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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.
The Traders, False prophets. Wares; You. Ground of Traffic, Covetousness. Means of utterance, Feigned words.
The Traders, False prophets. Wares; You. Ground of Trafficke, Covetousnesse. Meanes of utterance, Fained words.
In their perdition or ruin, consider:
In theiir perdition or ruine, consider:
The Severity of it: Judgement and damnation. Vicinity of it; Lingers not, slumbers not.
The Severity of it: Iudgement and damnation. Vicinitie of it; Lingers not, slumbers not.
First, let me spend a little time upon the general similitude (Merchandizing) here used by the Holy Ghost. The calling of a Merchant is of great antiquity, and necessary use: the state of the world cannot well stand without it. Non omnis fert •• nia tellus: our northern parts have no wine for the Sacrament; Meshek King of Moab was a Lord of sheep, Hiram had store of timber, Ophir was famous for gold, Chittim for Ivory, Bashan for Oaks, Lebanon for Cedars: therefore there must be a path from Egypt to Ashur. Merchants are the feet of the world, whereby remote and distant countries meet together. Yet it is a dangerous profession, not only for wrack of life and goods, but also for wrack of conscience: which is not always made in their ships abroad, but too commonly in their shops at home. There be the quicksands of nimble fraud, and the rocks of perjury. Gain is a busy temptation, and they can neither use measures nor balances, but the devil is at one end to do some office. The quest of wealth is dangerous: Per bella quaerere, flagitium: per maria, periculum: per falsitatem, opprobrium: per agriculturam, verò licitum: to seed it by war is injury, by falsehood ignominy, by sea danger, by husbandry honest and safe.