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

If yet the Subscription of GODS hand, and affixion of his sale, and delivery into your possession, be not sufficient; Addidit & Juramentum. ^qGOD willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath. That by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to lye, we might have a strong consolation. In which two verses, that stand like two Turrets, there are eight fortifications; which all the powers of hell shall never be able to overthrow. He doth not say, but show; there's demonstration; not sparingly, but Abundantly; Extension: To, not servants, but sons and Heirs; if so, never to be disinherited; there's Adoption: Of Promise; not of mans birth or merit, but of Gods promise, who never yet brake his word: there's ratification. The Immutability of his counsel; ego Jehova non mutor: friends are unconstant, riches are unconstant, the world is unconstant, but I the Lord change not, Mal. 3.6. there's Determination. He interposed himself by an oath; wonderful mercy, that the Creator should swear to his creature! there's confirmation. These be two immutable things; therefore without alteration, In which it was impossible for God to lie: well may he deny sinners, but he cannot deny himself: there's impossibility of retraction. Now for the Corollary, or use of all these invincible arguments, it is our strong consolation: so strong a fortress, that if we do not betray it our selves, all the engines of hell shall never endanger it. How much are we beholding to God that he will swear, but how little beholding is God to us, if we will not believe him when he swears.

If yet the Subscription of GODS hand, and affixion of his sale, and delivery into your possession, be not sufficient; Addidit & Iuramentum. ^qGOD willing more abundantly to shew unto the heires of promise the immutability of his counsell, confirmed it by an oath. That by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to lye, we might have a strong consolation. In which two verses, that stand like two Turrets, there are eight fortifications; which all the powers of hell shall never be able to overthrow. He doth not say, but shew; there's demonstration; not sparingly, but Abundantly; Extention: To, not servants, but sonnes and Heires; if so, never to be disinherited; there's Adoption: Of Promise; not of mans birth or merit, but of Gods promise, who never yet brake his word: there's ratification. The Immutability of his counsell; ego Iehova non mutor: friends are unconstant, riches are unconstant, the world is unconstant, but I the Lord change not,