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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.
Conceive all this a glorious house, the building up of a Christian. Let Faith stand for the foundation: Virtue for the walls: Knowledge the windows, that let in the light of Gods truth to illuminate it. Let Temperance be the mortar, that keeps off the violence of wind and weather; for temperance diverts corruption. Be Patience the pins and stays that hold together the frame; for patience will not be moved. Let godliness be the perfect form or module of it, that the structure may mock the rage and resistance of hell. Set Brotherly kindness for the lodging chambers, ⟨p. 109⟩built to entertain friends. Charity is the roof, as Saint Augustine: says of Gods house in mans heart; Diligendo persicitur. Thus as God brought Moses to the mount, to the top of Pisgah: and showed him the land of Canaan, Deuteronomy 34.1. So I have brought your meditations to the top of the mount, and showed you the fruitful valley standing thick with the graces of God. Now to the first material.
Conceive all this a glorious house, the building up of a Christian. Let Faith stand for the foundation: Vertue for the wals: Knowledge the windowes, that let in the light of Gods truth to illuminate it. Let Temperance be the morter, that keeps off the violence of wind and weather; for temperance diverts corruption. Be Patience the pinnes and staies that hold together the frame; for patience will not be moved. Let godlinesse be the perfect forme or module of it, that the structure may mocke the rage and resistance of hell. Set Brotherly kindnesse for the lodging chambers, ⟨p. 109⟩built to entertaine friends. Charitie is the roofe, as Saint Augustine: saies of Gods house in mans heart; Diligendo persicitur. Thus as God brought Moses to the mount, to the top of Pisgah: and shewed him the land of Canaan, Deutronomy 34.1. So I have brought your meditations to the top of the mount, and shewed you the fruitfull valley standing thicke with the graces of God. Now to the first materiall.
Add to your faith virtue. Faith is the first, and I have drunk deeply to you in this cup before: yet I would have you sick of an holy ebriety, and still to thirst for this drink,