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

But in vain they flee, whom God pursues: there is no mountain so high but […] hand can reach it: no depth so low, but his eye sees it, and power rules it. There […] no way to scape him, but by coming to him. Fugimus à manu vindictae, cùm •urrimus ad manum misericordiae. At last their destruction surpriseth them, poor miserable creatures, half dead with fear and hunger, and now wholly dead with •ater. Lo here the full conquest of Justice, and the whole world overwhelmed •ith an universal ruin. God hath fetched back again all that life, which he had ••ven to his unworthy creatures: and the world was reduced to that form wherein it ••od in the third day of the Creation; Waters being over the face of the whole earth.

But in vaine they flee, whom God pursues: there is no mountaine so high but 〈…〉 hand can reach it: no depth so low, but his eye sees it, and power rules it. There 〈…〉 no way to scape him, but by comming to him. Fugimus à manu vindictae, cùm •urrimus ad manum misericordiae. At last their destruction surpriseth them, poore •iserable creatures, halfe dead with feare and hunger, and now wholly dead with •ater. Loe here the ful conquest of Iustice, and the whole world overwhelmed •ith an universall ruine. God hath fetched backe againe all that life, which he had ••ven to his unworthy creatures: and the world was reduced to that forme wherin it ••od in the third day of the Creation; Waters being over the face of the whole earth.

Let this contemplation be useful to us: the season of repentance is before e beginning of vengeance: but if Judgment be gone out, men cry too late. While e Gospel moves us, the doors of the Ark are open: if we now neglect it, we y seek it with tears, and not find it. Mercy to impenitence, would be injury […] Justice. Let every soul take this very time to redeem the time: for he is so fuive, that he will not tarry the pleading of his own cause.