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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.
And for us, let us remember Saint Pauls caution, Rom. 11.20. Because of unbelief they were broken off, by faith thou standest: Be not high minded, but fear. We have the same means to be saved, yet we see it is no impossible thing to go to hell. Micah thought himself so sure, when he had got a Levite to his Priest, that God must needs bless him, Judg. 17.13. So we think it enough to have the Bible in our house: yet we may come to complain, as Micah to the Danites; Ye have taken away all that I have. Or as Christ threatened the Jews; The kingdom of heaven shall be taken from you, and given to nations that will bring forth answerable fruits. Or you shall call the fruit of your sin, as Phinehas wife called the fruit of her womb; Ichabod, because the glory is departed from you, 1 Sam. 4.22. If the naked habit of the truth in our understanding, or approbation; vel sensu, vel assensu; could save men; who would go to hell? We see it, we know it, we confess it, we profess it, we do it not. Those are wretched and perverse men, and show that the Sacramental water was spilt on their faces; that curse the Scriptures, and bless their sins. That had rather (Execrare legem, quàm emendare vitam; and O disse praecepta, potius quàm vitia;) cast the law behind their backs, then not foster their lusts in their bosoms. I hope there are few so bad; but, O that men were so good, as truly to expound the Prophets by their lives. A Christians good conversation, is the Scriptures best Comment and exposition. We do expound them in our words, do you expound them in your works. Be you a counterpane to that blessed original: O that their lines, and our lives, did consort and match together. God hath given the Word of life to us, O let him find the life of the Word in us.
And for us, let us remember Saint Pauls caution, Rom. 11.20. Because of unbeleefe they were broken off, by faith thou standest: Be not high minded, but feare. We have the same meanes to be saved, yet we see it is no impossible thing to goe to hell. Micah thought himselfe so sure, when he had got a Levite to his Priest, that God must needs blesse him, Iudg. 17.13