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

But will they now disjoin these two names in one man? I wonder, when Simon sinned, whether Peter was guiltless! If Os porci had been damned, what would have become of Sergius secundus? Thus the poor Shepherd said to the great Bishop of Cologne; admiring his Pomp as a Prince, when his calling was but a Bishop: some replied, that he wore not such robes as he was Bishop, but as he was Prince. I but, quoth the Shepherd; Cùm damnatus fuerit Dux, quid fiet de Episcopo? If the Duke should go to hell for pride, what would become of the humble Bishop? Their names cannot secure their persons, not though they were Pii nominis. And yet as their lives have commonly been ungodly, so the name of Piety hath been least usurped among them: for there have been but five Pii. Res mira inter tot Pontifices solummodo quinque fuisse Pios. Here observe three circumstances.

But will they now disjoyne these two names in one man? I wonder, when Simon sinned, whether Peter was guiltlesse! If Os porci had been damned, what would have become of Sergius secundus? Thus the poore Shepheard said to the great Bishop of Coleine; admiring his Pompe as a Prince, when his calling was but a Bishop: some replied, that he wore not such robes as he was Bishop, but as he was Prince. I but, quoth the Shepheard; Cùm damnatus fuerit Dux, quid fiet de Episcopo? If the Duke should goe to hell for pride, what would become of the humble Bishop? Their names cannot secure their persons, not though they were Pii nominis. And yet as their lives have commonly beene ungodly, so the name of Pietie hath been least usurped among them: for there have been but five Pii. Res mira inter tot Pontifices solummodo quinque fuisse Pios. Here observe three circumstances.

1 The Apostles did prefix their names to their Epistles. Indeed neither did Moses set his name before his book, nor the Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, ¹before their Gospels: Because they Praesentibus scribentes, writing to those that were present, had no cause to put to their names. But the Apostles writing to those that were far off, could not well avoid it in their Epistles, but why then did Paul suppress his name writing to the Hebrews? Quia non erant amico in Paulum animo: that Apostle was not in their books, they had no good affection toward him: so that finding his name in the frontispiece they might haply have rejected the Epistle, and not vouchsafed to read it. The Apostles could not always instruct men by Sermons, as did the Prophets; nor by commentaries, as the Evangelists, nor by Dialogue, as Job: but writing to remote persons and places, they were compelled to signify their mind by letters: and the form of an Epistle requires a prescription of his name that sent it. They prefixed their names therefore