A00665:1886
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.
Charity may seem to except from everlasting ruin, Innocents and Ignorants. innocents, as Infants, that were not capable of faith and repentance. Ignorants such […] did not here of the forewarned vengeance. The one could not believe for want […] discretion: the other, not be called unbelievers if they had no premonition: on ••ese our charity hopes there was mercy. In the first judgment, when the Angels ••l: in the last judgment, when Christ shall come; only the elect shall be saved, ••d only the Reprobate condemned. In this middle and intervenient judgment, ••c solely electi conservantur, nec soli reprobi suffocantur: some were preserved, that were ••t elected, as Ham, cursed of his father: so we think, some were drowned, which […] were saved. Our probable reasons ten.
Charity may seeme to except from everlasting ruine, Innocents and Ignorants. ••nocents, as Infants, that were not capable of faith and repentance. Ignorants such 〈…〉 did not here of the forewarned vengeance. The one could not beleeve for want 〈…〉 discretion: the other, not be called unbeleevers if they had no premonition: on ••ese our charity hopes there was mercy. In the first judgment, when the Angels ••l: in the last judgment, when Christ shall come; onely the elect shall be saved, ••d onely the Reprobate condemned. In this middle and intervenient judgment, ••c soli electi conservantur, nec soli reprobi suffocantur: some were preserved, that were ••t elected, as Cham, cursed of his father: so we thinke, some were drowned, which 〈…〉 were saved. Our probable reasons ten.