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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 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.
2 By debarring the flesh all lust-provoking meats and drinkes. It is wretched to have this noysome fire, wicked to feed it with fewell. Sodome found that Fulnesse of bread was the mother of unnaturall filthinesse. High diet is adulteries nurse: Rarò vidi continentem, quem non vidi abstinentem, August. You shall seldome see a man continent, that is not abstinent. The heat is taken at a Taverne, that is, laid at a brothel-house. Abstaine then, for it is fasting-spettle that must kill this tetter. He that will ever be running for fewell, never meant to put out the fire.
3 By avoiding beautiful temptations.m Flee fornication: Resist other sins, flee this. Stand not to try thy strength, but run away. Parthus tutus ab hoste suga est. Joseph stood not to bandy terms, and dispute with his mistress, but fled from her. If thou wilt endure conference with an Harlot, she will conquer. Like Ulysses, stop thine ears, her charms shall not take thee. Many have run out of their wits for women, 1 Esdr. 4.26. Satan having conquered the woman, never came at the man, but left the woman to do that; he thought she would be devil enough to tempt man. Solomon with all his wisdom, Sampson with all his strength, were thus mastered. One overcame a Lion, yet a Lioness overcame him. The other could find out the Harlot from the true mother; yet a Harlot found out him, and made him forget his Maker.n