In my Fathers house are many mansions: here we have no abiding citie, but dwell in Tabernacles, set up to day, and pulled downe to morrow. Our best houses on earth, let them be never so glorious: if it were possible; let their walls be of gold, and their windowes of Saphire: yet they are no better than Innes for strangers. But our mansions in heaven abide for ever. I goe to prepare a place for you, saith Christ: but t is said,