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

To teach, pulchrum est, is a commendable: Docere diversum, to teach that which is incongruent, is dangerous: Docere adversum, to teach that which directly contradicts the truth; haereticum est, is hereticall. Si quis aliud senserit, if a man be opinioned against the truth, this is not answerable: Si quis docuerit, if a man teach such a doctrine, this is abominable. Let them Teach, but not Otherwise: for otherwise they had better hold their peace. We may say of doctrines, as Jeremiah said of his Figs, Jer. 24.3. Than the good and true, nothing can be spoken better: than the bad and false, nothing is more perilously worse. None sing more sweetly than the true musicians of Israel. None howl more tetrically than the dogs of Baal, of Babel, of Belial; that often the devil himself cannot roar out a more detestable cry, above ground, whatsoever he doth in hell. As the doctrine of murdering Princes, &c. Satan is then the most dangerous tempter, when he comes as he came to CHRIST, with a Scriptum est, It is written: and Heretics, while with this sound they tickle the peoples ears; often for want of true discerning suck the blood of their souls. Lord, give not over our souls a prey to their teeth; but rescue them from destructions, our darlings from the Lions, Psal. 35.17.

To teach, pulchrum est, is a commendable: Docere diversum, to teach that which is incongruent, is dangerous: Docere adversum, to teach that which directly contradicts the truth; haereticum est, is hereticall. Si quis aliud senserit, if a man be opinioned against the truth, this is not answerable: Si quis docuerit, if a man teach such a doctrine, this is abominable. Let them Teach, but not Otherwise: for otherwise they had better hold their peace. We may say of doctrines, as Ieremie said of his Figges, Ier. 24.3. Than the good and true, nothing can be spoken better: than the bad and false, nothing is more perilously worse. None sing more sweetly than the true musicians of Israel. None howle more tetrically than the dogs of Baal, of Babel, of Belial; that often the divell himselfe cannot roare out a more detestable cry, above ground, whatsoever he doth in hell. As the doctrine of murdering Princes, &c. Satan is then the most dangerous tempter, when he comes as he came to CHRIST, with a Scriptum est, It is written: and Heretickes, while with this sound they tickle the peoples eares; often for want of true discerning sucke the bloud of their soules. Lord, give not over our soules a prey to their teeth; but rescue them from destructions, our darlings from the Lions,