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

They need not be hired with rewards: yet this same Dabo tibi goes farre; it tempted Balaam to curse, where he should bless: Judas to betray, where he should adore. Saul thought that this only would stay the Benjamites from revolting to David, 1 Sam. 22.7. Will the son of Ishai give you fields and vineyards? will he make you captains over thousands, or captains over hundreds? This engine Satan planted against the walls of eternity, Matth. 4.9. All these will I give thee. As God said to Abraham; All the land that thou seest will I give unto thee, Gen. 13.15. But these men, though they had no reward, yet insant sine munere currunt. Though the tempter says not as Balak to their cousin, false prophet, Numb. 22.37. Am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? Yea though he confess plainly, I have neither silver nor gold, lands nor vineyards to give you: yet they resolutely proceed in the satisfaction of their own malice; We will eat our own bread, and wear our own garments: ¹only do thou own us, and let us be thy retainers. Though upon our own cost, we will follow: so greedy is the wicked man of his own ruin, that himself will bear the charges of it.

They need not be hired with rewards: yet this same Dabo tibi goes farre; it tempted Balaam to curse, where he should blesse: Iudas to betray, where he should adore. Saul thought that this only would stay the Benjamites from revolting to David, 1 Sam. 22.7. Will the sonne of Ishai give you fields and vineyards? will he make you captaines over thousands, or captaines over hundreds? This engine Satan planted against the walls of eternity, Matth. 4.9. All these will I give thee. As God said to Abraham; All the land that thou seest will I give unto thee, Gen. 13.15. But these men, though they had no reward, yet insant sine munere currunt. Though the tempter sayes not as Balak to their cussen, false prophet,