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

3 There is no sin which man can now commit, but God hath declared his wrath against it, in his punishments for it: we can do nothing without a precedent. •s any sacrilegious? there be precedents to forewarn him; Gehesi, Judas, and they •hat kept a market in the Temple. But these men feare nec lepram Gehesi, nec suspendium Judae, nec ejectionem è Templo per Christum. Will the Jesuit be a traitor? there […] precedent. Absalom rebels, what was the end? His huge army defeated by a few, •he wood devouring that day more than the sword: twenty thousand lost. A senseless oak performs the part of a good subject, and apprehends the traitor: his beast •eft him to the gal-house, who was turned beast in renouncing his allegiance. The •arth refused to receive him, heaven was shut against him, none of his troupes left to guard him; who had so unnaturally wronged the maker of all in his anointed vice•erent. The King gave charge for his reprieval, but the King of heaven had otherwise determined of him. And he that had ambitiously provided a stately monument for his corps, a Pyramis or Pillar in the Kings dale; was tumbled with infamy into a ditch, like carrion under a heap of stones.

3 There is no sin which man can now commit, but God hath declared his wrath against it, in his punishments for it: we can doe nothing without a precedent. •s any sacrilegious? there be precedents to forewarne him; Gehesi, Iudas, and they •hat kept a market in the Temple. But these men feare nec lepram Gehesi, nec suspendium Iudae, nec ejectionem è Templo per Christum. Will the Iesuite be a traitor? there 〈…〉 precedent. Absalom rebels, what was the end? His huge army defeated by a few, •he wood devouring that day more than the sword: twenty thousand lost. A sens•esse oake performes the part of a good subject, and apprehends the traitor: his beast •eft him to the gal-house, who was turned beast in renouncing his allegiance. The arth refused to receive him, heaven was shut against him, none of his troupes left to uard him; who had so unnaturally wronged the maker of all in his annointed viceerent. The King gave charge for his reprievall, but the King of heaven had otherise determined of him. And he that had ambitiously provided a stately monuent for his corps, a Pyramis or Pillar in the Kings dale; was tumbled with infaie into a ditch, like carrion under a heape of stones.