A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Hath he suffered all this to purge us, and will we not yet let him alone? Shall we not suffer the Son of God to be at rest in his heaven? Shall we blaspheme and swear him quite over, open his wounds with our oaths, give him new potions of gall with our drunkenness, pierce him again with our oppressions, defile him again with our lusts, run him into the heart with our homicides; and still forget all this? Take we heed, for he feels it, and therefore does not forget it: the lewd Christian may come to see him, even whom himself hath pierced. Do we offer violence to that glorified SAVIOUR; and with a presumptuous hand lifted up to the heaven, pull him down from his Throne to his Cross? Is it not enough that he died once for us? Are those pains so light, so slight, and have we so soon forgotten them, that every day we should redouble them? Is this the recompense of those infinite torments? In vain thy tongue cries Hosanna, when thy hand crucifies him. How darest thou receive the Sacrament with that hand, that is so imbrued in his blood whom thou receivest! He that sells that for a little pleasure, which CHRIST bought with so much pain; Stultum reputat Christum mercatorem; Thinks CHRIST but a foolish buyer, and that he had a hard penny-worth: but indeed Stultum see praebet venditorem; he proves him a foolish seller; and with Esau, will repent his bargain.

Hath he suffered all this to purge us, and will we not yet let him alone? Shall we not suffer the Sonne of God to be at rest in his heaven? Shall wee blaspheme and sweare him quite over, open his wounds with our oathes, give him new potions of gall with our drunkennesse, pierce him againe with our oppressions, defile him againe with our lusts, runne him into the heart with our homicides; and still forget all this? Take wee heed, for he feeles it, and therefore does not forget it: the lewd Christian may come to see him, even whom himselfe hath pierced. Doe we offer violence to that glorified SAVIOUR; and with a presumptuous hand lifted up to the heaven, pull him downe from his Throne to his Crosse? Is it not enough that hee died once for us? Are those paines so light, so slight, and have wee so soone forgotten them, that every day wee should redouble them? Is this the recompence of those infinite torments? In vaine thy tongue cries Hosanna, when thy hand crucifies him. How darest thou receive the Sacrament with that hand, that is so imbrued in his blood whom thou receivest! Hee that sells that for a little pleasure, which CHRIST bought with so much paine; Stultum reputat Christum mercatorem; Thinkes CHRIST but a foolish buyer, and that hee had a hard peny-worth: but indeed Stultum se praebet venditorem; he proves him a foolish seller; and with Esau, will repent his bargaine.