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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 have published a part of it, the New-Testament, with their Rhemish Commentary: Not, say they, upon any absolute necessity, but to avoid corruptions by reading other translations. They found the people would no longer be made such fools, as when that universal mist was over the face of the earth: therefore they gratify them with a parcel of it. But as the peoples curses before ran through their ears into their souls, for engrossing into their hands the grain of life: so their curses follow them still, for selling them such musty and mildewed corn. Their wickedness is no less now in poisoning them, than it was before in starving them. How blessed are we that freely enjoy that Gospel, which can take away blindness, and give us the saving knowledge of JESUS CHRIST!
they have published a part of it, the New-Testament, with their Rhemish Commentary: Not, say they, upon any absolute necessitie, but to avoid corruptions by reading other translations. They found the people would no longer be made such fooles, as when that universall mist was over the face of the earth: therefore they gratifie them with a parcell of it. But as the peoples curses before ranne thorow their eares into their soules, for ingrossing into their hands the graine of life: so their curses follow them still, for selling them such musty and mildewed corne. Their wickednesse is no lesse now in poysoning them, than it was before in starving them. How blessed are we that freely enjoy that Gospell, which can take away blindnesse, and give us the saving knowledge of IESUS CHRIST!
But.] Here is the Diversity; this dis-joins these blind and barren professors from the former, by a manifest opposition. As the future life shall put an everlasting ⟨p. 184⟩difference between the elect and the reprobate, Matth. 25.46. the one going to eternal pain, the other to eternal peace. Here they are scarce distinguished; but then there shall be an