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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.
But cast them down into hell, and delivered, &c.] I come to their penalty; the first branch whereof is their Dejection; He cast them down into hell. Herein is Locus a quo implied, the place from which they were cast, Heaven: and Locus ad qu•• expressed, the place into which they were cast, Hell; there is Poena damni in the former, Poena sensus in the latter. The one privative, a loss of all blessedness: the other positive, an infliction of all cursedness.
But cast them downe into hell, and delivered, &c.] I come to their penalty; the first branch whereof is their Dejection; He cast them downe into hell. Herein is Locus a quo implied, the place from which they were cast, Heaven: and Locus ad qu•• expressed, the place into which they were cast, Hell; there is Poena damni in the form•r, Poena sensus in the latter. The one privative, a losse of all blessednesse: the other positive, an infliction of all cursednesse.
Cast them down.] This implies some place from whence they were cast, and that is heaven: the place of their creation, the seat of blessedness, the palace of glory, the eternal mansion of joy. Lift up your hearts a while, to contemplate that place from whence they fell, and whither we desire to rise.
Cast them downe.] This implies some place from whence they were cast, and that is heaven: the place of their creation, the seate of blessednesse, the palace of glory, the eternall mansion of joy. Lift up your hearts a while, to contemplate that place from whence they fell, and whither we desire to rise.
First take it generally; there is a heaven wheresoever Gods gracious presence shineth. Yea as the Father said; I had rather be out of heaven with Christ, than a heaven without Christ. So we had better be on earth with Gods favour, than in heaven without it. For as the Sun makes a day, so the countenance of God makes a heaven, wheresoever it shineth. Absence of light causeth darkness; if God turn away his face, nothing remains but wretchedness.