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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 though the devils be everlastingly chained, is there no mercy for reprobate ••en? shall they never get loose? Gen. 6.3. My spirit shall not always strive with ••an: therefore his indignation shall cease. Doth he not often threaten, and not do ••to Nineveh? Ans. God doth sometimes menace and not strike, because our repentance steps between: but when everlasting burning hath wasted all the moisture repenting, will he do so then? Here indeed we may speed as well as Ninive: •versa est quae mala erat, aedificata est bona quae non erat, Aug. We shall stand if our •ines fall: but we shall fall, if our sins stand. But at that day the date of repentance will be out. But such is the charity of the Saints in this life, that they pray […] their enemies: now this charity shall be more perfect in heaven, therefore they •ll intercede for them in hell: and God hath promised that their prayers shall be ••ard. Ans. Here they pray for them that they may be converted: for if they know at such were (in Gods decree) reprobates, they would pray for them no more •n th•y do for devils. Their present suite is x that they may be recovered out of the ••re of the devil. Now they may be recovered, not hereafter: there may be present inversion, no future permutation. For that objected out of the Psal. 77. Will the Lord ••t off for ever; will he be favourable no more? There i. meant only the temporary af••ction of the Church. Still as the joys of heaven, so the pains of hell, are eternal. Death is to men, as the fall was to Angels: as lost Angels after their aposta••, so lost men after their death, can never be recovered. Hell is made y Deep; so ••epe, that there is no hope of crawling out. Ex inferno nulla redemptio. Therefore […] called Infernus, ab inferendo, of casting in: for the wicked are so cast in, that they […] never get forth. From earthly Gaoles and dungeons there may be some trick escape: but hell is so deep, that nor earth nor heaven can help out one poor le. That rich man,