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

VER. I. Simon Peter, a Servant, and an Apostle of JESUS CHRIST, to them that have obtained like precious Faith with us, through the righteousness of God, and our Saviour JESUS CHRIST.

VER. I. Simon Peter, a Servant, and an Apostle of IESVS CHRIST, to them that have obtained like precious Faith with us, through the righteousnesse of God, and our Saviour IESVS CHRIST.

THE Books of the New Testament have been distinguished into three kinds: Historical, Doctrinal, and Prophetical. 1. Historical; such as contain the Birth, Life, Death, and Resurrection of our Blessed SAVIOUR, with his Divine Sermons, and Miraculous Actions; written by the four Evangelists: Seconded by the memorable and famous Story of the Acts of his Apostles. 2. Doctrinal; such as concern our instruction in the knowledge of Christ, and teach us the way of salvation. These are the holy Epistles of Saint Paul, S. James, S. Peter, S. John, and S Jude. 3. Prophetical; such as foretell the estate and condition of the Church militant to the end of the World: of which kind is the Revelation of S. John the Divine Yet doth not this distinction debar the History from altogether meddling with Prophecy, nor the Prophetical part from touching upon History, nor the Doctrinal part from the use of both the former. So the Evangelists, that wrote the story of Christ, do nevertheless abound with heavenly Doctrines, containing in them the life-giving Sermons of that Supreme Bishop of our souls: Neither are they withou plentiful predictions; as of the destruction of Jerusalem, and the end of the world. So the holy Apostles, in their Epistles, ⟨p. 2⟩together with their doctrines, by which they build up the Church, do also prophesy of future things: as S. Paul doth of the Calling of the Jews, and of the coming of Antichrist; and the last Chapter of this present Epistle, hath been aptly called, Saint Peters Prophecy.

THE Bookes of the New Testament have been distinguished into three kindes: Historicall, Doctrinall, and Propheticall. 1. Historicall; such as containe the Birth, Life, Death, and Resurrection of our Blessed SAVIOVR, with his Divine Sermons, and Miraculous Actions; written by the foure Evangelists: Seconded by the memorable and famous Storie of the Acts of his Apostles. 2. Doctrinall; such as concerne our instruction in the knowledge of Christ, and teach us the way of salvation. These are the holy Epistles of Saint Paul, S. Iames, S. Peter, S. Iohn, and S