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

A Christian is like a common wealth; Grace is the Queen, religious thoughts the subjects, lusts the rebels: these war against the Queen^c fight against the soul. If they grow to a head, they will make a mutine in our hearts: our best policy is to keep them bare and low: though we cannot take away veil, their will; yet let us prevent them of Posse nocere, power to hurt us. To this let us give all diligence, and the Lord give a blessing to that diligence.

A Christian is like a common wealth; Grace is the Queene, religious thoughts the subjects, lusts the rebells: these warre against the Queene^c fight against the soule. If they grow to a head, they will make a mutine in our hearts: our best policie is to keepe them bare and low: though we cannot take away velle, their will; yet let us prevent them of Posse nocere, power to hurt us. To this let us give all diligence, and the Lord give a blessing to that diligence.

1. c1 Pet 2.11.

Besides this, add, &c. Thus much for the addiction, now to the addition. Wherein we find a concession, an accession, that he requires; Add. You have done something, yet there is a Praeterea, a Besides. Profectionem agnosco, Perfectionem requiro: I yield a beginning, I ask a proceeding. Sit not down with your Satis. knowledge you have, and faith you have; yet there's an Adhaec, Besides these.^d Leaving the principles, let us go on to perfection. Nihil praesumitur actum, dumb superest aliquid ad agendum. We cannot say, that work is finished, whereof any part remains to be done. None were fit to fight the battles of God, but they that lapped water out of their hands; (like the dogs of Nilus for fear of the Crocodiles) still going forward,