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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.
The wicked are excluded from the Tree of life, and therefore from all things that should maintain life: and through they be ••t on earth yet they shall have double torment for their single merriment. For they are never in their own house till they be in hell, Act. 1.25. For us, they shall be as well able to save themselves without God, as to hurt us having God: and the worst they can do, is but to send us to GOD; and our desire is to be with GOD for ever.
The wicked are excluded from the Tree of life, and therefore from all things that should maintaine life: and through they be ••t on earth yet they shall have double torment for their single merriment. For they are never in their owne house till they be in hell, Act. 1.25. For us, they shall be as well able to save themselves without God, as to hurt us having God: and the worst they can doe, is but to send us to GOD; and our desire is to bee with GOD for ever.
To conclude, Christ was Gods Son, his only beloved Son: we servants, ••• s•ll ⟨p. 321⟩servants: yet was this Son borne and slain for these servants. This is the •oint we are bound to consider! how far God suspended his love to his Son, and •ttended his love to his servants: even so far, that this Son of love died for those sons •f wrath. Here me thinks we should even stay and wonder. 1 Joh. 3.1. Behold, what •anner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God. his is a depth that cannot be sounded: cold language may utter it, and regardless tention hear it; but men and Angels stand amazed at it. That the Creator should e for the creature: that this Filius meus, the Son of God; and Servus tuus, the rvant of man; should meet in one person. That the same, who is Dominus omnim, the Lord of all; should be made Sacrificium nostrum, our sacrifice: that the on of love should die for the sons of wrath! There have been many demonstrations of love in the world,