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

As there is a long Antiquity of Sacraments, so a special necessity. For Antiquity; in Paradise was a Tree of knowledge, and a Tree of life: both Sacramental •rees. For necessity; as a man consists of two parts, one visible, the other invisible: so respondent be the means to draw him to heaven, the Word and Sacraments: and a Father calls the Sacrament, Verbum Visible, a visible word.¹ We fell •rom God to Satan by visible things; God brings us back from Satan to himself •y visible things. Wherein we may see the infirmity of our natures; the Lord is •aine to stay us up by many helps: the word for our ears, the Sacraments for our •yes. If we see a house held up by props, pins, columns and supporters; we say, •t is certainly old, sere, and weak of it self.

As there is a long Antiquitie of Sacraments, so a speciall necessitie. For Antiquity; in Paradise was a Tree of knowledge, and a Tree of life: both Sacramentall •rees. For necessitie; as a man consists of two parts, one visible, the other invisible: so respondent be the meanes to draw him to heaven, the Word and Sacra•ents: and a Father calls the Sacrament, Verbum Visible, a visible word.¹ We fell •rom God to Satan by visible things; God brings us backe from Satan to himselfe •y visible things. Wherein we may see the infirmity of our natures; the Lord is •aine to stay us up by many helpes: the word for our eares, the Sacraments for our •yes. If we see a house held up by props, pinnes, columnes and supporters; we say, •t is certainely old, sere, and weake of it selfe.