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

There is a generation of men, that lavish their estates; as we say, fling the house out at the windows; that call themselves Good-fellows. But they cannot bee Boni sodales, that are mali homines; Good-fellows and evil men are incompatible. They are like Simeon and Levi, sworn brothers, but fratres in malum, brethren in evil. Perhaps they have more society than honest men, but not so good society. Briers and thorns twine more together than good plants. God is not in this fellowship; you shall meet him at the Church, not at the Ale-house. But Satan puts in for a part: sometimes one drunkard plays the devil with another; in stabbing, or over-loading with drink: but if there be not always a personate devil, there is always a personal devil; Satan himself stands by. In this fellowship, Riot is the host, Drunkenness the guest, Swearing keeps the reckoning▪ Lust holds the door, and Beggary pays the shot.

There is a generation of men, that lavish their estates; as wee say, fling the house out at the windowes; that call themselves Good-fellowes. But they cannot bee Boni sodales, that are mali homines; Good-fellowes and evill men are incompetible. They are like Simeon and Levi, sworne brothers, but fratres in malum, brethren in evill. Perhaps they have more societie than honest men, but not so good societie. Bryers and thornes twine more together than good plants. God is not in this fellowship; you shall meet him at the Church, not at the Ale-house. But Satan puts in for a part: sometimes one drunkard playes the devill with another; in stabbing, or over-loading with drinke: but if there be not alwayes a personate devill, there is alwayes a personall devill; Satan himselfe stands by. In this fellowship, Riot is the host, Drunkennesse the guest, Swearing keepes the reckoning▪ Lust holds the doore, and Beggery payes the shot.

There is another fellowship, a mystical one, a mischievous one; the Society of Jesuits: yet they write themselves, Ex Societate Jesu; Of the fellowship of Jesus. What, no meaner? Would not Peter, nor Paul, nor Francis serve? No, none worthy of these mens company but Jesus. I persuade my self, he will give them little thanks for their familiarity. But do they not rather derive their names à contrario? Jesuits, not because fellows, but enemies to JESUS. As the Romans took names from their Conquests: Scipio Affricanus, because he conquered Africa. Call him not Israel, but Jezreel: call them not Jesuits, but Jebusites But Peter is the deputy of Jesus, and they are factors of Peter: indeed they uphold the chair of their imaginary Peter, and blow up other states with Salt-peter. But sure Jesus was never a fellow-digger in their vaults, nor an Engineer in their fire-works.