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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.
By abundance of rheum the eyes are harmed: so factious singularity is a hot scalding rheum to blear the eye of the soule. Qui sapere voluut ultra rationem, insipere solent ultra moderationem. We have many such rheumatic spirits, that will go a new way, or no way. They care not for Noah's Ark, the Church: but climb up to a mountain apart, a private conventicle by themselves. They are blind, and see not the danger of the Flood.
By abundance of rheume the eyes are harmed: so factious singularitie is a hot scalding rheume to bleare the eye of the soule. Qui sapere voluut ultra rationem, insipere solent ultra moderationem. Wee have many such rheumaticke spirits, that will goe a new way, or no way. They care not for Noahs Arke, the Church: but climbe up to a mountaine apart, a private conventicle by themselves. They are blind, and see not the danger of the Floud.
By a violent blow, or such accidental hurt. The eye is tender, and therefore hath two lids to defend it. Non patitur ludum, fama, fides, oculus. The devil blinds this intellectual eye by a sudden blow given to the soul, 2 Cor. 4.4. The God of this world have blinded their eyes that they believe no. How is this? Rom. 1. by filling them with vain imaginations and turpitudes? lusts darken the mind.
By a violent blow, or such accidentall hurt. The eye is tender, and therefore hath two lids to defend it. Non patitur ludum, fama, fides, oculus. The devill blinds this intellectuall eye by a suddaine blow given to the soule, 2 Cor. 4.4. The God of this world have blinded their eyes that they beleeve no. How is this? Rom. 1. by filling them with vaine imaginations and turpitudes? lusts darken the mind.