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

Honour is not sure, it comes with a breath, and goes with a breath, and goes with a breath: as a boy that can blow up a bubble unto air, and presently blow it into air. Cesar goes an Emperor to the Senate, is brought a corpse home. Pompey was great, yet he was begged. Opiniative honours are like curious peals on the bells, rung with changes: there may be sweet music in the change, but they are presently out of it. The devil taking CHRIST up into a high mountain. Luk. 4.5. Showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. In a moment? How all the kingdoms of the earth should be shown in a moment, is a question and wonder; though one stood in the body of the Sun. Therefore this must be done by representation; which is indeed more capable of admiration, than of demonstration. But why in a moment? to teach us that all the glory of this world is but for a moment. In a moment of time there is neither Prius nor Posterius: and this is the term of all worldly glory. Dumb exaltarentur, dejecisti eos, saith the Psalm. In the midst of their lifting up, thou didst cast them down: not afterward, but even then: in articulo exaltationis Ostenduntur ista res, non possidentur: & dum placeant, transeunt, Sen. These things are only showed, not possessed; and while they please us they pass away from us.

Honour is not sure, it comes with a breath, and goes with a breath, and goes with a breath: as a boy that can blow up a bubble unto aire, and presently blow it into aire. Cesar goes an Emperor to the Senate, is brought a corpse home. Pompey was great, yet he was begg'd. Opiniative honours are like curious peales on the bells, rung with changes: there may be sweet musicke in the change, but they are presently out of it. The divell taking CHRIST up into a high mountaine. Luk. 4.5. Shewed him all the kingdomes of the world in a moment of time. In a moment? How all the kingdomes of the earth should be shewen in a moment, is a question and wonder; though one stood in the body of the Sunne. Therefore this must be done by representation; which is indeed more capable of admiration, than of demonstration. But why in a moment? to teach us that all the glory of this world is but for a moment. In a moment of time there is neither Prius nor Posterius: and this is the terme of all worldly glory. Dum exaltarentur, dejecisti eos, saith the Psalme. In the midst of their lifting up, thou didst cast them downe: not afterward, but even then: in articulo exaltationis Ostenduntur ista res, non possidentur: & dum placeant, transeunt, Sen. These things are only shewed, not possessed; and while they please us they passe away from us.