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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.
2 Your faith, because every one must have a proper and peculiar use of faith. Thou canst not see CHRIST with another's eyes, nor walk to heaven on another's feet. Get true faith of thine own, though little, let it be true. If it cannot be so great as the best, let it be so precious as the best; a little piece of gold is so good gold as a great piece, excepting the quantity. Keep thy faith, though thouf bear about in thy body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Where-soever thou art maimed, let thy faith be sound. If a man receive a wound, he is glad it is not to death, if he have sickness, that it ⟨p. 114⟩is not mortal. So keep faith, and keep life: lose not thy faith, and thou shalt never lose Christ.
2 Your faith, because every one must have a proper and peculiar use of faith. Thou canst not see CHRIST with anothers eyes, nor walke to heaven on anothers feet. Get true faith of thine owne, though little, let it be true. If it cannot be so great as the best, let it be so precious as the best; a little peece of gold is so good gold as a great peece, excepting the quantity. Keep thy faith, though thouf beare about in thy body the markes of the Lord Iesus. Where-soever thou art maimed, let thy faith be sound. If a man receive a wound, he is glad it is not to death, if he have sicknes, that it ⟨p. 114⟩is not mortall. So keepe faith, and keepe life: lose not thy faith, and thou shalt never lose Christ.
The fourth and last point is the Society. To your faith; To, implies some accession. Faith is a great Queen; it is base to let her go without a Court and a train