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

6 As sleep is justly called Frater mortis, the brother of death: so is sin S••• paenae, the sister of pain. There is little difference between him that sleeps and the dead, save only in time: both are void of sense, both like trunks Uterque caecus, surdus, elinguis: both blind, deaf, dumb. Uterque sedat c• ras, finite labores; either of them appeaseth our cares, finisheth our labours: only death is the longer and more perfect privation. Stulte, quid est somnus gelide •is• mortis imago? Ovid. Consanguincus lethi sopor. Medium inter vivere & mori, An••. A certain middle thing betwixt life and death. Dulcis & alma quies, placidaeque simillima morti, Aeneid. Death is a long sleep, sleep a short death. So fin is the elder brother of death: if man had not sinned, he should not have died. Sin was been first, but The elder shall serve the younger: for death shall swallow the whole inheritance. Here, the sleep of rebellion precedes the sleep of damnation. They sleep but their destruction sleepeth not. The Apostle said of Lazarus; ^kLORD, if […] sleepeth he shall do well: but if you sleep, you shall do ill. As it is with the improvident heir involved in Usurers bonds; while he sleepeth, his interest runs o•• Destruction takes the wicked napping, as^l Banah and Rechab slew Ishbosheth: or, as Somnus is said to slay Palinurus; soporatum in mare praecipitavit, Aeneid. 5. He is easily subdued, whom his own slothfulness hath left unarmed. As death corporal proceeds of a cold vapour possessing the brain, and oppressing the animal senses and spirits. So from the cold dregs of sin, freezing up the heart in wickedness, comes the sleep of destruction: as Gideon slew the secure and careless host. When Di• genes Synopensiis slept much in his sickness, and was dissuaded by his Physician, he was answered, Ne mireris, frater fratrem antevertit: one brother doth but prevent another. Sampson could not be bound, till he was first got a sleep. Temporal death is ••t the only punishment of his sinful security: but while the worms are sporting among the reprobates bones, the devils will make themselves merry with his torments.