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A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written
A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas AdamsA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams
London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Jacob Bloome, 1633London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Iacob Bloome, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3x Shall I take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. Suppose a king sitting in his Chair of Estate, his temples crowned with a golden Diadem, his body adorned with royal robes and jewels: how ill favouredly would a torn shoo, or a leprous toe appear? It is our glory, to be parts of hi• that is the King of glory: let us not dishonour him by defiling our selves. He is mad that forsakes a Saint to admit a Devil into his arms; that for the odious connection with a harlot, leaves the delicious embraces of Jesus Christ.
3x Shall I take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. Suppose a king sitting in his Chaire of Estate, his temples crowned with a golden Diadem, his body adorned with royall robes and jewels: how ill favouredly would a torne shooe, or a leprous toe appeare? It is our glory, to be parts of hi• that is the King of glory: let us not dishonour him by defiling our selves. He is mad that forsakes a Saint to admit a Devill into his armes; that for the odious connection with a harlot, leaves the delicious embraces of Iesus Christ.
- xVer. 15.
4y Every sin that a man doth, is without the body: but he that commits fornicati•• sins against his own body, Other sins are extra corpus, this is contra corpus. In these of all members the hand is principal, and blasphemy the tongue: but this above the ⟨p. 629⟩