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

1 By subduing the body to the soul;^l I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. The body is that part, which is against the LORD. The body will beg, but let a shameless beggar have a shameless denial. When the body does what the good soul dictates, there is a breathing Saint: when the soul consents to the bodies appetite, there is a blind man led by his dog. Because the Serpents head had led the way so long, now the repining tail would needs lead; but then the whole ran into mischief. When lust undertakes to guide a man, and reason is fain to follow, there is a precipice to destruction.

1 By subduing the body to the soule;^l I keepe under my body, and bring it into subjection. The bodie is that part, which is against the LORD. The body will begge, but let a shamelesse begger have a shamelesse deniall. When the bodie does what the good soule dictates, there is a breathing Saint: when the soule consents to the bodies appetite, there is a blinde man led by his dogge. Because the Serpents head had led the way so long, now the repining taile would needs lead; but then the whole ranne into mischiefe. When lust undertakes to guide a man, and reason is faine to follow, there is a precipice to destruction.

1. l1 Cor. 9.27.

2 By debarring the flesh all lust-provoking meats and drinks. It is wretched to have this noisome fire, wicked to feed it with fuel. Sodom found that Fullness of bread was the mother of unnatural filthiness. High diet is adulteries nurse: Rarò vidi continentem, quem non vidi abstinentem, August. You shall seldom see a man continent, that is not abstinent. The heat is taken at a Tavern, that is, laid at a brothel-house. Abstain then, for it is fasting-spittle that must kill this tetter. He that will ever be running for fuel, never meant to put out the fire.