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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.
There is no repentance, Revel. 16.9. They are scorched with heat, and blaspheme Gods name: but repent not to give him glory. Ver. 11. They curse him for their pains and sores, but repent not of their deeds. True repentance ariseth fr•• faith and hope: but there can be no faith of releasement, where is certain knowledge of eternal punishment: knowledge and sense exclude faith. There can b••• hope of termination, where be chains of desperation. There shall be a desp••• sorrow for pain, no penitent sorrow for sin. None are now saved but by the blood of the Lamb: but when the world is ended, that fountain is dried up. The worm of conscience shall gnaw them with this remorse, bringing to their […] the cause of their present calamities. How often they have been invited […] heaven, how easily they might have escaped hell. They shall weep for the loss of the one and gain of the other, not for the cause of either, which were repentance.
There is no repentance, Revel. 16.9. They are scorched with heate, and blaspheme Gods name: but repent not to give him glory. Ver. 11. They curse him for their paines and sores, but repent not of their deeds. True repentance ariseth fr•• faith and hope: but there can be no faith of releasement, where is certaine knowledge of eternall punishment: knowledge and sense exclude faith. There can b••• hope of termination, where be chaines of desperation. There shall be a desp••• sorrow for paine, no penitent sorrow for sinne. None are now saved but by the bloud of the Lambe: but when the world is ended, that fountaine is dried up. The worme of conscience shall gnaw them with this remorse, bringing to their 〈…〉 the cause of their present calamities. How often they have beene invited 〈…〉 heaven, how easily they might have escaped hell. They shall weepe for the losse of the one and gaine of the other, not for the cause of either, which were repentance.