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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.
Through the righteousness, &c. Upon this ground let me build five instructions, or conclusions which are naturally deduced from it.
Through the righteousnesse, &c. Vpon this ground let me build five instructions, or conclusions which are naturally deduced from it.
1 All grace to our souls, all good to our bodies; all peace that may concern this life or that to come, is derived to us through the righteousness of Christ. Whatsoever good descends from God to us, is granted through Christ; whatsoever good ascends from us to God, is accepted through Christ. We are elected in Christ, redeemed by Christ, engrafted to Christ, saved for Christ. God gives to all Dona, gifts; but they are only true comforts to those that enjoy them through Christ. ⟨p. 28⟩David out of the great love he bore to Jonathan, which was passing the love of women, was also loving to Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan; lhe set him at his own table, and restored him all the land of Saul his father. Mephibosheth was lame and decrepit, yet David loved him for Jonathans sake. Infinite is the love of God to his own Son, therefore he is called the Son of his love, Coloss. 1.13. In whom he is well pleased. We are lame and deformed, warped, wicked, wretched; there is nothing in us that he should desire us: yet he restores us all the lands our Father Adam lost, yea, and ten thousand times more than ever he was owner of; and will one day set us at his own table, yea, in his very Throne, Revel. 3.21. and make us partakers of his glory: so did David to Mephibosheth for Jonathan his Fathers sake, so doth GOD to us for JESUS his Sons sake. Consider man in a four-fold estate; Confectionis, as he was made; Infectionis, as he was marred; Refectionis, as he was repaired; Perfectionis, as he shall be accomplished: and see how all mercy still came to us through CHRIST. First, GOD made man happy, because holy; without misery, because without iniquity.