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

Let me here again commend to you the blessedness of faith: what a sweet security and heavenly peace doth it work in the soul, in the midst of all the inundations of evils! This is the Adamant which nothing will break: the palm that ••okes not under the weightiest burden: the oil that ever over swims the g• •est quantity of water can be poured on it: the sheet anchor that holds when all •••er •acklings break. The day of fire shall be more terrible and universal, t••• was •he day of water: this defaced earth that shall melt the heavens. Yet stil• •aith •inds an Ark, not of combustible wood, but of indissoluble strength: it is the opened side of Jesus Christ. There, when the earth is burning under her, heaven a•ove her, the elements about her, reprobates shrieking beside her, death and hell trembling below her: she shall find assurance and peace, and at last be metamorphosed into this blessed vision, and eternal fruition of such joys, to which his mercy •ring us, that they then maybe known unto us. Amen.

Let me here againe commend to you the blessednesse of faith: what a sweete •ecuritie and heavenly peace doth it worke in the soule, in the midst of all the inundations of evills! This is the Adamant which nothing will break: the palme that ••okes not under the waightiest burden: the oile that ever over swimmes the g• •est quantitie of water can be powred on it: the sheate anchor that holds when all •••er •acklings breake. The day of fire shall be more terrible and universall, t••• was he day of water: this defaced earth that shall melt the heavens. Yet stil aith inds an Arke, not of cumbustible wood, but of indissolvable strength: it is the opeed side of Iesus Christ. There, when the earth is burning under her, heaven aove her, the elements about her, reprobates scrieking beside her, death and hell rembling below her: she shall find assurance and peace, and at last be metamorphoed into ths blessed vision, and eternall fruition of such joyes, to which his mercie ring us, that they then maybe knowen unto us. Amen.