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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.
O then let not the end of our days, and the strength of our sins, come […] together. It is said of St Chrysostome, that Nihil finivit praeter peccatum, he ma•• […] end of nothing but of sin. Let it not be said of us, Omnia finivimus praeter pecca•• that we have put an end to all things except our sins. A man hath be• build, he would fain end: begun to travel, he would fain come to […] journey's end: Commenced a suite, he desires an end. Before all, let us […] to end our sins: if we end them by repentance, though the end of our lives […] ⟨p. 551⟩[…] end of our other businesses, we shall never find cause of sorrow. It is a saying Schooles, Ex malis praemissis sequitur non bona conclusio: From evil seeds come •ll plants.p The body is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. If we would reap a •rious body, let us sow a gracious body. Let us not be of their number, Quorum […] est interitus: Whose end is a destruction without end. Let repentance make an […] of our sins, before death make an end of our days; and then our end is not •perly an end, but a better beginning. Seeing the world must be changed, let us […] have corrupted it, first change our selves. If fire must purge the elements, let us that celestial fire of the Spirit to purge us. That when all the dross and fecu••ie of the world shall be on a light fire, we may be found pure, and presented •re at the appearing of JESUS CHRIST.
O then let not the end of our dayes, and the strength of our sins, come 〈…〉 together. It is said of St Chrysostome, that Nihil finivit praeter peccatum, he ma•• 〈…〉 end of nothing but of sin. Let it not be said of us, Omnia finivimus praeter pecca•• that wee have put an end to all things except our sinnes. A man hath be build, hee would faine end: begun to travell, hee would faine come to joureneys end: Commenced a suite, hee desires an end. Before all, let us to end our sins: if we end them by repentance, though the end of our lives