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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.
JESUS: this requires our Hope: for in whom is our hope but in Jesus. When we are exercised with worldly troubles, with great molestation, we labour to extricate our selves, and faintly say, we hope in Jesus: but concerning heaven, we all hope well enough for that. Yet when death comes with his offer to help us thither, where is our hope? alas amazement hath mated it. We are like little children, that all the day complain, and yet when the medicine is brought them at night, they are not sick. Or like those that run all the week up and down the house, crying out of the pain of their teeth: and at last seeing the Barber come to pull them out, presently feel no more torment. Or as tender bodies in a pricking pleurisy, call and cannot stay for a Surgeon: and yet when they see him whetting his Lancer to help them, pluck in their arms, and hide them in the bed. The true reason hereof is want of hope: but he that knows his Jesus, is comforted in hope.e If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. For this life and for ever, repose we our hope in Him.
IESUS: this requires our Hope: for in whom is our hope but in Iesus. When we are exercised with worldly troubles, with great molestation, we labour to extricate our selves, and faintly say, wee hope in Iesus: but concerning heaven, wee all hope well enough for that. Yet when death comes with his offer to helpe us thither, where is our hope? alas amazement hath mated it. We are like little children, that all the day complaine, and yet when the medicine is brought them at night, they are not sicke. Or like those that runne all the weeke up and downe the house, crying out of the paine of their teeth: and at last seeing the Barbar come to pull them out, presently feele no more torment. Or as tender bodies in a pricking pleurisie, call and cannot stay for a Surgion: and yet when they see him whetting his Launcer to helpe them, plucke in their armes, and hide them in the bed. The true reason hereof is want of hope: but he that knowes his Iesus, is comforted in hope.e If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. For this life and for ever, repose we our hope in Him.