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

and the Hoc aliquid, hoc multum, hoc totum nihil est: This somewhat, this much, this all, is nothing at all with God. Thus necessary is Charity, without which Aut non habentur caetera, aut frustra habentur omnia; A man hath nothing in substance, or all things without comfort. A certain King of Northumberland in that great controversy about Easter; some alleging for Peter, others for John; bethought himself that Peter was the Porter of heaven-gate; therefore resolved to take that side, saying, he would make the Porter his friend, that when he came thither he might be sure to get in. Whatsoever he dreamt of Peter, do thou by Charity make Christ thy friend: he is Janua vitae, the door of everlasting life; he must let thee in, or there is no entrance for thee. Yea make him thy friend, for he is the Lord of the kingdom. Thus also are the poor made^b thy friends, ready to receive thee into everlasting habitations.

and the Hoc aliquid, hoc multum, hoc totum nihil est: This somwhat, this much, this all, is nothing at all with God. Thus necessary is Charity, without which Aut non habentur caetera, aut frustra habentur omnia; A man hath nothing in substance, or all things without comfort. A certaine King of Northumberland in that great controversie about Easter; some alleaging for Peter, others for Iohn; bethought himselfe that Peter was the Porter of heaven-gate; therefore resolved to take that side, saying, he would make the Porter his friend, that when he came thither he might be sure to get in. Whatsoever he dreamt of Peter, doe thou by Charity make Christ thy friend: he is Ianua vitae, the doore of everlasting life; he must let thee in, or there is no entrance for thee. Yea make him thy friend, for hee is the Lord of the kingdome. Thus also are the poore made^b thy friends, ready to receive thee into everlasting habitations.

1. bLuke 16.9.