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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 Thy progress: what can thy brave rags better thee? a golden bridle makes not the better horse. If thy coat be made of wool, the sheep wore it before thee: if of silk, the silly worm may pull down thy pride. The bowels of worms hath clothed thee, and thou shalt feed the bowels of worms. Because thou flourishest with the flags of vanity; thou thinkest it is thy self, like the fly on the coach wheel, that makes so glorious a dust: so let Heliogabalus boast of his silken halters.
2 Thy progresse: what can thy brave rags better thee? a golden bridle makes not the better horse. If thy coate be made of wooll, the sheepe wore it before thee: if of silke, the silly worme may pull downe thy pride. The bowells of wormes hath clothed thee, and thou shalt feed the bowells of wormes. Because thou flourishest with the flags of vanity; thou thinkest it is thy selfe, like the flie on the coach wheele, that makes so glorious a dust: so let Heliogabalus boast of his silken halters.
3 Whatsoever the out side be, look to the linings. Mens cujusque is est quisque. The body is more worth than the raiment; therefore the soul is more worth than the body; for the body is but the raiment of the soul. Why despisest thou thy poor brother? I have more lands: haply, and more sins. I have braver apparel: a neat out-side, and a sluttish inside. I am fairer; perhaps in face, and fouler in heart. Thou art rich in the poor commodities of this world: and poor in the rich commodities of the other: peacock look down to thy feet.
3 Whatsoever the out side be, looke to the linings. Mens cujusque is est quisque. The body is more worth than the rayment; therefore the soule is more worth than the body; for the body is but the rayment of the soule. Why despisest thou thy poore brother? I have more lands: haply, and more sinnes. I have braver apparell: a neat out-side, and a sluttish inside. I am fairer; perhaps in face, and fouler in heart. Thou art rich in the poore commodities of this world: and poore in the rich commodities of the other: peacocke looke downe to thy feete.