A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Through the righteousness of God, and our Saviour Christ. Here is the ground of this means, the Justice of our redeemer. Some read these words distinctim, by disjoyning them; Dei, & Salvatoris; Of God, and Of our Saviour. This reading may stand where Righteousness is referred to God, as to the cause efficient: and to Christ, as to the cause meritorious. Augustine admonisheth us of the Trinity here and teacheth us to collect it from such places. Sub Dei nomine Pater, sub Salvatoris Filius, sub Pacis & Gratiaevoce Spiritus sanctus exprimitur: By the name of God he understands the Father, by Saviour the Son, by Grace and Peace the Holy Ghost. But with Saint Ambrose, they are better read Conjunctìm: and this is plain from the Greek context, where all are contained under one article. Aquin thus: Of GOD, that is of CHRIST, Secundum Divinitatem effectivè: Of our SAVIOUR, that is of CHRIST, secundum Humanitatem meritoriè. But I leave that as too curious ⟨p. 27⟩and take the words to be construed only copulatively: answerably to that of Paul; ^hLooking for the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Here can be no distinction of Persons thought on: for it is the Great God that appears in judgement, but no Person of the Deity properly appears in judgement at the last day, but JESUS CHRIST.ⁱ For the Father judgeth no man: but hath committed all judgement unto the Son: therefore CHRIST is there called the Great God. For the Mediator betwixt God and man, is perfect God and perfect man; and yet not two, but one CHRIST. One not by confusion of substance, but by unity of Person, as Athanasius.

Through the righteousnesse of God, and our Saviour Christ. Here is the ground of this meanes, the Iustice of our redeemer. Some read these words distinctim, by disjoyning them; Dei, & Salvatoris; Of God, and Of our Saviour. This reading may stand where Righteousnesse is referred to God, as to the cause efficient: and to Christ, as to the cause meritorious. Augustine admonisheth us of the Trinitie here and teacheth us to collect it from such places. Sub Dei nomine Pater, sub Salvatoris Filius, sub Pacis & Gratiaevoce Spiritus sanctus exprimitur: By the name of God he understands the Father, by Saviour the Sonne, by Grace and Peace the Holy Ghost. But with Saint Ambrose, they are better read Conjunctìm: and this is plaine from the Greeke context, where all are contained under one article. Aquin thus: Of GOD, that is of CHRIST, Secundum Divinitatem effectivè: Of our SAVIOVR, that is of CHRIST, secundum Humanitatem meritoriè. But I leave that as too curious