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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.
They make you, that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful. I come from the Christians Heart to his Hand; wherein we perceive the efficacy of Grace: Shall make you. Not persuade, nor entreat, nor move, nor allure, but make you fruitful, by a lively and strenuous operation. If Patience be in you, it will make you overcome ⟨p. 167⟩injuries. If temperance, it will make you abhor riot. If Faith, it will make you believe above sense. If Charity make you beneficial to the poor. Evil may show the good they have not, but good men cannot hide the good they have. It is like fire within us, it will make us speak Psal. 39.3. So powerful, that it can neither be suppressed nor expressed. This seed shall proferre fructum; one blessing is the father of another; therefore Christen every blessing Joseph, upon Rachels faith and argument;f God will add to me another son.
They make you, that yee shall neither be barren nor unfruitfull. I come from the Christians Heart to his Hand; wherein wee perceive the efficacie of Grace: Shall make you. Not perswade, nor intreat, nor move, nor allure, but make you fruitfull, by a lively and strenuous operation. If Patience be in you, it will make you overcome ⟨p. 167⟩injuries. If temperance, it will make you abhorre ryot. If Faith, it will make you beleeve above sense. If Charitie make you beneficiall to the poore. Evill may shew the good they have not, but good men cannot hide the good they have. It is like fire within us, it will make us speake Psal. 39.3. So powerfull, that it can neither be suppressed nor expressed. This seed shall proferre fructum; one blessing is the father of another; therefore Christen every blessing Ioseph, upon Rachels faith and argument;f God will adde to me another sonne.