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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.
Some have no calling either of God or men, but run on their own errand.
Some have no calling either of God or men, but runne on their owne errand.
rI have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. Let them that set them on work, pay them their wages.s He that entereth not in by the door into the sheepfold, but climeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Either like the Sodomites they cannot find the door: or like the Jesuits they will not find the door. These later have run so far as the Indies, but who sent them? Impiger extremus currit mercator ad Indos: these merchants went not to fetch sheep to Christs fold, but to sheer their wool and flay their skins. They were not Apostles, but Alchemists, they went to fetch gold. I have heard much talk of their miracles; if I had all faith, even to remove mountains; I could not believe them. But whatsoever their miracles were, I am sure their morals were naught. The poor Indian refused (after all their commendations of celestial glory) to go to heaven, if the Spaniards should be there.
rI have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. Let them that set them on worke, pay them their wages.s He that entreth not in by the doore into the sheepfold, but climeth up some other way, the same is a theefe and a robber. Either like the Sodomites they cannot find the doore: or like the Iesuites they will not find the doore. These later have runne so farre as the Indies, but who sent them? Impiger extremus currit mercator ad Indos: these merchants went not to fetch sheepe to Christs fold, but to sheere their wooll and flay their skins. They were not Apostles, but Alchymists, they went to fetch gold. I have heard much talke of their miracles; if I had all faith, even to remove mountaines; I could not beleeve them. But whatsoever their miracles were, I am sure their moralls were naught. The poore Indian refused (after all their commendations of celestiall glory) to goe to heaven, if the Spaniards should be there.