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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.
2. Lux Evangelica, the light of the Gospel. Joh. 8.12. I am the light of the world: he that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. This was the intent of our Saviours coming, To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to guide their feet into the way of peace, Luk. 1.79. It is true, that the Law was a light; lex est lux: but like a lamp, far short of the day which comes by the rising of the glorious Sun, JESUS CHRIST. Thy word is a light to my feet, and a lamp to my paths: but thy CHRIST is a Sun, that hath saving health under his wings; Mal. 4.2. In the night a man is glad of the light of a candle: so was the word of Prophecy a great help during the darkness which oppressed the whole world. But now the day is broken, and the splendour of the Sun shines in our faces. There is in the world, Psal. 91.5. Pavor noctornus, terror by night, the trouble of a vexed conscience. Sagitta per diem […] the arrow that flieth by day, the temptations of Satan in prosperity and peace. •• sty in caligine, the pestilence that walketh in darkness, heresy to pervert the […] Lues in meridie, the destruction that wasteth at noon day, profaneness to […] the affections: none of these shall destroy us, because we have the light of the Gospel to avoid them. This light shall defend us from all dangers; apertis, opertis, open or hidden, external or internal, corporal or spiritual. Esa. 8.20. To the Lux, to the Testimony: if they speak not according to this word, there is no light in there. He that doth not direct us by that rule, we can see there is no morning in him. Some have God, and know him not; as Infants. Some know GOD, and have him not, as baptised reprobates. Some neither have him, not know him; as Pagans. Others have him, and know him, as all faithful Christians.
2. Lux Evangelica, the light of the Gospell. Ioh. 8.12. I am the light of the world: he that followeth me, shall not walke in darkenesse, but have the light of life. This was the intent of our Saviours comming, To give light to them that sit in darkenesse, and in the shadow of death, and to guide their feete into the way of peace,