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

Overthrew them.] It was a plenary and universal destruction. Their outward happiness was so great, that like rotten fruit they could no longer cleave to the tree. It is said of the wicked,^s They come in no misfortune like other men. No misfortune? now therefore all at once. It is not good to be too happy for this world: there is danger in being without dangers. The very heathen were loth to surfeit on pleasures, and took it an introduction to further mischiefs. When Philip heard that his Army had got the conquest, that his Son Alexander was borne, and that his Chariots won the prize at Olympus, all in one day; he called on fortune to spice his joys with a little bitterness, lest he should forget himself. The Egyptian King blest himself from Polycrates, because he was over-fortunate: when he would •ry an experiment in despite of fortune, throwing a rich jewel into the sea, and finding it at his house in the bowels of a fish. It was a heathen curse, to wish all good •ucke to their very enemies. It is not good for a man to engross prosperity, lest like […] wasted candle, Extremum occupet fumus, faetor, & caligo. Belshazzar had no •ooner drunk his voluptuous health in the Cup of the Temple, but a new Cup was •eached unto him, the Cup of vengeance, and he must drink off that too.

Overthrew them.] It was a plenary and universall destruction. Their outward happinesse was so great, that like rotten fruite they could no longer cleave to the tree. It is said of the wicked,^s They come in no misfortune like other men. No misfortune? now therefore all at once. It is not good to be too happy for this world: there is danger in being without dangers. The very heathen were loth to surfet on pleasures, and tooke it an introduction to further mischiefes. When Philip heard that his Army had got the conquest, that his Son Alexander was borne, and that his Chariots wonne the prize at Olympus, all in one day; he called on fortune to spice his joyes with a little bitternesse, lest hee should forget himselfe. The Aegyptian King blest himselfe from Policrates, because he was over-fortunate: when he would •ry an experiment in despight of fortune, throwing a rich jewell into the sea, and finding it at his house in the bowels of a fish. It was a heathen curse, to wish all good ucke to their very enemies. It is not good for a man to engrosse prosperity, lest like wasted candle, Extremum occupet fumus, faetor, & caligo. Belshazzar had no ooner drunke his voluptuous health in the Cup of the Temple, but a new Cup was eached unto him, the Cup of vengeance, and he must drinke off that too.