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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.
why, but hath the market-bell rung indeed, says he? Yes, quoth the Musician; away trudges he too. You can apply it. Preach we never so well against worldliness, when the charms and chimes of the world ring, it is hard to keep your minds from running. O how difficult is it to conquer this world? yet faith can do it,x This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Every true Christian is greater than William the Conqueror, greater than Alexander the Great, greater than Pompey the Great, greater than the great Turk. For they conquered in many years but a few parts of the world; but the Believer in one hour with one act only, subdues the whole world, with all things in the world. Terra fremat, regna alta crepent, ruat ortus & orcus; Si modo firma fides, nulla ruina nocet; Art thou a Christian? hast thou vanquished the world, that vanquisheth all the wicked? Bless God for this conquest: the King of Spain's over-running the Indies was nothing to it. Merchants would give much •o know a short cut to those remote places of traffic, without passing straits, or fetching bouts: the shortest cut to the riches of the whole world is by their contempt. Here is a short description of the worlds vanity, by reason of this corruption: but what can he expect that speaks against the world? When Christ himself came to dissuade men from the world, he had ill luck in that point. He might preach;y Make to your selves friends of the Mammon of unrighteousness: and vers. 13. You cannot serve GOD and Mammon. But when the Pharisees that were covetous, heard all these things, they derided him, vers. 14. he had but a flout for his labour. But let those that have hope of heaven, cease to love this world: and know that if Christ make us to deny this world, he will give us a better; we shall be no losers by him, he vouchsafes us the kingdom of heaven.z For if in this life only we had hope in Christ, we of all men were most miserable. Take this corrupted world that like it; let that glorious world be ours.
why, but hath the market-bell rung indeed, sayes he? Yes, quoth the Musician; away trudges he too. You can apply it. Preach wee never so well against worldlinesse, when the charmes and chimes of the world ring, it is hard to keepe your mindes from running. O how difficult is it to conquer this world? yet faith can doe it,