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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.
Collocutors, such as confer together; so we partake with GOD in a sweet and familiar discourse,i Come now and let us reason together, saith the Lord. Tell me your griefs, saith CHRIST. Are you pained at the heart with true compunction for your sins? I will heal the broken-hearted. Are you smitten with vexations? I will bind up your wounds. Thus it is our part,Agnoscere, to acknowledge: his mercy, Ignoscere, to forgive. We speak to him by our prayers, he speaks to us by his comforts. We pour our grievances into his bosom, he pours his graces into our bosom. Many cannot hear Christ speaking comfort to them; no marvel, for they speak not for comfort to him. Strangeness doth lose acquaintance. We never came humble petitioners for grace to the Mercy-seat, but we sped: if the Lord hath at some one time been extraordinarily bountiful to us, shall we dis-wont our selves from his presence, be proud of our own stock, as if we needed him not? This is the way to lose him, and all comfort with him. God loves to have us talk with him: if we forget to pray for good, why should not he forget to do us good?
Collocutores, such as conferre together; so we partake with GOD in a sweet and familiar discourse,i Come now and let us reason together, saith the Lord. Tell mee your griefes, saith CHRIST. Are you pained at the heart with true compunction for your sinnes? I will heale the broken-hearted. Are you smitten with vexations? I will binde up your wounds. Thus it is our part,Agnoscere, to acknowledge: his mercie, Ignoscere, to forgive. Wee speake to him by our prayers, he speakes to us by his comforts. We powre our grievances into his bosome, hee powres his graces into our bosome. Many cannot heare Christ speaking comfort to them; no marvell, for they speake not for comfort to him. Strangenesse doth lose acquaintance. We never came humble petitioners for grace to the Mercy-seat, but we sped: if the Lord hath at some one time beene extraordinarily bountifull to us, shall we dis-wont our selves from his presence, be proud of our owne stocke, as if we needed him not? This is the way to lose him, and all comfort with him. God loves to have us talke with him: if we forget to pray for good, why should not hee forget to doe us good?
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