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

1 Pet. 2.12. Have your conversation honest, that they who speak against you […] evil doers, may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the •cy of visitation. There be many elected, that are not yet called: they are yet out •f the fold, but they belong to the covenant by Gods everlasting decree. Now the •ew whereby God will unwind them out of the Labyrinth of error, may be the •anuduction of your exemplary life, Joh. 17.20. There be some that shall believe on CHRIST, through our word. Now if we live as they live, how can we hope they will believe as we believe? The pagan concludes, if I saw their works better than •ine, I should think their faith better than mine. Suppose the robbed and woun•ed passenger (Luk. 10.30.) had been an heathen; finding no mercy of the Jew, •uch of the Samaritan; would he not have embraced the Samaritans religion soo•er than the Jews? yet the Jews religion was true, and not the Samaritans. As •ur Saviour said; Salvation is of the Jews, Joh. 4.22. Thus as at the Bar, truth is often wronged by an ill pleader, so religion is scandaled by an ill professor. The •ewes called them the sons of Abraham: yet they wanted faith, which was the •ost glorious grace of Abraham. So many stile themselves the children of God, yet have not so much holiness as should make them in any respect like their •ather.

1 Pet. 2.12. Have your conversation honest, that they who speake against you evill doers, may by your good workes which they shall behold, glorifie God in the cy of visitation. There be many elected, that are not yet called: they are yet out f the fold, but they belong to the covenant by Gods everlasting decree. Now the ew whereby God will unwind them out of the Labyrinth of error, may be the anuduction of your exemplary life,