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

It was strange enough, that God would take so weak an element as water, to •owne those mighty Giants. Strange enough, that he would save Noah by an ••ke: why not take him up into heaven, as Enoch: or build him a house on the top […] some promontory? By an Ark? alas, what safety is here? may not the tem•sts cast it on the hard rocks, or dash it upon the Giants castles, and break it in ••ces? No, Noah must lye and swim on the waters, and yet the Ark must save ⟨p. 564⟩him from the waters. Thus shall he be safe in the sight of dying sinners: when they are expecting death on the tops of the mountains, they beheld him secure to their greater vexation. As the pains of hell are aggravated upon the damned, by se• ing their once despised brethren in the joys of heaven. When the rich that have […] away from the poor in coaches, shall see the poor carried from them by Angel•. All this God delivered, Noah believed and feared.

It was strange enough, that God would take so weake an element as water, to •owne those mightie Gyants. Strange enough, that he would save Noah by an ••ke: why not take him up into heaven, as Enoch: or build him a house on the top 〈…〉 some promontory? By an Arke? alas, what safetie is here? may not the tem•sts cast it on the hard rockes, or dash it upon the Gyants castles, and breake it in ••ces? No, Noah must lye and swimme on the waters, and yet the Arke must save ⟨p. 564⟩him from the waters. Thus shall he be safe in the sight of dying sinners: when they are expecting death on the tops of the mountaines, they beheld him secure to their greater vexation. As the paines of hell are aggravated upon the damned, by se• ing their once despised brethren in the joyes of heaven. When the rich that have away from the poore in coaches, shall see the poore carried from them by Angel. All this God delivered, Noah beleeved and feared.