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

The vocation of the Gentiles was prophesied. Hos. 2.13. I will say to them that were not my people Thou art my people. His coming to Judgement prophesied: his first coming was as a Lamb, without crying, or having his voice heard in the streets. Ver. 2. His second coming as a Lion. Ver. 13. The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man. Thus in reading the Scriptures, let us still have an eye to CHRIST. They are a field, and the precious Jewel hid in it, is Jesus Christ.

The vocation of the Gentiles was prophecied. Hos. 2.13. I will say to them that were not my people Thou art my people. His comming to Iudgement prophecied: his first comming was as a Lambe, without crying, or having his voice heard in the streets. Ver. 2. His second comming as a Lion. Ver. 13. The Lord shall goe forth as a mighty man. Thus in reading the Scriptures, let us still have an eye to CHRIST. They are a field, and the precious Iewel hid in it, is Iesus Christ.

Can there be now any Jew, that will move that question. Matth. 11.3. Art thou how we should come? or do we look for another? Or that will keep in the old […] of that tempting divell; Si Filius Dei es. Matth. 4.3. If thou be the Son of God: If. Certainly he hath upon him the brand of that old stiff-neckednesse, that will not relent with the yoke of sixteen hundred years conviction. Let them show one Prophecy unfulfilled: one other in whom they can be fulfilled. It was the great question of the world, who is that CHRIST? It is the great question of the Church; who is that Antichrist? In both these are the Jews ignorant. Let them beware their doom: Lu. 19.27. Bring those my enemies that would not have me reign over them and slay them before me. But I would to God there were no vipers of this monstrous ⟨p. 345⟩