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

Compared with God there is none righteous: Omnes odit, qui malos odit: he hates all men, that hates ill men. Yet some may be so, respectively to others. Th•••• more righteous than Judah, yet Tamar sinful enough. The Publican rather •• stified than the Pharisee, yet not simply and sufficiently justified. The Spouse f••• among women, yet she justly complains of her blackness. Some men have br••• & levia peccata, less and fewer sins, yet they have sins: though fewer in number, and lighter in measure, yet sins in nature. The Moon is glorious to a candle, pa•• to the Sun. The lily white to the wool, short of the snow. The swarthy compared with the Black-Moor, thinks himself fair.

Compared with God there is none righteous: Omnes odit, qui malos odit: he hates all men, that hates ill men. Yet some may be so, respectively to others. Th•••• more righteous than Iudah, yet Thamar sinfull enough. The Publican rather •• stified than the Pharisie, yet not simply and sufficiently justified. The Spouse f••• among women, yet she justly complaines of her blacknesse. Some men have br••• & levia peccata, lesse and fewer sins, yet they have sins: though fewer in number, and lighter in measure, yet sins in nature. The Moone is glorious to a candle, pa•• to the Sunne. The lilie white to the wooll, short of the snow. The swarthy compared with the Black-moore, thinkes himselfe faire.

Not that I would have men pitch themselves by the Pole of the dissolute. As because they are not so drunk as Nabal, therefore to think themselves sober: beca•• not so proud as Haman, therefore humble: because not so treacherous as Judas, therefore loyal. Compare not thy self with the worst, to see how far thou art beyond them: but with the best, to see how far thou art short of them. Luscus inter a acutè videt: and the thick-eared hear well to the stark deaf. Among the numerous Cloistures of illiterate Monks, if one rarely get a smack of learning, he thinks himself a brave fellow, famous among his companions.