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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.
Now swell all these corruptions into one impostumated head; and here is not only the corruption of the world, but a world of corruption. As the Prophet calls Jerusalem and Samaria, not only sinners but sins: 1Or as Lucan speaks of a wounded body; Totum est pro vulnere corpus; the whole body was as one wound. A land over-flown with sea is said to be all sea. So a heart over run with sin, is all sin. That is land still, and this is a heart still: but by reason of this deluge we say, that is all sea, this is all sin. And this corruption is so pleasing to the wicked, that they think it health it self. Men take such delight in this bestiality, that as Pliny reports, Grillus being transformed to a hog, would not endure to be turned to a man again. When God offers the drunkard to make him sober, no he thanks him, he is better as he is. Doth he undertake to let out the usurers corruption by charity? no, he had rather bean usurer still.
Now swell all these corruptions into one impostumated head; and here is not onely the corruption of the world, but a world of corruption. As the Prophet calls Ierusalem and Samaria, not only sinners but sinnes: 1Or as Lucan speakes of a wonuded body; Totum est pro vulnere corpus; the whole body was as one wound. A land over-flowne with sea is said to be all sea. So a heart over runne with sinne, is all sinne. That is land still, and this is a heart still: but by reason of this deluge we say, that is all sea, this is all sinne. And this corruption is so pleasing to the wicked, that they thinke it health it selfe. Men take such delight in this bestialitie, that as Pliny reports, Grillus being transformed to a hogge, would not endure to be turned to a man againe. When God offers the drunkard to make him sober, no he thankes him, he is better as he is. Doth he undertake to let out the usurers corruption by charitie? no, he had rather bean usurer still.
- 1Micah 1.