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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.
Humility is the hardest of all virtues: all vices are against it, yea all virtues […] against it: men are proud of their wisdom, proud of their beneficence. Yea, •• mility it self is against humility, and by a strange prodigious birth brings forth pride: as Diogenes, and that worse Cistercian, is proud of his very patches. How co• mon is it for men to disclaim vain glory vaingloriously! making a remonstrate of that within them, whereof they study a renouncement from them. But the […] things are always most humble: the boughs of trees, the more laden with fruits the nearer they hang to the ground. The best gold goes down in the balance, […] lighter stays above. Good corn lies in the bottom of the heap, the chase keeps aloft. The good Angel lifts him up that would worship him;a See th•• […] it not, for I am thy thy fellow servant. The bad Angel affects it,b All these […] give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship mee. Timent boni Angeli adorari• […] natura, quam vident in Christo sublimatam. Good Angels are fearful to be w• shipped of that nature, which they see exalted in Christ: evil Angels desire t••• worshipped of that nature, which they know is made after the Image of God. Satan isc a King over all the children of pride. Pride turned Angels into devils, •• militie shall turn men into Angels. Of all sins let us bless our selves, yea the Lo•• keep us from pride; that humbling our selves, we may be exalted by Its […] CHRIST.
Humilitie is the hardest of all vertues: all vices are against it, yea all vertues 〈…〉 against it: men are proud of their wisedome, proud of their beneficence. Yea, •• mility it selfe is against humility, and by a strange prodigious birth brings forth pride: as Diogenes, and that worse Cisterian, is proud of his very patches. How co mon is it for men to disclaime vaine glory vainegloriously! making a remonstrate of that within them, whereof they studie a renouncement from them. But the things are alwayes most humble: the boughes of trees, the more laden with fruites the nearer they hang to the ground. The best gold goes downe in the ballance, lighter stayes above. Good corne lies in the bottome of the heape, the chase keepes aloft. The good Angell lifts him up that would worship him;