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

Many sins have bin punished, that are now forborne; because^o The Lord hath •pointed a day to judge the World in righteousness. The wickedness of the old world […] as abundant in the new world; yet is not the world drowned with water, because •od hath ordained for it a deluge of fire. The sins of Sodom are practised every •her e; yet do the committers scape fire and brimstone on earth, because they are served to fire and brimstone in hell. Do not many persecute the Church as vio•ntly as Pharaoh, with Chariots and Armies, who yet scape drowning? There is a •servation of a deeper and bottomless sea for them. Diverse murmur at God who •e not stung with fiery serpents as the Israelites: because they are reserved to a fiery •rpent in hell. Many take bribes like Gehesi, without a leprosy; because of that eter•ll leprosy which waits for them. How many a deceitful Trader says and swears, with a little inversion of Ananias his lie: I sold it for so much.) It cost me so much, yet […] not stricken with death temporal, because he is reserved to death eternal. Are not •any monopolists amongst us, as bad as these^p Philippians, that got a patent of the •ery devil? It is plain that they did monopolize the Damosel, and the Damosel •d monopolized the devil. Satan was wont to be a spirit latent; now he durst be spirit Patent: it is time that this Patent-devil were cast out.

Many sinnes have bin punished, that are now forborne; because^o The Lord hath •pointed a day to judge the World in righteousnesse. The wickednesse of the old world as abundant in the new world; yet is not the world drowned with water, bceause od hath ordained for it a deluge of fire. The sinnes of Sodome are practised every her e; yet doe the committers scape fire and brimstone on earth, because they are served to fire and brimstone in hell. Doe not many persecute the Church as viontly as Pharaoh, with Charriots and Armies, who yet scape drowning? There is a servation of a deeper and bottomelesse sea for them. Diverse murmure at God who e not stung with fiery serpents as the Israelites: because they are reserved to a fiery rpent in hell. Many take bribes like Gehesi, without a leprosie; because of that eterll leprosie which waits for them. How many a deceitfull Trader sayes and swears, with a little inversion of Ananias his lie: I sold it for so much.) It cost me so much, yet not stricken with death temporall, because he is reserved to death eternall. Are not any monopolists amongst us, as bad as these