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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.
It is the soul that requires love; and for that only cause which makes it lovely, Virtue. The outward worth of Beauty is nothing, it is the Soul within that makes it precious. When grace and holiness have beautified the principal, then admit the other circumstances and additions, as Beauty, Birth, or Wealth. For these indifferents, by goodness are made good, as fire turns all the objects into it self. The love built upon Beauty without this, is not long-lived: but running mad with extravagant desires,1 rests still unsatisfied. Hence it comes, that Quos conjunxit Ecclesia, disjunxit camera: yea worse, Conjungit Dominus, disjungit Diabolus: God and the Church puts them together; the Devil and lust puts them asunder.d He that loveth silver, shall not be satisfied with silver: So nor, he that loveth women, for one is no• lusts limits. H• that affecteth many, shall be satisfied with none. Unus, unam, u•: One God ha•h ordained one woman for one man. One is Loves number, he which trespasseth upon plurality, and loseth that content, may be all his life seeking it, b• shall never find it. To the reproof and reproach of them be it, that walk the streets. •ea, frequent the Church, for no other purpose but to feed their eye with such spectacles. When a Gallant had the name of a brave soldier; one observed how […] in his walking, he would turn about to gaze upon women: concluding, that the man could not have a valiant and constant mind, whose head every weak woman could turn and writhe about with her very look. Let this breed in our hearts […] abhorring of carnal lusts; a sin the very Devil does not commit: Pride he knows, malice he knows, flattery, hypocrisy, murder, treason he knows: but inco•• nence of fl•sh he wonders at. Let no beauty that sticks upon mortal cheek, so […] prevail over our affections; as to prostrate those bodies to the service of Harlots, that are the dear bought members of Jesus Christ.