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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.
Abstain from all sin; Commendatio Jejunii, emendatio vitae: the praise and crown of abstinence is amendment of life. When you fasted and mourned, did yet at all fast unto me, even to me, saith the Lord? Zech. 7.5.
Abstaine from all sinne; Commendatio Iejunii, emendatio vitae: the praise and crowne of abstinence is amendment of life. When you fasted and mourned, did yet at all fast unto me, even to me, saith the Lord? Zech. 7.5.
2 Consider, it is Gods blessing that makes fat, and not meat.1 Man lives not by bread, but by the word of God. Daniel looks as fair with his pulse, as the rest with their liberal portions of the kings meat. If Gods blessing be separated from those edible materials, they yield no nourishment. He that could turn stones into bread, can turn bread into stones: and make wine infatuate, not exhilarate. He can rot the grain in the clods, blast it in the ear, wither it in the blade, consume it in the barn: yea when it hath past the flail, the mill, the oven; he can make it gall in the palate, in the stomach poison. He can either give thee meat and no stomach, or stomach and no meat. Be temperate then, and bless God; for every creature ism sanctified by the word of God, and prayer. Pass not by his blessings with shut eyes, as not glorifying the creator, nor look on them with doting eyes, as too admiring the creature. Commend moderate meat to thy self, and thy self to the blessing of God.
2 Consider, it is Gods blessing that makes fat, and not meat.1 Man lives not by bread, but by the word of God. Daniel lookes as faire with his pulse, as the rest with their liberall portions of the kings meate. If Gods blessing be separated from those edible materialls, they yeeld no nourishment. He that could turne stones into bread, can turne bread into stones: and make wine infatuate, not exhilarate. He can rot the graine in the clods, blast it in the eare, wither it in the blade, consume it in the barne: yea when it hath past the flaile, the mill, the oven; he can make it gall in the palate, in the stomach poison. He can either give thee meate and no stomach, or stomach and no meate. Be temperate then, and blesse God; for every creature is