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

Secondly, the world in the very frame and substance of it is thus corrupted; all in vanity. A man that would taste the saltness of marine waters, needs not drink up all the sea: it is enough for me to give you a taste of this world. In the creation of every days work, God saw that it was good: but in the sixth day, having done all; Erant valde bona: viewing all in the harmony, They were very good. The things of the world were made good for man, but he made them evil to himself: so that now the whole creature groaneth under this corruption, Ro. 8. So it labours, as if it desired release, and rest: so it is corrupted that it must perish. Communis mundo superest rogus. ⁿThe heavens shall pass away with a great noise, &c. Non minùs certum, quia dilatum: the differing doth not discredit the certainty. If the world it self be so perishable, what think you of all the pomp and vanities of it? Corrupta sunt, & corrumpentia: they are corrupt themselves, and corrupting others.^o Love not the world: what is this world? The Apostle expounds it to be lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life. Beatus qui explicatur, miser qui implicatur. Blessed is the man that is delivered out of them, wretched is he that is wrapped in them.

Secondly, the world in the very frame and substance of it is thus corrupted; all in vanitie. A man that would tast the saltnesse of marine waters, needs not drinke up all the sea: it is enough for me to give you a tast of this world. In the creation of every daies worke, God saw that it was good: but in the sixth day, having done all; Erant valde bona: viewing all in the harmonie, They were very good. The things of the world were made good for man, but he made them evill to himselfe: so that now the whole creature groaneth under this corruption, Ro. 8. So it labours, as if it desired release, and rest: so it is corrupted that it must perish. Communis mundo superest rogus. ⁿThe heavens shall passe away with a great noise, &c. Non minùs certum, quia dilatum: the differring doth not discredit the certaintie. If the world it selfe be so perishable, what think you of all the pompe and vanities of it? Corrupta sunt, & corrumpentia: they are corrupt themselves, and corrupting others.