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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.
But In you; what indeed hath a Christian to enjoy, but that which is in him? He may use the world, and that's without him; but he enjoys the Lord, and he's within him, 1 Joh. 4.16. Hast thou Christ? then he is within thee:1 Jesus Christ is in you; or you are reprobates. Hast thou the Spirit? He is within thee, 1 Cor. 3.16. Know ye not, that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? Hast thou peace or joy? Rom. 14.17. they are within thee; little without. Have ye the Kingdom of Heaven? Christ says, it is within you. The heaven that is on earth, is within us; though the heaven that is in heaven, be too great to enter into us. Therefore is it said; Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord: for it is too immense to enter into thee. Yet so much as thou art capable of, shall be within thee. Many presume there is much goodness within them, but through their own blindness they are deceived. One writes of a widow, that being thick-sighted sent for a Physician to cure her: he promised her good sight, she him, good money. He comes and applies medicines, binding them over her eyes: and still as he departs, he carries away with him some of her best goods. Thus he continues her pain, till he had robbed her house of all her substance. At last the cure being done, he demands his covenanted pay: but she looking about her house, replied that he had not cured her: For whereas before she could see some goods of her own, now she could see none: before she was thick-sighted, now poor-blind. It is so with us; while we were dim-sighted, we imagined many goods of grace in us: but now being truly enlightened, we confess our selves poor: and hence fall on our knees to the Father of mercies, to supply us with his saving graces.
But In you; what indeed hath a Christian to enjoy, but that which is in him? He may use the world, and that's without him; but he enjoyes the Lord, and he's within him, 1 Ioh. 4.16. Hast thou Christ? then he is within thee:1 Iesus Christ is in you; or you are reprobates. Hast thou the Spirit? He is within thee,