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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 I am willing to leave this spittle of incurable sinners: for who can en•••• to look long upon ulcers? Therefore to touch at Methodum medendi: the way […] cure universal wickedness, is by universal repentance. We may perceive […] willing God is to save us: for all this while, Dum non cessavimus a scelere, Deus o• savit a verbere; We forbore not sinning, yet he forbore plaguing. None can be […] bad as God is good. Sin reigning in men is a tyrant, Satan's possessing them, wo•• Christ threw them out both. Man may be will to forgive a mite, the Lord a […] on: three hundred pence, and ten thousand talents, are all one to his mercy. Satan hopes well of our sins, but let Christ hope better of our repentance. Tent•• […] sustentat iste. Let us all disappoint Satan, and answer the gracious mercy of our Redeemer. He made us in the world, he made us not for the world, but choose us before the world, and came himself into the world, to call us out of the world, that […] might not perish with the world, but live after the world, in a blessed and glorious world, his own immortal kingdom in heaven. This for the universality, the […] the antiquity of it.
But I am willing to leave this spittle of incurable sinners: for who can en•••• to looke long upon ulcers? Therefore to touch at Methodum medendi: the way 〈…〉 cure universall wickednesse, is by universall repentance. We may perceive 〈…〉 willing God is to save us: for all this while, Dum non cessavimus a scelere, Deus o• savit a verbere; We forbore not sinning, yet he forbore plaguing. None can be 〈…〉 bad as God is good. Sin raigning in men is a tyrant, Satans possessing them, wo•• Christ threw them out both. Man may be will to forgive a mite, the Lord a 〈…〉 on: three hundred pence, and ten thousand tallents, are all one to his mercy. Satan hopes well of our sins, but let Christ hope better of our repentance. Tent•• 〈…〉 sustentat iste. Let us all disappoint Satan, and answer the gracious mercy of our Redeemer. He made us in the world, he made us not for the world, but chuse us before the world, and came himselfe into the world, to call us out of the world, that might not perish with the world, but live after the world, in a blessed and glorious world, his owne immortall kingdome in heaven. This for the universality, the the antiquity of it.