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

Let us repent betimes, before the Judgment come: for if it be once come, we •••y save our souls, but our bodies must perish. They that were even a kin to ••ah, because they repented not at the preaching of Noah, could not be saved with ••ah: but losing this opportunity, they too late wish themselves in the Ark: al••• mercy shall never be denied to true repentance, yet speed well their souls, they ••st lose their lives. When the Lord strikes a City with his Pestilence, many sin•••s begin then to relent, and bleed in contrition for their offences: this shall happily ••liver them from hell and the wrath of God: yet this exempts them not from death […] that plague. Men commonly fear Gods temporal blows, more than his eter•••l: yet of both they neglect the antidote and prevention. This will make him ••ke, if not home. A wise man will not be drunk, if only for the head-ache: nor a •od man sin, if only to avoid the heart-ache. If we have not repented so early, but […] he will punish us: yet let us not repent so late, but that he may save us.

Let us repent betimes, before the Iudgment come: for if it be once come, we •••y save our soules, but our bodies must perish. They that were even a kinne to ••ah, because they repented not at the preaching of Noah, could not be saved with ••ah: but losing this opportunity, they too late wish themselves in the Arke: al••• mercy shall never be denyed to true repentance, yet speed well their soules, they ••st lose their lives. When the Lord strikes a City with his Pestilence, many sin•••s begin then to relent, and bleed in contrition for their offences: this shall happily ••liver them from hel and the wrath of God: yet this exempts them not from death that plague. Men commonly feare Gods temporall blowes, more than his eterl: yet of both they neglect the antidote and prevention. This will make him ke, if not home. A wise man will not be drunke, if only for the head-ake: nor a od man sin, if only to avoid the heart-ake. If we have not repented so early, but he will punish us: yet let us not repent so late, but that he may save us.