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

There is no charity; not so much as any love to God, the infinite good; much less to man. None to God. But Omnibus diligibile est pulchrum & bonum: goodness and beauty is every ones love: therefore much more God, the cause and fountain of it. Nay, they shall hate God, Ps. 139.21. Do not I hate them that hate thee? Indeed if God could be seen of them in his goodness, mercy, bounty, they could not hate him: but they no further apprehend him but by the sense of their own torments, the effects of his Justice, and so hate him, Revel. 16.9.11.21. They suffer, and they blaspheme: there is in them a furious malice against him: being cursed of him, they recurse him. They curse him for making them, curse him for condemning them, curse him because being adjudged to death, they can never find death. They curse his punishments, because they are so unsufferable: curse his mercies, because they may never taste them: curse the blood of CHRIST shed on the Cross; because it hath satisfied for thousands, and done their unbelieving souls no good: curse the Angels and Saints in heaven, because they see them in joy, and themselves •n torment. Cursings shall be their sins, blasphemies their prayers, Lacrimae their •otes, lamentation all their harmony. These shall be their evening songs, their morning songs, their mourning songs for ever.

There is no charitie; not so much as any love to God, the infinite good; much lesse to man. None to God. But Omnibus diligibile est pulchrum & bonum: goodnesse and beautie is every ones love: therefore much more God, the cause and fountaine of it. Nay, they shall hate God, Ps. 139.21. Doe not I hate them that hate thee? Indeed if God could be seene of them in his goodnesse, mercie, bountie, they could not hate him: but they no further apprehend him but by the sense of their owne torments, the effects of his Iustice, and so hate him, Revel. 16.9.11.21. They suffer, and they blaspheme: there is in them a furious malice against him: being cursed of him, they recurse him. They curse him for making them, curse him for condeming them, curse him because being adjudged to death, they can never find death. They curse his punishments, because they are so unsufferable: curse his mercies, because they may never tast them: curse the bloud of CHRIST shed on the Crosse; because it hath satisfied for thousands, and done their unbeleeving soules no good: curse the Angels and Saints in heaven, because they see them in joy, and themselves n torment. Cursings shall be their sins, blasphemies their prayers, Lacrimae their otes, lamentation all their harmonie. These shall be their evening songs, their morning songs, their mourning songs for ever.