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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 dust thrown into them: the dust of this world makes many blind. They dig like moles into the earth and there lose the sight of heaven. Gifts blind the wise. Such men may sit on benches, be taken into counsels, have their eyes of policy quick as Eagles; and yet be blind. Perhaps they have the proud scorn of the Pharisees;1 Are we blind also? To whom it is answered; If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, we see; therefore your sin remaineth. These that have so much knowledge to heap up wealth, who dares call them fools for heaven. He that dares justify it, Luk. 12.20. Thou fool; this night shall thy soul be taken from thee. He could see to fill his barns but not to get salvation. The devil labours to keep men blind during the presumption of their lives: and only opens their eyes in the desperation that waits on their deaths: like the Syrians, whoses eyes were never opened till they were in the midst of their enemies. Oculos, quos culpa clausit, paena aperit. Sin shuts up mens eyes, but punishment opens them. For he that will be Caecus in peccato, blind when he sins; shall be made Sapiens in supplicio, wise when he suffers.
By dust throwne into them: the dust of this world makes many blind. They digge like moles into the earth and there lose the sight of heaven. Gifts blind the wise. Such men may sit on benches, be taken into councells, have their eyes of policie quicke as Eagles; and yet be blind. Perhaps they have the proud scorne of the Pharisies;1 Are we blind also? To whom it is answered; If yee were blind, ye should have no sinne: but now yee say, wee see; therefore your sinne remaineth. These that have so much knowledge to heape up wealth, who dares call them fooles for heaven. Hee that dares justifie it, Luk. 12.20. Thou foole; this night shall thy soule be taken from thee. Hee could see to fill his barnes but not to get salvation. The devill labours to keepe men blind during the presumption of their lives: and only opens their eyes in the desperation that waites on their deaths: like the Syrians, whose