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

We have had much ado with the father of sin, we shall yet be more troubled with the mother. I could not be blamed for accusing him, that accuseth all the world: neither must I be partial to the Beldam, lust. An old decrepit woman, growing on a pace to six thousand years, and yet she is not past children. This lustful mother is ready to conceive, as that devilish father is forward to beget.¹ Pugnabit primò fortassis, & (Improbe) dicet: Pugnando vinci se tamen illa volet: she wrestles with a desire to be overcome. I will consider how this is done in some particulars;

We have had much adoe with the father of sinne, we shall yet be more troubled with the mother. I could not bee blamed for accusing him, that accuseth all the world: neither must I be partiall to the Beldam, lust. An old decrepite woman, growing on a pace to sixe thousand yeeres, and yet shee is not past children. This lustfull mother is ready to conceive, as that devillish father is forward to beget.¹ Pugnabit primò fortassis, & (Improbe) dicet: Pugnando vinci se tamen illa volet: she wrastles with a desire to be overcome. I will consider how this is done in some particulars;

1. 1Ovid.

An offence is done you, the devil comes, and joining with concupiscence, suggests the adulterous seed of anger: lust, the mother conceives malice, she travels with the pleasure of revenge, she grows big with conspiracy, and at the last, she brings forth murder.

An offence is done you, the devill comes, and joyning with concupiscence, suggests the adulterous seed of anger: lust, the mother conceives malice, she travells with the pleasure of revenge, she growes bigge with conspiracie, and at the last, shee brings forth murder.